La tarea opcional de la semana es 1) leer un artículo, 2) encontrar 3 palabras nuevas que van a compartir con la clase la semana que viene, y 3) estar listos para hacerle un resumen a la clase. El resumen no lo van a leer, será una breve presentación oral.
Para los que les interese hacer más tarea, sigan con el capítulo 22 “Adverbs” en “Complete Spanish Grammar” de McGraw Hill, de la serie Practice Makes Perfect. Por favor, lean las páginas 285 y 286 y hagan los ejercicios 22.4 a 22.6.
Do you ever ask yourself why in the world you are learning a foreign language?
I hope that you have asked yourself this question and that the answer is clear to you.
Learning a foreign language takes a tremendous amount of time, commitment, effort and eventually a lifestyle change if fluency is your goal. Since it’s a marathon and not a sprint, it’s important to remind yourself why you’re doing it, to keep up the momentum.
I suggest that you take a moment to make a list of reasons, and keep it somewhere that you can look at it on occasion. I keep mine in my phone.
Here is my list for why I am learning Italian:
– Because I love the sound of it
– Because I’ve always wanted to learn it, since I was a kid (lifelong dream)
– Because I love all things Italian
– So that I can communicate when I travel to Italy
– So that I can communicate with more people on this earth
– So that I can go through what my students go through: learning a language as an adult and using PBO’s conversational method
– So that I can sing in Italian (especially Andrea Bocelli)
– Because I think that being trilingual is pretty cool
– Because it’s fun (I still get giddy when I learn new words or recognize a word in a song/book/movie)
So why are you learning Spanish? Please share your list with us!
I hope you have enjoyed the 9th of 10 tips for new language learners!
Besos,
Caro
La tarea opcional de la semana es escribir una lista de 5 preguntas siguiendo el estilo de nuestro juego de esta semana ¿Qué prefieres? Traíganlas a clase la semana que viene, ¡y las podemos corregir y usar para nuestras conversaciones!
Por ejemplo:
¿Qué preferirías?
¿Viajar a 1950 o a 2050?
¿Poder teletransportarte o la capacidad de hablar con los animales?
¿Comunicarte con los muertos o leer las mentes de los vivos?
Para los que les interese hacer más tarea, empiecen el capítulo 22 “Adverbs” en “Complete Spanish Grammar” de McGraw Hill, de la serie Practice Makes Perfect. Por favor, lean las páginas 282 a 284 y hagan los ejercicios 22.1 a 22.3.
Today we’re on to the 8th of 10 tips for new language learners!
With today’s tip I would like to encourage you to take advantage of us.
What do I mean by that?
Well, Pura Buena Onda continually makes an effort to create a community where you can practice Spanish, not just a class that you go to once a week.
So take advantage of everything we have to offer, such as:
– Our daily interactive conversations on Facebook
– Our daily saying on Twitter
– Our monthly social club events BOSC events
– This blog with the weekly tip
– Our weekly newsletter that among other things features informative stories by our students who have advanced a level
– Our Instagram page with pics of our students, teachers, outings, etc.
– Our Pinterest page with resources, grammar lessons, jokes, etc.
– Of course there’s our annual 90-Day Spanish Bootcamp, the weekly optional homework, the trips abroad, etc. The point is that PBO is so much more than a once a week language class, and we want you to enjoy and take advantage of all of it!
Besitos,
Caro
No es tan fácil darse cuenta del progreso que hemos hecho en una clase de conversación comparado con una clase de gramática, por ejemplo. Por eso, cada 4 o 5 meses les pedimos que se graben.
Esta semana la tarea es escoger un tema y grabarse hablando acerca de ello.
Les recomendamos escoger el mismo tema cada vez. Por ejemplo, podrían hablar acerca de su trabajo, del año pasado o de este año, de sueños o metas que tienen, de su familia, de sus pasatiempos, de un programa de tele, etc. Si escogen un tema que pueden usar otra vez, será más fácil compararse en el futuro. ¿Tiene sentido?
Ok, entonces grábense y guarden esa grabación hasta la próxima.
Si ya se han grabado antes, comparen sus grabaciones y cuéntennos si oyeron una diferencia.
Las grabaciones son para Uds. No les vamos a pedir que las compartan.
Una cosita más: es muy importante que no preparen nada antes de hacer la grabación.
Esta es una de mis tareas favoritas (dicho por Caro). Lo he hecho 3 veces con el italiano y ¡el cambio es impresionante!
Para los que les interese hacer más tarea, terminen el capítulo 12 “The Passive Voice & Passive Constructions” en “Complete Spanish Grammar” de McGraw Hill, de la serie Practice Makes Perfect. Por favor, lean las páginas 135 a 136 y hagan los ejercicios 12.9 y 12.10.
Today we’re on to the 7th of 10 tips for new language learners!
When you’re learning anything, it’s important that you stop when you’ve been corrected, and have a “do-over” moment.
When students are corrected they very often say “uh-huh” or “yeah, that” and keep going. Since repetition is the key to learning anything, it’s crucial that you stop, repeat the correction, and then keep going. This is especially true when you’re learning a language through immersion, as you’re doing at Pura Buena Onda. You are essentially learning by doing, rather than by studying, so that moment when you stop and repeat a correction, is the moment when you start the process of learning something correctly.
I once read that it takes the average person 12-20 times to learn something new, so everytime you repeat something correctly, you are that much closer to learning it.
Besitos,
Caro
Esta semana tenemos un juego entrete para que hagan en casa. Tendrán 2 semanas para hacerlo, ya que Pura Buena Onda está cerrada la semana del 4 de julio. ¡Pero no esperen hasta el último momento, porque va a tomar tiempo!
Para los que les interese hacer más tarea, sigan con el capítulo 12 “The Passive Voice & Passive Constructions” en “Complete Spanish Grammar” de McGraw Hill, de la serie Practice Makes Perfect. Por favor, lean las páginas 131 a 134 y hagan los ejercicios 12.3 y 12.8.
Today we’re on to the 6th of 10 tips for new language learners!
What do you usually do when you hear a new word in Spanish?
Do you often ask how it’s spelled before you repeat it? Many students do, but it’s not the best way to learn a word.
When you ask how a word is spelled, you are asking what it looks like, you’re not learning how it actually sounds. When you see a word written down, you’re going to pronounce it the way those letters sound to you, not the way they’re actually pronounced.
This is why when learning a foreign language it’s incredibly important to learn to listen with your ears, not with your eyes. Not only will it help you improve your pronunciation, but also your comprehension.
Tip: If you’re having a difficult time with the pronunciation, close your eyes and listen. Work those ears!
Besitos,
Caro