| Learn Spanish online - this is a relatively new | | | | that you can easily pick up new words this way |
| concept that did not exist a few years ago. In | | | | without even using a dictionary. |
| this article, I want to describe you how to use | | | | Pronunciation |
| online tools to learn Spanish effectively and | | | | If you are unsure of pronunciation, you can use a |
| quickly. | | | | text to speech tool. There are many available on |
| Internet TV | | | | the internet and they are not perfect but they |
| There are a lot of Spanish language TV programs | | | | are handy. |
| online. Just do a Google search for "spanish tv" or | | | | Self Study |
| "tv en espanol". You will find a great many | | | | The best way to learn a language is not in a |
| programs available. | | | | traditional classroom. The fact that you are |
| A good idea is also to check out your existing | | | | already interested in learning online is great, |
| DVDs at home. Quite often, you can switch on | | | | because self-study is the most efficient method |
| Spanish subtitles and this is quite handy. | | | | of learning. |
| Youtube | | | | Think about it - a teacher can help you but the |
| Youtube is a great place to pick up some Spanish | | | | learning process is down to you. You must |
| for a couple of reasons. | | | | "internalize" the information of a new language to |
| First of all, you can find some basic tutorials on | | | | truly become fluent. This is why polyglots (people |
| there. They won't make you fluent but they are | | | | who can speak multiple languages) all use self |
| a good introduction. | | | | study. |
| But even better is that you can find a lot of | | | | One example is Giuseppe Mezzofanti. He was a |
| Spanish music on there. Music is a great way of | | | | man who spoke 38 languages fluently and yet |
| learning a language. Simply find a popular song and | | | | never left Italy and certainly did not receive |
| then search for the lyrics on the internet. Within a | | | | formal classroom tuition in 38 languages! |
| very short space of time you will have | | | | The best self study packages do not require a |
| memorised the song and of course, know the | | | | textbook (the book belongs in the classroom!) and |
| meaning. Your pronunciation will be very authentic | | | | rely on audio only. They use a series of carefully |
| - like a native Spanish speaker! | | | | planned progressive steps of you listening and |
| Newspaper | | | | then speaking and then checking yourself. This |
| Practically every newspaper can be found online | | | | type of natural language acquisition is the best and |
| these days. The great thing is that most | | | | there are many excellent self study audio |
| newspapers in most countries have the same | | | | programs that are available online. |
| news. So when you read about a world event | | | | |