Acabo de terminar lección tres de Fluenz Spanish nivel tres.
En nivel tres, las conversaciones son más rápidos que en los niveles pasados. Quedamos en el tema del restaurante. Ellos hablan que la comida es muy importante de la cultura latina. Estoy impaciente a usar el español en situaciones médicas, pero necesito estar paciente a aprender la structura de la idioma. I feel constrained que entiendo demasiado poco. Sólo quiero entender más de español hablado. Aprender parece un proceso muy lento. Es bien, no? I suppose if I don’t relax my expectations, I’ll burn out. Estoy aprendo mucho. It’s relevant structure, too. Learning sólo, para, word order. Voy a aprender el vocabulario médico importante en el hospital de mis colegas y Google. Puedo practicar las frases importantes con flashcards. I will learn to make my grammar more sophisticated with Fluenz. The Fluenz system may not be exactly relevant to what you want, but it’s laying down a good framework. You’re progressing. Be happy!
Creo que the Oxford Vocabulary Builder is unnecessary for now. For example, is it a better tool than News in Slow Spanish? For more usable vocabulary, OVB is probably more important, however, the purpose for using NSS is to listen to more Spanish. To listen to it effectively, I need to read and listen to the stories. I suppose if I get through the stories for the week, then I can use the OVB for more practice. Primary vocabulary is Fluenz. If I need a word, I’ll look it up. For listening practice, I have NSS. For extra practice, I have OVB and livemocha.
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Just wanted to say thanks so much for posting your thoughts and progress through Fluenz! I am a complete beginner (native English speaker), and have just completed the first three lessons in Fluenz Spanish 1. Its encouraging to see you making progress. What exactly is this Oxford Vocabulary Builder?
ReplyDeleteKeep it up, let me know what you find helpful!
Hola, que tal? hablo ingles y un poco de espanol. Me gusta su escribiendo. A mi tambien aprendiendo espanol pero no estoy siempre certain of whether my grammar is correct or if the way I structure my sentences is correct and I can't tell the difference with past/future tense, i can only speak in the present lol. I have heard that Fluenz is great for providing a strong basis for grammar. Do you think it is good enough software to learn spanish on its own (with supplementary material like movies, news pod casts, spanish tv, spanish newspapers) without going to a language school?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your post, it was very helpful. :)
Oxford Vocabulary Builder: A spanish learning book that uses a comic strip format to teach vocab. The situations are humorous in their own right, following the angstful interactions of an adolescent woman named Agrippine. The comic came first and then the vocab builder adapted its translation for a teaching format. It touts itself as the vocab you really want to know.
ReplyDeleteHi About us!, I think Fluenz probably is that good. Going to a language school is probably not necessary if you have access to people to whom you can speak Spanish consistently. I think a language school would be great if you have the time. Cultural immersion would be the absolute best if you could live for some time in a Spanish speaking country. But again, you need the money and time!
My Spanish speaking colleagues are happy to correct my grammar. I'm surprised that they can actually understand me sometimes, too. Like... it would sound alright in English if I said it this way... and often times it works out! (Although blank stares in both directions are still quite common.) It's all about having one interaction at a time.