You can learn so much about speaking another language if you're willing to give up English for a while. These guys decided to learn Spanish by spending 11 weeks in Valencia, Spain. At the time I write this, they've finished the first stop on their trip and have moved on to Brazil to learn Portuguese, then Taiwan and Korea to learn Chinese and Korean.
So how much did they learn in 11 weeks? Check out the video, and watch as they progress. In the first couple of weeks, they struggle to say things like "Silvia ......uh..... my ..... to me ...... to me...... uh..... se..... se ..... sent...... sented to me ..... a message .......... that ....... they're going ...... to ..... the beach...... uh......... tomorrow." Not long after, they rapidly acquire enough vocabulary to discuss the level of realism in the science of the movie "Gravity", and explain how confused they used to feel during the first few weeks. They say that they learned more from spending time with friends than from the few classes they attended. My challenge to you is to take the plunge: stop using English in class. Try to function completely in Spanish. Look for every opportunity outside of class to use Spanish. Listen to Spanish-language music, read in Spanish, watch movies and TV in Spanis
So how much did they learn in 11 weeks? Check out the video, and watch as they progress. In the first couple of weeks, they struggle to say things like "Silvia ......uh..... my ..... to me ...... to me...... uh..... se..... se ..... sent...... sented to me ..... a message .......... that ....... they're going ...... to ..... the beach...... uh......... tomorrow." Not long after, they rapidly acquire enough vocabulary to discuss the level of realism in the science of the movie "Gravity", and explain how confused they used to feel during the first few weeks. They say that they learned more from spending time with friends than from the few classes they attended. My challenge to you is to take the plunge: stop using English in class. Try to function completely in Spanish. Look for every opportunity outside of class to use Spanish. Listen to Spanish-language music, read in Spanish, watch movies and TV in Spanis