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Reaprendizaje del español
Is your Spanish as rusty as an old can? Did you live in Spain years ago or study the language in high school—and promptly forget everything upon leaving? The fact is that language ability fades with lack of practice. If you used to know Spanish but haven’t spoken it in years or decades, the bad news is that it probably won’t come rushing back all at once. But the good news is that you can relearn it much more quickly than if you were starting out without that previous knowledge. Here’s how.
Step 1: Assess and Plan
The first step is to figure out where you are right now. You might think that you don’t remember anything, but a written or spoken assessment will almost certainly find that you do.
Online assessment
Progress with Lawless Spanish offers a comprehensive grammar test (54 questions) that will spot-check your Spanish from levels A1 to C1, starting with basic grammar and working progressively up to advanced. If you don’t know an answer, skip it, and if you get to a section where all the questions are impossible, just scroll to the end and submit. After you confirm your email address, you’ll receive your score as well as a personalized study plan so that you know exactly what to work on to consolidate what you already know, fill in gaps, and learn new material.
Spoken assessment
Knowing grammar is essential, of course, but can you actually communicate? Find out by finding a Spanish tutor to whom you can explain your situation and find out how they can help. For example, you might tell them that you used to speak Spanish and want to pick it back up for a trip to Spain next year. The instructor will likely suggest a guided conversation to determine what you know and don’t know, and then explain how s/he can work with you to meet your goals.
Step 2: Study on Your Own
In addition to following your PwLS study plan and working with an instructor, it’s essential to study and practice on your own. Watch movies, listen to music, and check out my listening comprehension exercises and reading comprehension exercises.
Or try this fun program:
- Hotel Borbollón uses comics and videos to tell the story of Ana Borbollón, a doctor who must choose between her career in Buenos Aires and her family’s hotel in Madrid.
Step 3: Practice with Other People
Be sure to practice speaking Spanish. If there’s any way that you can take a trip to Spain or another Spanish-speaking country, do it! You’ll be surrounded with opportunities to practice and get a real sense of where you’re still lacking. And if you’re anything like me, you’ll find it inspiring and invigorating to be using your Spanish in real-life situations rather than artificial ones.
Step 4: Reassess and Regroup
Every month or so, you should reassess your Spanish. PwLS does this for you automatically, tracking your level and continuing to offer new material when you’re ready for it. Your private tutor can also help you analyze how far you’ve come. Once you’ve determined where you’re still having trouble, go back to step 2, rinse, and repeat!
How Long Will It Take?
It’s impossible to say – it depends on how much you remember, how much time you put into study and practice, and how much new material you want to learn. Bon courage !
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