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Learning Spanish - Part 13 - The ‘Homestay’ Experience - Living with a Local Family In this article I talk about the benefits of living with a local Spanish speaking family at the same time as you take Spanish lessons. Many Spanish schools throughout the Latin American world (and in Spain), provide cultural immersion programs that give you the opportunity to live and mix with a local family. This type of cultural immersion is probably one of the best you will find. Learning Spanish - Part 12 - Conversational Spanish Lessons This article discusses some of the benefits of conversational Spanish lessons. I explain what my lessons were like at the Spanish school I attended in Antigua, Guatemala for two weeks and in what ways they helped me to improve my overall level of Spanish. Learning Spanish - Part 11 - Learning Spanish Grammar with a Personal Tutor in Antigua, Guatemala In this article I will discuss in more detail what the Spanish lessons were like, that I attended for two weeks while I was travelling through Antigua, Guatemala. I will also explain in what ways I benefited from the lessons and how they helped me move one step further towards my goal; learning the Spanish language. Learning Spanish - Part 10 - The Benefits of Attending Spanish Classes Instead of Self Study In this article I explain some of the reasons why I decided to attend Spanish classes at a local Spanish school in Antigua, Guatemala. I had already done a fair amount of self-study in the UK and Mexico but I decided that this wasn’t enough! I also talk about some of the advantages that being taught Spanish by a professional teacher have, over trying to learn via self-study alone. Learning Spanish - Part 9 - Learning Spanish Through Cultural Immersion This article explains some of the benefits of learning Spanish through cultural immersion. I talk about some of my early attempts at communicating with native Spanish speaking people in Mexico. I explain the types of conversations that I used to have and how they helped me in my quest to learn Spanish and my desire to improve and better myself. Learning Spanish - Part 8 - First Encounters in Mexico In this article I start to talk about my travelling experiences through Central and South America. The start of my trip took me to California and then Mexico. I talk a little bit about the benefits of learning about different Spanish cultures and Spanish history and then about some of my early attempts at trying to communicate with the locals in Mexico. Learning Spanish - Part 7 - Essential Elements of Spanish Grammar and Verb Tables This article discusses in brief what elements of Spanish grammar you will have to study if you want to gain a good understanding of how the Spanish language works. It also discusses the benefits of buying a good verb conjugation book. Verb tables provide an excellent source of reference for students studying how different Spanish verbs are formed in different tenses. Learning Spanish - Part 6 - What’s The Best Way to Learn Spanish Verb Formations? In this article I start to talk about Spanish verb formations. Verb conjugation forms a significant part of learning Spanish grammar and isn’t really something that can be ignored. It has to be learnt! Learning Spanish - Part 5 - Using Text Books to Their Full Potential In this article I talk about some of my experiences during the early stages of my Spanish studies. I talk specifically about a certain Spanish text book that I used. In retrospect I would have used this text book to its full potential! Part 4 - Learning "Parrot Fashion" or Learning Spanish Grammar? This articles looks at two different general approaches that can be adopted when trying to learn Spanish. The first is learning "parrot fashion" and the second is by learning Spanish grammar. The most important thing to remember is to keep the human brain enthused. Therefore a mixture of both approaches is probably the best policy. Learning Spanish - Part 3 - Taking Your First Steps This article looks at some of the first steps that you might want to think about taking when learning Spanish. It introduces some of the differences between how English and Spanish is used and makes the point, that early on it is best not to get to bogged down with these differences. Learning Spanish - Mental Preparation (A Guide to Learning Spanish) This second article offers some advice to those thinking of learning Spanish. It makes the point that the entire learning process could take a long time and that it would be wise to fully prepare for this before beginning. A guide to learning Spanish - Part 1 - Anybody can learn the Spanish language A series of articles that explore the way we learn new langauges. Nick explains how he became a fluent speaker and competant user of the Spanish language.