It is our hope that you would use this website to learn Spanish. We want to be clear that if it does not meet your needs, that there are many ways to learn Spanish. If you look at #4 in the committing to your learning section, you will see that you can have a translation of your favorite books in Spanish. The Bible is the favorite book of many Christians and that’s why this website exists. There is the Bible readings section that will guide you, where I read passages of the Bible slowly, in guided reading, with explanations of the grammar. But language is also about culture. There are cultural aspects to consider that you can learn about by exploring the menu. A good place to start there would be engaging Latinx cultures. There are also central aspects of the Christian faith and Christian vocabulary to explore, and I recommend that as well.
1. Conduct a personal evaluation for why you want to learn Spanish, what difficulties you anticipate, what your previous language learning experiences have been, and how you will overcome setbacks/schedule conflicts/learning blocks
2. Create a learning program
- a. What kind of learner are you?
- b. What language skills will be essential in the future?
- c. What skills will I be able to hire out for?
3. Conduct a SWOT analysis to identify your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
4. Assess how much time and money you are willing to spend
5. See if you have any friends or colleagues who will partner with you on this journey
6. Determine if you will be able to do pro-bono work for your business some of the time to help Latinx folks in your community and surrounding areas
Committing to Your Learning
1. Get a subscription to Yabla (https://spanish.yabla.com/)
2. Set a schedule that will allow for you to Yabla at least once a day for 10 minutes
3. Get a subscription to Duolingo and use periodically
4. Get a translation of your favorite books that you are already familiar with in English to read in Spanish, make sure it’s Latin American Spanish translation and not Spanish Spanish
5. Create a google doc for translation work you will do – landscape format
- a. One column for the original text
- b. One column for words you look up
- c. One column for questions for me
6. Buy the Random House Latin-American Spanish dictionary and make flashcards of words you know you’ll need
7. Buy Easy Spanish, Step by Step (Barbara Bregstein)
8. Find a Spanish show you like or something on Netflix or YouTube and watch it with and without subtitles multiple times
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