Ever since I was in primary school, learning languages had become an obsession of mine, I just loved it! The first language I learned is Indonesian/Bahasa hence making it my native language. The second language I learned is English, I learned many new topics thanks to my school who specifically used Oxford textbooks to accompany our study. School may be the one who improved my English but I was introduced to the language at a young age. I learned many bases of English through comic books, animated series, movies, Etc. Now as I'm already 17 years old, I'm striving for my 3rd language and that is Spanish. I decided to pick it simply because I think that I've made decent progress, not that I'm trying to be cocky but that's just it.
I started to learn at the end of 2018, in such a short time I didn't make much progress but I did learn some of the basics/ common phrases we use in Spanish. As 2019 began, I started to make some improvements, It was still baby steps but at least, I'm going somewhere. Most of the sources I use to learn are free, if I were to purchase something it would be on textbooks as I found them to be helpful! The sources I use on my learning process are:
1. Duolingo
Everyone must have recognized this owl, yes it's Duo from Duolingo! This is the first app I actually use on my initial attempt, in fact, I'm still using it to this day. It's free, but if you wish to access the plus version you'll need to pay the monthly subscription. Overall the app is very useful and it helps me to uncover many materials/subjects, thanks to the app I managed to understand many structures and countless vocabularies. As their motto is to make language learning free and fun! The app also has its own way to make you feel compelled to learn, although it gets threatening over time :/ (JK)
2. Youtube
The platform is filled with countless content creators, and among them, there are many who makes content regarding language learning. Over time, I found many channels who helped me learning certain topics. My favorites are Butterfly Spanish and Hola Espanol! They make good videos, in which they explain to us how a sentence is formed or other specific topics. Of course, there are other content creators, but for the time being, these two are the ones I would check whenever I'm going to learn. Aside from the informative channel, you can also check certain YouTubers who speaks the language but in different types of videos(vlog, comedy skits, songs, reviewer kind of creator)
3. Textbooks!
During the early stages of my learning process, one question that often bugged my head was "what textbook should I use for my study?". Eventually, I found the right book, I chose the one that's written in my native tongue. It might get a little costly but there are many options out there, the one I bought cost around 7$, not that expensive right? But I believe a textbook always comes in handy, considering it guides you specifically through chapters, so you don't need to think of what to learn because it's already set. I also use another book, it's actually an E-book but I decided to print it out because I don't like to read them on monitors.
4. Instagram
As a social media platform, Instagram has millions of users spread across the globe. Hence, there are many posts written/spoken in Spanish. I suggest you follow certain accounts who taught Spanish, there are tons of em out there. The accounts I recommend are the twin Spanish teacher and Spanish everywhere. They make informative posts regarding the language. Twin Spanish teacher makes more of a common phrase people use in Spanish similar to Spanish everywhere but she also posts about many vocabularies. Overall, those two are great! Just like youtube, you can also follow people from the nation or just get yourself used to the language by putting Spanish posts on your feed. I also love seeing memes(specifically in Spanish for this context). Most of the time I would write them down on my notes and translate it from there. From there, I actually manage to learn many vocabs and phrases
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Others might be learning in a more advanced way, as they would pour tons of money into their studies. For example, they might travel directly to Spain or any other country they want, hired a native teacher, and many more. Truth is, I'm not in the capability of doing so, I gotta admit it. Even so, I still believe that it is not a matter of facilities or the amount of money that determines somone to master a language, but it is a matter of the will and effort they put in it!
Seems like that's all for now. Thanks for reading and have a good day!
I started to learn at the end of 2018, in such a short time I didn't make much progress but I did learn some of the basics/ common phrases we use in Spanish. As 2019 began, I started to make some improvements, It was still baby steps but at least, I'm going somewhere. Most of the sources I use to learn are free, if I were to purchase something it would be on textbooks as I found them to be helpful! The sources I use on my learning process are:
1. Duolingo
2. Youtube
The platform is filled with countless content creators, and among them, there are many who makes content regarding language learning. Over time, I found many channels who helped me learning certain topics. My favorites are Butterfly Spanish and Hola Espanol! They make good videos, in which they explain to us how a sentence is formed or other specific topics. Of course, there are other content creators, but for the time being, these two are the ones I would check whenever I'm going to learn. Aside from the informative channel, you can also check certain YouTubers who speaks the language but in different types of videos(vlog, comedy skits, songs, reviewer kind of creator)
3. Textbooks!
During the early stages of my learning process, one question that often bugged my head was "what textbook should I use for my study?". Eventually, I found the right book, I chose the one that's written in my native tongue. It might get a little costly but there are many options out there, the one I bought cost around 7$, not that expensive right? But I believe a textbook always comes in handy, considering it guides you specifically through chapters, so you don't need to think of what to learn because it's already set. I also use another book, it's actually an E-book but I decided to print it out because I don't like to read them on monitors.
4. Instagram
As a social media platform, Instagram has millions of users spread across the globe. Hence, there are many posts written/spoken in Spanish. I suggest you follow certain accounts who taught Spanish, there are tons of em out there. The accounts I recommend are the twin Spanish teacher and Spanish everywhere. They make informative posts regarding the language. Twin Spanish teacher makes more of a common phrase people use in Spanish similar to Spanish everywhere but she also posts about many vocabularies. Overall, those two are great! Just like youtube, you can also follow people from the nation or just get yourself used to the language by putting Spanish posts on your feed. I also love seeing memes(specifically in Spanish for this context). Most of the time I would write them down on my notes and translate it from there. From there, I actually manage to learn many vocabs and phrases
.
Others might be learning in a more advanced way, as they would pour tons of money into their studies. For example, they might travel directly to Spain or any other country they want, hired a native teacher, and many more. Truth is, I'm not in the capability of doing so, I gotta admit it. Even so, I still believe that it is not a matter of facilities or the amount of money that determines somone to master a language, but it is a matter of the will and effort they put in it!
Seems like that's all for now. Thanks for reading and have a good day!
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