You know there are many types of mistakes that one makes while learning Spanish or any other language, that are actually a result of the teaching methods and materials that you may be using. These “teacher induced errors” are technically called “transfer of training” and are a very common problem. One example of this is [...]
Interlanguage. What is This?
February 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Did you know that when you are learning a new language such as Spanish, you actually begin to create your own system for understanding and using this second language? Linguistic professors call this “interlanguage.” A scary fact is that only 5 percent of foreign language students completely learn their second language, while the other 95 [...]
What’s really Going On When You Decide to Learn Spanish
January 31, 2008 By 1 Comment
Since this is the first posting on this blog, I thought I would talk a bit about what is really going on when you decide to learn Spanish or any other second language. For instance did you know that linguists have two ways of looking at learning a language? They call them “learning” and “acquisition.” [...]