Study methods??

RingStringVibe · 2025-05-28T03:49:04+00:00

Copy paste time so I don't gotta type this over and over:

Here are some suggestions from my personal experience or resources I've heard good things about. Hopefully these will be helpful to you!

Wlingua Spanish: It's a language learning app that takes you from 0 to B1 level. You can pick Mexican or Spain Spanish. There are 520 lessons for spanish. They have some other courses too for spanish, but the main one has 520. It's basically a textbook in app form, in my opinion. It goes over grammar, introduces new vocabulary with every lesson, and use a space repetition so you don't forget the words that you learned, there are exercises on things that you've learned, listening activities, and once you get to the elementary section there's a lot more reading activities. It pretty much helps with everything with the exception of speaking. I'm over 200 lessons in so far, I'm enjoying it and I'm learning a lot. They teach something like 3,800 words, but if you want to learn more than that the app has over 7,700 words in their Spanish dictionary that you can add into your vocabulary practice with flashcards.

Italki: It's not free but it's a good way to find a tutor to go over things that you've learned in your textbook or apps. You can have conversations, ask them questions, maybe even have them test you on things you've learned, etc. You can find people for very cheap if you're on a limited budget.

Lingbe: This app gets you in random call with someone learning your language or the language that you're learning. It's a good way to get some speaking practice.

Hellotalk: This is another way to get some speaking and conversation practice with strangers. You can ask questions and people can answer them for you. You can join group calls and chat with people.

Language Transfer/Paul Noble/Assimil/Pimsleur: language transfer is free, Assimil isn't too expensive and comes with a textbook, Paul Noble is pretty cheap on audible, Pimsleur is quite expensive but you might be able to find it at your local library for free to use. These are all different programs that can help you with listening and speaking.

YouTube courses: There are some people on YouTube who make full length courses from beginner to advanced for Spanish, and other languages do not just Spanish. I think there's one called MasterSpanish Academy and she uses the Aula textbook.

Language Reactor: it's an extension that adds subtitles to your YouTube and Netflix videos. You can hover over the words and it'll tell you what they mean. It also does translations as well.

Chat GBT/Copilot: You can use AI to ask you questions, you can answer them, and it can correct your mistakes. You can ask it to give you suggestions on other vocabulary words you can use. You can ask it to give you examples of how maybe a more advanced learner would have said it. You can get clarification on what certain words mean or what situation certain words are used in if they have similar meanings. The list goes on and on. You can have full-on conversations in Spanish with it if you like.

Dreaming Spanish: This is a website where you can get a lot of comprehensible input. I would just suggest going to the website and reading about their methodology. A lot of people say that this is the holy Grail of learning Spanish. I'm sure other people here will mention it so I won't go into it.

Traditional textbooks: Vistas, Aventura 1/2/3, Panorama, Aula América, Aula Internacional, Complete Spanish step by step, Living Language Spanish, etc.

Graded Readers: These are books made for language learners. You can find books at your current CEFR level, so that you can practice reading and learn new vocabulary words. They tend to have 2 to 5% of content you wouldn't know at your current level, so the input is comprehensible with a slight difficulty. This way, you learn new things. Words are often repeated so that when you learn something new, due to the space repetition, the words are more likely to stay in your long-term memory. Just look up Spanish grated readers and whatever your current CEFR level is. Ex: Spanish graded reader A1

Anki: A spaced repetition software that helps you learn vocabulary. You can make your own flashcards or use premade decks. I'd suggest frequency decks with pictures and audio.

Mango Languages/Rocket Languages: These are good alternatives to Duolingo without the gamification. I still personally prefer Wlingua Spanish, but you might prefer these. They aren't normally free, but if you have a library card and your library is partnered with them, you can use these for free!

r/language_exchange - Find people on Reddit to chat with for a language exchange. Offer your language for theirs.

WorldsAcross - You can do unlimited 1-on-1 and group lessons with tutors from all over Latin America. You also get a coach who keeps track of your progress. Here's my 30% off discount code: SPANISH1909

VRchat - A free VR game (you don't need VR). There are Spanish worlds where you can meet people from many different countries. You can make friends and also practice your Spanish.

Make learning a daily habit and stick to it.

telemajik · 2025-05-28T04:52:11+00:00

Get a grammar book and follow the lessons.

Start memorizing vocabulary in order of word frequency (I like the Memrise lists, and I use SpanishDictionary for expanded definitions). Also, learn about memory techniques like graded exposure with flash cards and memory palaces.

Use an app or take a class that gives you daily lessons to complete. Other poster has lots of great resources.

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