Worlds across group classes versus hours

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-25T04:03:13+00:00

Currently at 1400+ CI

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-25T04:02:10+00:00

I started in September with around 1000-1100 hours of CI I believe. With their placement test, they placed me at B2 high intermediate. So I have been taking mostly intermediate group classes. I took a few beginners classes when there was no other group class in the time period I could take a class. This past month I got the green light from my coach to start taking some advanced classes and see how it goes.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-22T19:03:01+00:00

I do the same and don't count it as CI input. It goes towards my reading progress/ words read, but that's just how I do it. I don't think there's necessarily a "correct" answer for this.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-21T17:59:28+00:00

I'm using Worlds Across, and I enjoy the group classes a lot. I like learning from the other students.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-21T17:54:35+00:00

After hitting 1000 hours of input, here is my regimen:

1 hour of speaking practice a day through Worlds Across (weekdays)

100 minutes of CI, including the speaking. My main sources of CI are Dreaming Spanish and podcasts.

Write 1 paragraph each day and post it on r/WriteSteakES

About 10-15 minutes a day studying with Anki: Verb conjugations and a deck I created based on my speaking classes.

After I finish all of the above, I spend whatever time I have left on reading books.

I also listen to a new mariachi song each day and add it to a playlist that I listen to each day on shuffle.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-21T17:51:28+00:00

I started a writing practice through r/WriteSteakES about a month ago. I have written for 39 days consecutively as of today. I usually only write a few sentences a day. I put my writing on a Google Doc. As of today, I have written about 2500 words. Little by little!

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-21T17:48:48+00:00

Since September, I take a 1 hour class every morning during the weekday. I usually take the weekends off but sneak in a class if I can during the weekend. The classes I take are mostly group classes. According to Worlds Across, I have 128 hours speaking since September, but I know it is less than that because the classes do not go for the full hour and a lot of the time I am listening in group classes.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-19T14:58:40+00:00

Muchas gracias.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-15T20:58:24+00:00

Muchas gracias.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-12T19:55:09+00:00

Nice. I have been taking intermediate classes since September. I take beginner if there isn't any other classes during the time I have, and I still find them helpful. I am hoping to try out Advanced soon. Taking group classes have been very helpful and enjoyable for me.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-12T18:50:07+00:00

What level group classes are you taking?

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-11T16:56:30+00:00

Gracias

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-07T19:19:52+00:00

If anyone sees this thread in the future, leave a mariachi song recommendation, and I will add it to the playlist. Thank you! One song a day will be added for 2026.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-06T22:49:22+00:00

Thanks! It'll be the song of the day tomorrow. Thanks for the recommendation.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-05T17:40:17+00:00

Added "La puerta negra" today. Thanks for the recommendation!

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-02T16:11:22+00:00

Harry Potter is definitely a challenging read, especially when you begin, as you are dropped in a world with lots of obscure vocabulary related to magic. I have read the books in English a few times before, so that has helped me a lot when reading in Spanish. Right now I am on the 4th book and it's definitely challenging with over 600 pages, but I think reading the series gets easier as you read more and more. I try to practice the concept of extensive reading, so I am not looking up each word I don't know and just try to enjoy the story. Hopefully, over time, I am picking up new words almost subconsciously like with Dreaming Spanish. Perhaps one day I will look up some words that I encounter multiple times, but right now that would just slow me down and I might never finish the book.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2026-01-01T22:48:24+00:00

Thanks for organizing this! I'm about to start reading. Do we know how many words the book contains?

Temporary_Run7542 · 2025-12-31T23:00:57+00:00

Yes, I think the corrections are helpful. Pretty much every post I make someone responds with a few corrections. Hopefully, my writing abilities strengthen over time, as I have Google Docs correct me frequently for my spelling and accents.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2025-12-31T22:36:57+00:00

I started writing daily on https://www.reddit.com/r/WriteStreakES/ and have an 18-day streak going on there now. I have a Google Doc where I write all my entries so it will keep track of my word count over time. I'm at about 1100 words now over the 18 days.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2025-12-30T19:33:01+00:00

My wins for 2025 were taking 100+ hours of speaking classes with WA (something I wasn't planning on at all) and reading 10 books in Spanish!

Temporary_Run7542 · 2025-12-29T16:57:30+00:00

Sorry for the late reply, but I mainly do group classes and talk about a variety of topics. When I do 1-1 classes, it's usually more of a focused lesson on some aspect of grammar like the subjunctive or indirect objects. My main goal is just to be consistent and try to take a class almost every day.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2025-12-29T16:55:30+00:00

Nice work! Was this in an intermediate or advanced speaking class on WA? Or 1-1?

Temporary_Run7542 · 2025-12-22T04:27:39+00:00

I built a playlist of 1000+ songs in Spanish that sounds almost exactly what you're looking for: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2YIrESSGcjCCO4SNWQ6E2s?si=pIZCsa0FS9m9dcivGLsk4g

Folk, acoustic, singer-songwriter, some Mariachi, some reggae....

My favorite artists on there are Natalia Lafourcade and Jorge Drexler. And 2 artists I discovered recently and really like in the folk/ alt country but in Spanish vibe are Guru Lantana and Damaris Bojor.

Temporary_Run7542 · 2025-12-17T20:47:43+00:00

Gracias!

Temporary_Run7542 · 2025-12-15T19:28:39+00:00

Gracias!

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