Here are some general tips for success in Spanish class:
1. Come to class! Attendance is very important in a foreign language class.
If you are not here, you are not hearing Spanish. If you are not hearing
Spanish, you are not learning. There are many listening and speaking
activities that we do in class that cannot be made up if you are absent. COME
TO CLASS!!!
2. Pay attention in class.
3. Participate in class. Active participation not only gets you a good
participation grade, it also leads to learning.
4. Come to class prepared. Bring your materials to class. Do your work.
5. Use a Spanish folder where you keep ONLY papers from your Spanish class.
6. Copy the notes NEATLY and keep them organized.
7. Review your notes and handouts often- REPETITION is the key to learning a
foreign language.
8. Take your time and write neatly on daily assignments, quizzes, and
projects. If I can’t read your answer, IT IS WRONG!!!!!!!
9. Sing the Spanish songs in class, looking at the words. This will improve
your Spanish reading skills and your Spanish pronunciation. The songs will
also help you learn vocabulary and grammar, but you have to actually sing them
for it to work!
10. Pay attention during stories or videos so that you can hear the words over
and over again. It takes at least 40 REPETITIONS to really learn a word or
phrase, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE LISTENING TO THE REPETITIONS!!!!!!!!!!! Try to
respond during the stories, and stop me if you do not understand something.