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How to study Spanish effectively Posted by Adir on May 22, 2013
Even though we have the Spanish language in the title of this post it is mostly for any language or any activity you would like to do. We all know how distracting it may be when we study with our computer by our side, especially when we are using a software or doing exercises on…
Don’t just learn a language, use it! Posted by Adir on Apr 24, 2013
Hey, everybody! How’s it going? One of the biggest complaints that I get as a language teacher is that students take classes, do their homework, but still they can’t speak fluently. They say, “I learn a word today, but I can’t remember it the other day.” “Where am I going to use this?” “I keep…
How to speak Spanish fluently Posted by Adir on Nov 8, 2012
Yes, it’s finally here: the post where I tell you exactly how to speak Spanish, or any other language, fluently. Don’t go away, you’re going to like this. I’ve been thinking about this a lot and I even visited a language institute in Boston to see how things work. On paper it is all very…
How to improve your vocabulary in Spanish Posted by Adir on Aug 20, 2012
Here’s a little info about me: I have been teaching English, Spanish and Portuguese for 20 years and one of the biggest difficulties students have shown is lack of vocabulary. Now what to do? Well, making very long lists won’t help you. So here are some tips. 1. Contextualize! When you come across a new…
Learning tip: Revisiting! Posted by Adir on Aug 15, 2011
Hey, how’s it going? There’s a saying in Portuguese: a river doesn’t go through the same place twice, meaning if you go to the same place more than once the water won’t be the same, obviously. The same happens with learning. You may have enrolled in language courses once or twice and then when the…