An introduction
Some learners get a hold of Spanish more quickly and effectively than most others.
Why? What tends to make someone an excellent Spanish learner?
In general experience, none of it is too difficult — it all comes down to their behaviors.
Learning Spanish is less connected to intelligence and has much more to do with consistency and effectiveness.
So, what behaviors make for an excellent Spanish learner? Which behavior patterns can you develop to enhance your Spanish faster?
Here are five Spanish learning behaviors that are advised to people to adopt to learn quite effectively:
- Schedule the same time every day.
When you realize when to do a sure thing, starting to build a habit — any behavior — becomes extremely easy.
You know you have to brush your teeth before going to sleep — going to sleep is the cue.
When you awake, you wander to the kitchen and begin making coffee. It’s much simpler to make Spanish a routine if you know once you’re supposed to begin learning it.
- Begin with something small enough that you’re doing it every day.
Learning Spanish is related because the most challenging part is getting going daily.
If all you have to do is open the app, recite one page of your book, say one sentence aloud, or answer one question — that’s too simple to pass up.
The bulk of the time, when you first start, you will continue for a more extended period. So everything you needed was momentum to get started.
On the other hand, some of you may be outstanding habit-formers.
It’s far too nice! You could start learning Spanish by doing two hours per day on the first day.
For most cases, this isn’t a viable option. It’s equivalent to nutrition: if you wanted to begin eating healthier and only ate almonds, broccoli, and chicken breast three times a day, you might get tired and give up. Instead, an entirely sustainable (and therefore more efficient in the long run) strategy is gradually replacing unhealthy foods in your current diet with healthier alternatives.
Approach learning Spanish similarly: gradually replace Spanish activities, each one at a time.
- Pay attention when it is appropriate to do so.
All of your Spanish studies can be something other than laser-focused. Hearing Spanish while you wash the dishes, go on a run, or read through some paperwork in the living room while your spouse watches TV is a frequent thing.
However, you need to be focused throughout the 20–30–40 minutes that make up the bulk of your daily Spanish learning.
Right here is where the magic of deep learning is created. This is when you test your limits, construct your first utterances, and decode tricky sentences.
It will take much longer to master Spanish if you don’t set aside focused learning time. It is impossible to effectively use your short or long-term memory if your focus is elsewhere.
- Limit the number of materials you rely on for learning
Too much choice (in terms of learning materials) can be overwhelming. It’s fortunate that Spanish is a popular language of learning since it means you have access to many excellent resources for learning the language.
There are so many different materials that it becomes impossible to keep from bouncing all over the place. It’s easy to waste more time exploring options for learning Spanish than actually doing so.
Often, you switch up your learning methods to save the time and effort required for effective learning by using a single, unified material. So, less is more in this case!
- Speak more.
By conversing with others, you transform your theoretical understanding of the Spanish language into a practical ability to use it in everyday life.
When you talk, you bring together all of your prior knowledge. You’re using your vast knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
Learning Spanish is a cycle of learning a small amount of theory, applying it right away, and then reviewing it. Having a vocabulary of 5,000 words but never having put them into a coherent phrase will leave you unable to communicate as if you only had 50 words.
It’s possible to have a conversation without actually talking to anyone else.
Speaking with yourself is one of the most incredible things you can do daily.
Making up phrases using your new vocabulary, reading and responding aloud to Spanish-language queries, or even giving yourself a topic to talk about in the car on the way to the supermarket are great ways to practice speaking Spanish.
Get started!
You’ve read; now that it’s time for action. Pick one of these five behaviors to implement today. It is suggested that you begin with #1. Initiate there if you do not have a precise time of day when you always learn Spanish. Perhaps it’s a 10-minute window after lunch — even what you know you can do continuously. Spend the next week focusing solely on one aspect of Spanish during the time you set aside.
Put these in place, and you will notice a considerable improvement in your Spanish.
