Learning in "reverse"....

Question

I was recently waiting for a friend in a bookstore and picked up a copy of "Inglés Para Latinos" I went to sit down and read it and I became engrossed. I realized that I was actually learning more in "reverse" than I had been learning from the regular approach recently. It gave me a fresh new perspective.

Not only was I reading all of the explanations in Spanish, improving my reading comprehension, I was also seeing the struggles that Spanish speaking people have when learning English.

It was so eye opening that I bought the book and plan to use it as a part of my study program for awhile.

Has anyone else tried this? What are your thoughts?

Answer 1

Lana said:

yet it could possibly get confusing

I agree with this. I should have clarified. This is not something that a beginner should take on. I think you have to be to the point where you can think and read in sentences before attempting this.

A good place to start is the "Learn English Videos" on this site. This way you can do the same thing, but just listen.

Answer 2

I also found it interesting to learn "in reverse".

I posted this some while ago.

I have seen many books for Spanish speakers who are learning English - but this one is fantastic (also good for English speakers learning Spanish)

Name - Ingles Basico A Ghiod (There is no é in the title) by Augusto Ghio Dell'Oro

ISBN 978-956-12-1890-1 (106th edición octubre 2007)

Thanks Ian, I'll check it out. I would like to have two or three books that I can compare. - Nicole-B, Jun 2, 2010

Answer 3

My friend has talked about an experiance simiar to this, about another subject and I personally think it sounds like an awesme idea yet it could possibly get confusing