Learning Spanish this summer
I want to practice Spanish this summer.
So, for how much time should I practice Spanish a day and how many days a week should I practice Spanish??? 
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Hi, I live in Colombia. No matter how much "immersion" , it is difficult to learn from just listening. You need vocabulary, vocabulary. Study from a good book from local book store. Learn Spanish from Dorothy Richmond series. Put as much time as you feel comfortable each day. Learn essential verbs: need, want, etc. that you need in every day language. With 138 words you can make 8,000 sentences,, just keep building. Pronuciation of Spanish is fairly uncomplicated, not like English where you have short e, i, a, etc sounds. But, when hearing it is difficult to train the ear ,, one because they speak fast, and you are translating a verb from the first sentence while they are on the third.jajajja But, I find speaking and knowing what I am saying helps immensely. I wait for the response I am expecting and know the theme. Good luck, but, learn vocabulary, then grammar,, use Paralee videos for grammar. You will be surprised how much you will know after one month. Gene, email any questions.
This may or may not be feasible for you (no idea on your financial situation/how old you are), but.... if you are really serious about wanting to learn Spanish, I'd strongly recommend you go to another country.... I'm in Guatemala, but other Central American countries would work fine. The cost of living is pretty low, you can get 1 on 1 teaching the whole week for a pretty cheap price, and the fact that you HAVE to speak Spanish just makes you learn a million times faster than any amount of studying at home could do.
Just to give you an idea.... from what I've heard from others and just comparing classmates.... I'd say a week of immersion in a Spanish school in a country where people don't speak English is probably worth a year of Spanish classes (or more, depending on how you learn).
Not to mention it's a lot of fun since you feel like you're on vacation the whole time 
If you like being indoors(or with a laptop you could go outside) log on to SpanishDict! twice a day for an hour or two each time. Watch one movie ( or the news) each day.Do the Pimsluer Spanish program,one lesson per day.It's summer so also have four to six Dos Equis or Tacates with two enchiladas or carne asada tacos.Each day.
I usually study around one or two hours a day, five to seven days a week. It all depends on what works for you! =)
I'd say 10 days a week
