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I have no spanish experience other than soccer terms and the lessons ive completed this far on the site (and to any admins or w/e thank you for the brilliant site) anyways, i was wondering if i continued lessons, would i be prepared to take spanish 103 (2 years of spanish in one semester) when i go back to school in 3 weeks? if anyone has any advice i am willing to do anything to prepare myself.

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updated Dec 21, 2011
edited by YoSoyKam
posted by YoSoyKam

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Hi! Congratulations, it looks like you have been working very hard in the short time you've been around here!

To be honest, there is great deal of Spanish taught in those four lessons. If you are anything like me, it will take a while before it all really sinks in. I must have been over some of those lesson modules 4 or maybe 5 times. Also you will see that from lesson 3 (if I recall correctly) onwards most of them are actually delivered in Spanish! I am currently doing all the lessons again, some 8 or 9 months now since I first did them. That is because I am finally able to understand much more of what is being said in Spanish.

To answer your question.... well it obviously depends on the level of Spanish you need to be at in order to pass the tests you mention. But, I would be very surprised if you were able to fully understand the content of these lessons in one go, then be able to transfer this knowledge straight into an exam situation.

Also, without wanting to put you off, the lessons are just the tip of the iceberg! When you really start to get to grips with Spanish, it is much deeper than those lessons cover. Having said that though, I have found them an invaluable point of reference and refresher of the basics.

Good luck!

updated Dec 21, 2011
posted by billygoat
oh and welcome to the forum :) - billygoat, Dec 20, 2011
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thank you for your honesty. ill take it as a tip and just put more effort in my work. redoing lessons sound like a great idea. i took a test a spanish-test.net and failed miserably lol so i guess i have a long way to go, ill just have to be more persistent. cheers billygoat!

updated Dec 21, 2011
posted by YoSoyKam
No problem! It sounds to me like you have the right attitude. Keep going! Take a look at our 'Encouragement Island' thread. You will see that many of us experience times where we feel a little down about our Spanish. You are not alone! - billygoat, Dec 21, 2011