television

Question

will watching spanish channels such as "Telemundo" help with learning the language.

try and complete the lessons on here with perfect scores and then make your own flashcards and you will see huge improvement. - Ox-Y-Gen, Mar 21, 2012

Also something that helps me is learning how to say lines that i plan on using in english. It's nice to have a few premade phrases in the ole noggin. :) - Ox-Y-Gen, Mar 21, 2012

Capitalize first word in a sentence, and a question mark at the end, if it is a question. Welcome to the forum;. - 002262dd, Mar 21, 2012

Answer 1

If you want to learn more than just "grammar". That is, actually speak , listen to and comprehend Spanish, you must "immerse," yourself . One of the most imortant and successful, "immersion," techniques is watching television or movies. That is similar to what an infant does when born into a particular language. They listen, and watch, the world around them. They associate words and gestures, tones of voice, smiles and looks of anger. If somebody were to say, "I'll punch you in the mouth," in a foreign language you probably wouldn't understand. But if you saw that person raise and clench his fist and gesture to you and utter something in anger, you would understand and begin to associate the words. Sorry for being so long in this post, but you touched a nerve with your excellent question. Watching, listening, immersion is extremely important if you want to do more than just know the grammar.

I am in complete agreement with your statement. It cannot be said often enough. - gringojrf, Mar 21, 2012

Answer 2

Watching movies and T.V. will definitely help you improving your Spanish skills! Another great idea is to listen and sing music in Spanish. (Of course, you need to use your dictionary to know what is what)

• If your goal is to become fluent, then IMMERSION! There is no other route! There is not a magic program, pill or potion! Unless you get the gift of tongues from above!

Answer 3

It has been talked about on this site before that there is a very good sitcom in Spanish called Extr@ on youtube.com. I can't remember how many episodes there are, but be sure and watch them in order. The story is good. It is really helpful for the beginning to intermediate Spanish student. They cater to this group. It is also very funny! Enjoy!

Thank you for this information, Kdrinnig! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012

Answer 4

Yes it helps, but you can't expect to understand everything initially. Just listen, try to pick out what words you can, and get used to the general flow and cadence of the language. Don't let yourself get frustrated.

One other thing - watch out using subtitles, because the speech track and subtitles (especially in movies) usually use different scripts. Very similar, but the differences can be very confusing.

Answer 5

I watch RTVE.es. This channel is very usefull, because there are spanish subtitles.

Is this a channel in the U.S? If so, is it known by another name. I sure would like to watch that channel. - Nilda-Ballardo, Mar 21, 2012

I watch it in Europe, but as far as I know from its commercial, the channel can be seen all over the world. Here it is the link:http://www.rtve.es/ - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 21, 2012

For me is interesting and very useful - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 21, 2012

You can also watch it online. - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 21, 2012

Answer 6

i agree donbigotedelalancha

Answer 7

Yes.

absolutely!!!!!!!!!! - HowardO, Mar 21, 2012

Answer 8

Of course, it will help.

There weren't any Spanish language television stations where I lived when I was growing up and studying Spanish in high school. There weren't even a lot of Latinos.

I supplemented by classroom training with a short wave radio and a subscription to "Selecciones del Readers' Digest". There was no internet.

I would still highly recommend "Selecciones" because it is easy to read and the articles are the same as the English version although they usually follow about two months later. The advertisements are different, more directed to the Latino culture. And it's inexpensive.... around $12 a year.

Last I checked, "Seleciones, " has stop publishing about two years ago. - 002262dd, Mar 21, 2012

Answer 9

I watch several Spanish programs at night and they are helpful. I listen for how words I have learned are used in a sentence. My hearing is not very good so when I don't understand what is being said, I hit the mute button and go back to the part I could not understand. I then read, in Spanish, what was said and if I still don't understand the words, I look up the words on my Iphone app for Spanishdict. (That's because I am too lazy to get out of bed!)