Study Time

Question

"What is a fair amount of time to study and should I study every day? I study at least an hour when I do, but I am do not study every day, more like every other day. So just wanted to know should it be more of a every day thing?"

Answer 1

Just incorporate it into your life - read an article in Spanish - listen to some music try and find someone who is a native speaker and help each other.It is a good idea to do some study at the begining so you have something to build on. Learn the alphabet - then you can ask someone to spell something! Some people suggest you should do a lot of listening before you try speaking - this is how we learned our first language. It is a good idea to work on your pronunciation at an early stage. The advantage of Spanish is that it is always pronounced the same. Do make sure you remember where to stress - there is an accent if a word does not follow the usual rules. I have previously posted about some good resources including an interactive video on the BBC and some podcasts made by a couple who work from Madrid called Notes in Spanish.. I don't know how best you learn, maybe you don't yet, so variety is a good idea at this stage and little and often including going back regularly to something you have already done.I wouldn't do more than half an hour at a time and 20 minutes a day would see results. There are of course a wealth of resources on this site too.

Thank you Mardle. I have Spanish newspapers and watch Spanish television. My vocabulary is building very nicely. Plus I have some wonderful apps on my phone that that help with word reconition. I will follow your advice and do 20 min to half hr a day. - jurseegurl, Jan 5, 2014

Answer 2

one hour is more than enough..but consistency is important..otherwise u will forget what you learnt..spend half an hour but try to do it daily..

Thank you salman0315 for your answer. I will reduce to half an hour instead of an hour, and do everyday. - jurseegurl, Jan 5, 2014