<p>Do you guys know how to actually learn the language so you can speak it fluently? My school's language department is absolutely horrible and I would love to learn the language. I'm going into Spanish 3 but as of right now I'll probably fail the class, lol.</p>
<p>Go to a Spanish speaking country. Get Spanish speaking friends.</p>
<p>One of my best friends is Peruvian. We don’t speak Spanish much though lol even though I’m ap Spanish.</p>
<p>I agree – find opportunities to participate in Spanish study-abroad programs for teens over the summer, talk to Spanish speakers, and study Spanish culture.</p>
<p>If you can’t go abroad, I highly suggest getting a Spanish tutor who can teach you what you need to know and fill in the gaps.</p>
<p>I know how to learn Spanish, but I’m not quite sure how to “actually” learn it hehe. But, like everyone else said, immersion is key. Whether it is traveling to a Spanish-speaking country or getting in touch with Hispanics in your community, it’s the practice that really brings your knowledge to the next level.</p>
<p>To be honest, I feel like I learn more about Spanish when I’m reading labels in Spanish or when I’m at the mall and hear people speaking Spanish, versus when I’m in the class at school.</p>
<p>There’s a whole bunch of methods where you can learn a language and actually gain fluency.</p>
<p>Check out this forum: [Language</a> Learning Forum](<a href=“http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/default.asp]Language”>http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/default.asp)
If you look through it, there’s a whole bunch of different methods/review of resources that you can find, and if you don’t believe that these things actually work; check out the learning log section.</p>
<p>Isn’t immersion like the only method?</p>
<p>Hey! This is a question I think about a lot. I have been living in Mexico now for 10 months and I studied abroad here (in Guanajuato) for 5 months two years ago and sometimes I still feel like I have days that I cannot express myself like I would like to at all! I think for me the key part in actually reaching a level in which I felt like I was somewhat close to being fluent was FULLY immersing myself in the language. It is NOT enough to just be in the country! You also have to fully commit to learning the language- and that means completely living and breathing it- writing in your journal in Spanish, watching movies in Spanish, refusing to speak English to other people- everything in Spanish! One thing that helped me a lot too was carrying a little notebook around with me and jotting down all of the new words and phrases I heard. I work at a small language school in Guanajuato (<a href=“http://escuelafalcon.com/”>http://escuelafalcon.com/</a>) and I see this a lot with our students here- everyone learns in different ways but definitely the students who learn the quickest are the ones who fully immerse themselves. I hope that is somewhat helpful! </p>
<p>Going to a spanish-speaking country is the best but if you can’t then try to make friends with Spanish-speaking people online or in person. Also watching Spanish movies with subtitles and later without subtitles helps immensely because you really get a feel of the language and can associate words with the actions on screen. And really commit yourself, like try hard to speak Spanish when you can and if you don’t know something be proactive and look up the words in an English-Spanish dictionary or ask a native Spanish speaker whether it be online in a forum or in person. </p>