Smarter Spanish is for you. As a general rule, it is good to keep a sense of general direction when you are learning. Let’s call that motivation. However, motivation alone does not get you to do what you have to do, in detail. You need a motto, you need a reminder of what this is about. You need S-M-A-R-T-E-R Spanish!
Smarter Spanish means that you are going to be specific. Specific as for what you are going to do each week, each day, each time you sit down to do Spanish. You will stop saying to yourself, “I’ll do some Spanish”. You would rather say “I will memorize 5 key questions to do with exchanging personal information”. Or “I will do two listening activities to train my listening skills”.
Smarter Spanish will be meaningful because you will know why you are doing what you choose to do each time. It will also be achievable, because you will go for a reasonable chunk of time and will set yourself specific, very concrete objectives.
Smarter Spanish is going to be relevant, because your study will target content that you need to make sure you know. Do what you have scheduled and understand how it fits with previous content. If you don’t understand, you will ask questions.
Finally, smarter Spanish will also be time-bound, because you are going to set time-limits to your study with specific objectives. This way you will also learn how long it takes to do something, and will improve your time-binding approach to study. You studying Spanish smarter will also be enjoyable, because you are going to find the fun side soon. For example, some amusing films, music, friends that bring to you all that spice that the Spanish-speaking world is bursting with. You will make a record of what you learn, because that way you will realize how far you have come, when you arrive there!
So… why not getting SMARTER with your Spanish today?
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