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4 Tips for Students Who Struggle with Spanish Verbs

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 4 Tips for Students Who Struggle with Spanish Verbs  Do you struggle with Flash Cards and Flashcard Apps?    I know I do. I create epic flashcard sets only never touch a single flash card. I watch tutorials on installing and using Anki but always give up in frustration. Why isn't there a more straightforward way to learn verbs?  Flashcard Apps like Quizlet and Anki seemed more work when I incorporated these tools into my studying routine. Since mastering verbs is essential to reach basic conversational fluency, I needed help to level up to actual B1 status in Spanish. I needed a strategy that helped me memorize key Spanish verbs and essential verb tenses without using flashcards.  You should read this post If... If you need help learning vocabulary and conjugated verb tenses without using massive Quizlet sets, this post is for you.  This post is for you if you want to know verbs and be more confident with tenses in Spanish and the subjective.  I...

Improving my studying methods by using tips from YouTube Polyglots.

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  Two Month Goals AKA Summer Goals Post: Right now, I am trying to refine how I study. I have two months off since I teach, and I want to make the most of the time. One way I can stay accountable to a route. Hence, I am documenting the next two months of language learning.  I decided to use a blog as my base camp. From there, I will post progress videos and reviews of language learning products, YouTube channels, and Apps.  It will allow me to truly see how much progress I can make.  Best,  Ashley Que Chula   Two Month Goals AKA Summer Goals Post: Step 1:   Pimsleur Levels 1-5, Language Transfer (90 episodes), and Duolingo(4 Modules for Spanish). I've always been a huge supporter of all things Pimsleur. Some people hate the memorization aspect of systems like Pimsleur. Sure, I will admit it can become repetitive. However, I found that at the beginning of the language-learning process, to lean into repetition. You are learning the rules of spelling, gra...