Be Patient

“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”

Napoleon Hill

As a teacher and as a English student, I know the wish, hope and expectation to learn quickly and subsequently get disappointed when it doesn’t happen.

Take your time and don't expect to be perfect immediately. Learning a new language should be attempted in small and manageable steps. Congratulate yourself on progress made and try to steer clear of making unrealistic targets. And the most important, please don’t give up!

Not every day is a good day: Not in our lives, not in the class, not in our brain. Have you noticed that when you are learning a language there are some days that you feel that you don’t understand anything and that you are even worse than in the beginning?

Well let me tell you it's a natural process. Everyone who is learning another language goes through the same thing. There is a two or three week lapse that our brain takes to process and accommodate the new information. Remember that is a normal process. After this lapse you can see that your progress is much better.

Spanish it's easy: is one of the easiest foreign languages to learn. Much of its vocabulary is similar to English's, and written Spanish is almost completely phonetic: Look at almost any Spanish word and you can tell how it is pronounced.

And while mastering the grammar of Spanish can be a challenge, basic grammar is straightforward enough that you can have meaningful communication after only a few lessons.

Employment opportunities: If you're in the United States you'll find your opportunities expand by knowing Spanish. And wherever you live, if you're in any occupation that involves international trade, communications or tourism, you'll similarly find opportunities to use your new language skills.

It's fun: Whether you enjoy talking, reading, or mastering challenges, you'll find all of them in learning Spanish. For many people, there's something inherently enjoyable about successfully speaking in another tongue. Perhaps that's one reason children sometimes speak in Pig Latin or devise secret codes of their own. Although learning a language can be work, the efforts pay off quickly when you finally get to use your skills.

For many people, Spanish offers the most rewards with the least effort of any foreign language. It's never too late to begin learning.