| Is learning the Spanish language so difficult? If it is, | | | | learn any new language and therefore should not |
| then no one would have even tried it. Believe me, | | | | even try it. |
| learning a new language is not so difficult, if you | | | | But the fact is, several studies have proved the |
| know how. In this article, I'm going to debunk all | | | | exact opposite - that when the exposure time to |
| the myths about learning Spanish and reveal the | | | | Spanish is controlled, adults actually learn faster |
| complete truth behind all these claims. | | | | than children. |
| Myth #1: It is not Humanly possible to learn a | | | | Just think about it for a while and this will start to |
| language fast: | | | | make some sense. Adults have certain |
| This is false. Now, you may have heard this from | | | | advantages over children who are learning their |
| one of your friends living in a foreign country or | | | | first language. Firstly, adults know more about the |
| one of your teachers who taught you some | | | | world than children and secondly, adults |
| language at school, but trust me, this is an | | | | understand that there are some rules and |
| absolute myth. | | | | conventions which all the languages follow. |
| The thing is when learning a new language, don't | | | | Adults can put a statement in to context and |
| think of mastering it fast, instead learn to get the | | | | understand it better than children. In addition to |
| fluency required to express yourself fast. Fluency, | | | | this, adults know how to interpret complex |
| in case you didn't know, is the ease and fluidity of | | | | symbols (read) and use these symbols to |
| expression in the desired language. This can also | | | | construct meaning (write). So, you are way ahead |
| mean the ease at which you understand | | | | of a child learning Spanish in this regard. |
| everything you read and everything that others | | | | Myth #3: Best way to learn Spanish is to go to |
| say, the list can go on, but for most people, it's | | | | Spain and immerse yourself in Spanish: |
| impossible to achieve fluency of this kind in a few | | | | This is another myth that surrounds amongst |
| weeks or months, nevertheless, you CAN achieve | | | | most Spanish learners around the world. Now, |
| "fluency in conversation" in just weeks or months. | | | | immersion may be a catchy phrase when it |
| When you have achieved fluency in conversation, | | | | comes to learning Spanish language and it is for a |
| you may know only a small percentage of | | | | good reason. If you surround yourself with other |
| vocabulary, but the fact is most native speakers | | | | native Spanish speakers, you will be forced to |
| use only a small percentage of vocabulary in their | | | | communicate in Spanish most of the time if not all |
| daily life, so you will know more than enough to | | | | the time and it is certainly a powerful technique. |
| manage. | | | | But... |
| When you have fluency in conversation, you may | | | | You don't necessarily have to go to Germany to |
| not know how to convert one tense in to | | | | immerse yourself in German, Korea to immerse |
| another, but you will know how to convey the | | | | yourself in Korean and so on. This belief just limits |
| right meaning at the right time. You will know | | | | you and gives you nothing but another excuse |
| what to say and when to say certain things with | | | | not to take your Spanish learning efforts seriously |
| the limited vocabulary at your disposal. | | | | in the meantime. |
| So, the truth is learning Spanish language fast is | | | | Now, why did I call this a myth although it is |
| easy and achievable, if you think in terms of | | | | powerful? |
| gaining fluency rather than mastering the entire | | | | It's because, you live in a digital world where all |
| Spanish language itself. | | | | kinds of resources from all kinds of places are |
| Myth #2: It is Much Simpler to Learn Spanish as a | | | | easily available to you on your computer and you |
| Child: | | | | can immerse yourself in Spanish using various |
| This is another wrong statement that is around | | | | multimedia conversational tools that didn't even |
| for a while now. It is somewhat familiar and it | | | | exist 5 to 10 years ago. |
| goes like this. You can learn Spanish or any other | | | | So, you don't have to go to Spain for learning |
| language only during certain time frame in your | | | | Spanish language, instead you can get everything |
| childhood and after that, you lose the capability to | | | | you want at the comfort of your home. |