Rosa

I believe that any method that you are able to learn something from is a good method for you. Each persons ability to learn a new language does vary so individuals just have to stick with what works best for them.

I am a native English speaker and have had no problem learning the language. I do agree that English grammar can sometimes seem overwhelming when a person just doesn't get it. However, with assistance and patience English language, like any other, can be mastered.

Whenever a language is studied by the book it is never the same as learning from native speakers. This is why imersion is one of the best ways to learn a language. When you are amongst the natives you find that a lot of the things you learnt from books are quite different, even by region.

@ petruka, the Americans know pavement and sidewalk as curb. The difference can be quite confusing at times. The internet doesn't even approve it, spell check will tell you that the spelling is wrong if you use the British spelling.

In terms of master languages, I wouldn't go beyond three. Others may be able to feel comfortable with higher numbers but the way I am I would probably start getting confused and just messing up everything.

For now, I am only interested in Spanish and French. My ultimate goal is to master Spanish and be able to communicate at least the basics in French.

I am a native English speaker and I speak British English. Unfortunately, I can't say whether or not there is an online tutorial that teaches British English. There are definitely some differences with the two types of English. One particular difference has to do with spelling. For example, some words in the American English that are spelt with 'er' at the end are spelt with 're' in the Bristish English.

I have had persons next to me speaking in a language I know little or nothing of and I wished I understood a little more. However, I don't feel lead to join their conversation or ask what they are saying. To me that would be a bit rude or inquisitive to get involved.

A sentence can result in having quite a few commas. I try to avoid placing them before conjunctions. If you are separating points within a sentence then you may have to uase 2-3 commas. However, you may have to use even more commas when listing things.

When I started learning Spanish I just couldn't pronounce 'r' . I couldn't understand how others could roll that sound and I had so much problems getting it. It took me a lot of practice and determination to really master it. Other than that I do alright with the pronunciations in the languages i'm learning.

@ Asaase, so happy that you have found this method to be simple too and you are willing to show it to others. Some teachers do really come up with ways to make learning easy for their students. I was taught this method in grade two at primary level and have also taught my children and others this easy way too.

Knowing the history of the language you are learning is really a wise idea but one that I have never thought of doing. I think researching the language history could prove beneficial and even make the student appreciate the language more and boost learning too.

If the reason for learning a language is not based on urgent necessity I wouldn't recommend record time learning. I believe that learning a language should be done at moderate speed. In doing so you are able to grasp every area of learning and what you have learnt will be more likely retained.

Other than English, I speak Jamaican Creole. "What is this" happens to be said in different ways depending on where on the island you are from. Some of these ways are: Wah dis? A wah? Wah iy bi? A wah it?

I don't see proximity as a contributing factor to learning neighboring countries language. Learning neighboring countries language would be more easier for those that are separated by borders. I live on an island in the Caribbean so my neighbors are across water and that would most likely cause restrictions in learning their language.

My favorite English word is Jesus. It is a word that brings me comfort and solution whenever I use it. I often encourage others to do the same.

I find that reading and writing Spanish is much easier for me. My problem is always with listening and interpretting what I heard. I think it is mainly because Spanish natives speak so fast it is difficult to understand everything they say.

There are several avenues such as online or regular classes that you could use for learning Spanish. I would suggest you start off at the simplest level by using a Spanish dictionary to help you study your vocabulary. At the same time get a beginners book and also practice making sentences from words you have learnt.

Oh, sure I think I have the perfectionist problem. I'm very much afraid to use a word or phrase that may be incorrect. My husband however, only knows a few words in Spanish and he has no problem placing them in his sentences when communicating with friends and family.

I think the earlier you start teaching the child the better the result will be. I have a native English speaking friend who is quite fluent in Spanish and as soon as his daughter was born he started communicating with her in Spanish. Now she is as fluent as her dad so it did pay off starting off at the earliest age.

There is a quite simple way to avoid making any error and that's the way I was taught in primary school. You use have with I, we and they, while has is used with he, she and it. If you put that into practice soon you'll have no problem with the usage of these words.

I can't recalling making many big mistakes. Maybe the biggest ones i've made is using one word twice in the same sentence, which is somewhat natural for our natives. One example of this is to say 'reverse back' instead of just saying reverse.

I guess i'd have to say 'comprende' which means do you understand in Spanish, is my favorite non-English word. I normally use it even with people that have no idea what I am asking.

No, I haven't tried getting my family to learn a foreign language. My husband seem to be interested in other languages because he encourages my daughter who is already studying Spanish and he likes to ask us to say different things. However, he is not one to ever settle down and show interset personally so I don't push him to learn.

I think that is a natural thing that happens to most of us. I recall classmates in high school combining both languages when we studied Spanish and French. It might not be something that we can easily get away from either.