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18 months ago
I took 4 years of spanish… but i’m sure i’ll spend most of the time reading it flipping through the dictionary. just need to go find a book that seems interesting.
How to read a book in spanish
It made me
romantica 
"Read something really fun. I read a Harlequin romance novel in spanish."
How I did it: The first book I read in Spanish was called Boda de Conveniencia. It was the first in a 3-book mini-series, Bodas de Sociedad. At the time that I bought this (second-hand in Spain) I was pretty sure that Boda meant “Body”. It doesn’t. (It means wedding.) It's a trashy, but it's learning. Reading a fun book is one of the best ways to increase your vocabulary.
Lessons & tips:
My recommendation for reading a book in a second-language is to be easy on yourself, read as much, or as little as you feel like. Every time I sit down with a book in Spanish I change it up. I do all, none, or some of the following:
- Underline words I don’t understand
- Look up underlined words right away and write them in the margins
- Read right through just making sure that I get the gist of things
- Review words that I wrote in the margins in previous chapters
- Say every word in my head (or out loud)
Resources: My Blog Post - http://blog.lenguajero.com/spanish-romance-novel
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yes please
23 months ago
This would defenitley be impressive. At that moment I will be so content with myself. It woud mean my hard work had really paid of.
it's hard...
2 years ago
but a good way to get your brain into absorbing the language, even if you’re unsure of what you’re reading.
Oh boy
2 years ago
This is harder than I thought. I bought the Spanish version of Caramelo one day at Borders because I thought it would be fun. I can understand basically what’s going on, but I think alot of the intricasies (aka a third of the words) are lost to me. So I went on Amazon the other day and ordered a couple of books that looked a little easier. Now I’ll have something to work on this summer.
En espanol
3 years ago
I haven’t gone to the bookstore to buy a book in Spanish, but I have been making an effort to visit Spanish websites and review human development information, relationship dynamic information, and art therapy projects to share with the families that I work with. I’ve been finding great new handouts and activities to share.
