What are the best tools to learn a foreign language? - Spanish

www.studyspanish.com and www.conjuguemos.com are two excellent websites that help particularly with Spanish. They each provide information and practice for students with feedback opportunities.

The best way to learn a new language is to immerse yourself into it by visiting a country who speaks the language. If you are unable to visit the country, you can try Rosetta language program which is highly recommended.

ROSETTA STONE! The price is steep, but the program is definitely worth it. You can also use the "For Dummies" series. Once you get a grasp of the basic language, you should try to learn from a person that comes from the country in which the language is spoken. Often, texts teach the "formal" way to speak a foreign language, but I believe it's important to learn the "formal" language as well as the colloquial language.

It's hard to beat the effectiveness of Rosetta Stone. While it is expensive, the strategies, tools, and techniques used can (and should) be adapted for effective use in the classroom setting.

The best books and software by Rosetta Stone. Its worth the money.

Rosetta Stone works great, however can be very pricey. Another great tool would be to immerse yourself in a language. If teaching make the entire class only in spanish and have the students try to tell stories and debate in spanish. If you personally are trying to learn try spending a day with Spanish speakers at events such as a Cinco de Mayo festival or various other spanish outreach programs. This way not only will you learn Spanish more fluently and naturally but you will also be making a great impact on the community!

I think these are interesting sites to check out: 1) http://spanishmooc.com/ (a free first-year online university-level Spanish course), and 2) Duolingo (http://duolingo.com/), a site where you help translate the web while learning a language for free.

Rosetta Stone is well worth the money.

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I am teaching myself Spanish and use two great iPhone apps: Duolingo (second Carol B's recommendation) and Brainscape (Spanish Verbs and Spanish Vocab). Duolingo is a fun way to learn new words and Brainscape has an effective system of allowing users to rate how well they know the cards. However, I want to study the language in Chile or Argentina so I can have practice my Spanish both in and out of the classroom.

I have Rosetta Stone, and I find it excellent. I am currently teaching a 60 year-old woman from Guatemala who is completely illiterate in her own language (Spanish), and, as I am teaching her to read and write in Spanish, I have to teach in Spanish. Unfortunately my two years of college Spanish were not sufficient to permit me to hold a conversation above rudimentary level, so I rely on Rosetta Stone as my own learning tool, and my Spanish has improved sufficiently that I now teach this student seven days a week -- in Spanish.