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onlensreflexI've been in Spanish class for three weeks now. My school doesn't have any language classes because it's more about business and the trades, so I'm having to take them at an actual uni. If my accent apparently going American enough for Aussies to notice didn't make me stick out enough (no soy de America, soy de St. freaking Kilda), I'm the only one in my class who isn't doing an actual degree here. Whatever, my course is one year shorter and a fraction of the price.
Anyway, I'm already finding Spanish a bit easier than Japanese was at first. Call me lazy but I think it's because I'm not having to learn a whole new way of writing on top of all the vocab and constructions and the grammar doesn't seem as different from English. I like it.
Anyone have any tips for learning languages? It's been a long time since I've taken language classes and I can't really pull off total immersion again like I did with Japanese.
EDIT: Whoa, everyone in Japan okay after the earthquake? "Flames and black smoke billowing from a building in Odaiba" had better not be any of you. I got through to my family and they're alright; my exchange and Disney friends are checking in okay too. I'm pretty worried about that tsunami warning y'all in Tokyo have but at least Tokyo has those floodgates. God, I wish I got NHK here. I hope you and your families are all okay!
(OOC: NHK = a public news broadcaster in Japan; CNN's using a lot of their English language coverage. Moar info. Additionally, I'd like to point out that Ash's edit was made within hours of the earthquake so not all that info was out yet.)
Anyway, I'm already finding Spanish a bit easier than Japanese was at first. Call me lazy but I think it's because I'm not having to learn a whole new way of writing on top of all the vocab and constructions and the grammar doesn't seem as different from English. I like it.
Anyone have any tips for learning languages? It's been a long time since I've taken language classes and I can't really pull off total immersion again like I did with Japanese.
EDIT: Whoa, everyone in Japan okay after the earthquake? "Flames and black smoke billowing from a building in Odaiba" had better not be any of you. I got through to my family and they're alright; my exchange and Disney friends are checking in okay too. I'm pretty worried about that tsunami warning y'all in Tokyo have but at least Tokyo has those floodgates. God, I wish I got NHK here. I hope you and your families are all okay!
(OOC: NHK = a public news broadcaster in Japan; CNN's using a lot of their English language coverage. Moar info. Additionally, I'd like to point out that Ash's edit was made within hours of the earthquake so not all that info was out yet.)
