How to be a Good Language Student

• Make flashcards
• Read and repeat your vocab or Spanish reading assignment aloud at home
• Don’t be afraid to make mistakes
• Speak to others in Spanish
• Watch Spanish TV
• Praise yourself
• Don’t wait for your teacher to evaluate your progress
• Go to a Spanish, Mexican, Salvadoran, Peruvian, etc. restaurant and order in Spanish
• Don’t make excuses
• Name objects in Spanish around your house or bedroom
• Fill your house with post-its that name objects in Spanish
• Relax before going to class or studying or taking a test
• Think only that you can do it! ¡Sí se puede!
• Talk to yourself in Spanish
• Try not to translate in your head
• Practice speaking Spanish with friends
• Review class notes
• Reward your successes
• Guess when in doubt
• Form a study group
• Study with a partner
• Take notes in class even if the material is in your textbook
• Make review cards grouping verbs, nouns, etc.
• Observe your classmates’ learning strategies
• Listen to radio in Spanish
• Stay alert; don’t “zone out” in class
• Hang in there
• Be persistent
• Sit up front in class
• Read ahead
• Use gestures
• Write down words you don’t know
• Look up words your don’t know
• Go to movies in Spanish
• Keep your expectations reasonable
• Highlight your text
• Take notes in your text
• Practice daily
• Memorize using image, sound, rhyme, etc.
• Don’t miss class
• Take a chance; volunteer in class
• Read a newspaper in Spanish
• Tell your teacher what errors you want corrected
• Use what you learn
• Make study sheets
• Have a positive attitude
• Do homework as soon as possible after class