Another post that addresses the question, If computers can soon translate human speech from one language to another, should people continue to learn a foreign language? How many languages can you fluently speak? If you fluently speak only one language, have you ever wished you could speak at least two or maybe even more? What […]
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Reasons to Learn Spanish
If computers can soon translate human speech from one language to another, should people continue to learn a foreign language?
So I queried a few other bloggers, asking “If computers can soon translate human speech from one language to another, should people continue to learn a foreign language?” Here is the first reply: As anyone who has ever attempted to learn a foreign language can tell you, there’s a difference between functionality and fluency in […]
Motivation to Learn Spanish – Where Would You Like to Visit?
As a follow-up to my post on planning a visit to Spain, I asked Laura (TheSpanishBlog.com) what part of Spain she lived in and what local attraction or activity did she most enjoy showing visitors. Laura’s reply: The most famous attraction in Bilbao is undoubtedly the Guggenheim Museum and, in my humble opinion, it is […]
A Debate About Learning Spanish
While I generally think that Lee Binz has good ideas, I have to disagree with several points in her recent post, “Foreign Language is like Weight Watchers”. To begin at the beginning, she says, “Learning a new language is work.” I disagree. I have learned a significant amount of Spanish through No-Work Spanish audiobooks, which […]
Learning Spanish, Planning a Visit to Spain
I promised in my post about Speaking Spanish while traveling that I would tell you the source of my info. It is Laura, who writes The Spanish Blog and lives in Spain. So I asked Laura, if I were to visit Spain and had at most 1-2 weeks there, what should I see. Here is […]
Reasons for Learning Spanish
One of the nice touches that my web designer, Kirsten Wright, added to this website was asking folks downloading our free trial offer, why they were interested in learning Spanish. I wouldn’t have thought to ask. The answers are both interesting and motivating. Interesting — in their variation. Motivating because of the strong desire, even […]
