If you've been following my articles on Second Language Acquisition, you know I've made a big deal about seeking to comprehend the language you've chosen to learn before trying to speak or produce in the language I've used the imagery of a horse-drawn cart to illustrate the question of which comes first: learning grammar or listening-speaking

Introduction In the 1990's when I was contemplating learning Spanish, I was told repeatedly by well-meaning friends that if I really wanted to learn Spanish I would have to live in a country in which Spanish was the dominate spoken tongue If you Google "Spanish Immersion," you will get 1,790,000 hits

If you happen to have an interest in expatriation and are targeting Mexico as a possibility, here is some of the banter you most certainly will read on the forums: "To Learn Spanish or Not To Learn Spanish, That is the Question" I fall, of course, on the "You've got to learn Spanish" side of the fence

I am 19 days away from starting my Spanish classes-again When the wife and I first moved to Mexico, we enrolled in Spanish classes

I've enjoyed my return to Spanish class here in Guanajuato immensely It's been a little strange because basically one ends up taking classes mainly with other Americans with a few other nationalities thrown in for good measure

The wife and I walked downtown from our East Guanajuato Barrio today On the way back, I stopped in one of the local Spanish Schools