Shouko's Spanish Log
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 6:13 pm
Hey all! I wasn't an active member on the old HTLAL forum (to be quite honest, I only had a single post there ) but I thought I could finally try to make a log. Last summer, I started learning Spanish in earnest (because of college), but I'm still not at a point where I can pass my Spanish courses with ease.
I'm also participating in the Erasmus Programme of my college and I'm going to study in the Universidad of Valladolid this fall (HELP ). I'm VERY excited and nervous, but I also think that this will be the perfect time to push my Spanish to the next level (hopefully a strong B2)!
Well, I'm going to list some of the resources I'm using at the moment:
Gramática de uso del español. Teoría y práctica C1-C2: Even though I'm not even at this level yet, I have started this workbook recently. Since I'm still on holidays, I will probably do two units a day and just see how it goes. The units at the start of the book aren't that challenging yet, but I have already added a few new words to my anki list. Also, the explanations are very clear and easy to understand.
ERASMUS+ site: Erasmus students are given access to the site after they complete a language test. There are different categories (grammer, vocabulary, argumentation and more specific stuff) with short "videos" and exercises. I'm not a big fan of the little exercises since you mostly just have to memorise the whole clip, so I usually only watch the videos a few times.
El Internado: I am watching the seventh season of El Internado. The series is fun, absolutely ridiculous and silly at times but also very addicting. I still need the subtitles to understand everything, but it gets easier and easier. After I finish the series, I will try to watch something without subtitles at all.
BookTube en español: I think someone at the old HTLAL forum started a thread and called attention to the phenomenon of "booktube". I didn't use youtube that much at the time, but since then, I started searching for Spanish (and English) booktubers and subscribing to them. I think my favourites would be Lucía Lorena, Clau Reads Books and Juliana Zapata.
Other tools and resources: Anki, Veinte Mundos, Notes in Spanish & Spanish Obsessed, Fantasy Life in Spanish (3DS) and books!
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
I'm also participating in the Erasmus Programme of my college and I'm going to study in the Universidad of Valladolid this fall (HELP ). I'm VERY excited and nervous, but I also think that this will be the perfect time to push my Spanish to the next level (hopefully a strong B2)!
Well, I'm going to list some of the resources I'm using at the moment:
Gramática de uso del español. Teoría y práctica C1-C2: Even though I'm not even at this level yet, I have started this workbook recently. Since I'm still on holidays, I will probably do two units a day and just see how it goes. The units at the start of the book aren't that challenging yet, but I have already added a few new words to my anki list. Also, the explanations are very clear and easy to understand.
ERASMUS+ site: Erasmus students are given access to the site after they complete a language test. There are different categories (grammer, vocabulary, argumentation and more specific stuff) with short "videos" and exercises. I'm not a big fan of the little exercises since you mostly just have to memorise the whole clip, so I usually only watch the videos a few times.
El Internado: I am watching the seventh season of El Internado. The series is fun, absolutely ridiculous and silly at times but also very addicting. I still need the subtitles to understand everything, but it gets easier and easier. After I finish the series, I will try to watch something without subtitles at all.
BookTube en español: I think someone at the old HTLAL forum started a thread and called attention to the phenomenon of "booktube". I didn't use youtube that much at the time, but since then, I started searching for Spanish (and English) booktubers and subscribing to them. I think my favourites would be Lucía Lorena, Clau Reads Books and Juliana Zapata.
Other tools and resources: Anki, Veinte Mundos, Notes in Spanish & Spanish Obsessed, Fantasy Life in Spanish (3DS) and books!
Any advice is greatly appreciated!