If you want to develop your Spanish, one of the best ways to do it is on the web. It's not the only way, but it can be a lot better than taking a local course, for the reasons given in the article. Studying Spanish online surely suits your schedule, whatever it may be! You will have to pick from numerous websites. Which ones will be best for you depends on several things -- what your present level of Spanish proficiency is, for one. You can be at any level and find helpful materials. Also, there are sites for learning Spanish free and sites that charge a fee. Another factor is whether you want to study grammar, work on your conversational skills, or a mix of both. You will find websites that help you learn Spanish using any of these approaches.

1. Study Spanish Online If You Want to
Improve Your Spanish
By Rosana Hart
LearnSpanishRapidly.com
Vivian has already studied some Spanish and practiced it on
vacations in Puerto Vallarta. She wants to improve her Spanish
before her next vacation.
George just graduated from college with two years of Spanish
on his transcript. He is job‐hunting but in today's economy he
doesn't know how soon he will find a job. He wants to keep
working on his Spanish while he has the time, but he doesn't
want to spend any money.
I moved to Mexico a few years ago and needed to improve my
intermediate‐level comprehension of the spoken language.
What is your level of Spanish like? If it is anything like Vivian's
George's, or mine, you may be uncertain how to continue
learning Spanish from here. There are well‐known audio
courses, such as Pimsleur Spanish and Rocket Spanish, and
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Study Spanish Online If You Want to Improve Your Spanish

2. there are the multi‐media computer courses such as Rosetta
Stone Spanish and Fluenz Spanish. There may be continuing
education courses at a college or university near you.
But once you get beyond being a beginner, it can be confusing
to know what to do next. You don't want to waste your time,
but you don't want to tackle something that is way over your
head either. Possibly one of those courses would be
appropriate, though inevitably you would be reviewing some
basics that you already knew (not a bad thing) or feeling a bit
out of your depth at times (also not too bad).
Local continuing education courses are not that great for the
intermediate Spanish learner. Besides the scheduling
challenges and the time wasted in transportation, they too are
unlikely to exactly suit your level of Spanish proficiency. This is
because you will be at a different level than the other students
‐‐ better at some things, worse at others ‐‐ and so the class time
itself will only sometimes teach you what you want to learn.
Also, listening to other students make mistakes is not a good
way to train your ear.
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Study Spanish Online If You Want to Improve Your Spanish

3. So what should you do? If you already know some Spanish and
want to learn more, study Spanish online. There are several
advantages to this:
• All you need is a computer with online access... or the use
of one.
• You can suit your own schedule.
• It's either free or inexpensive.
• You can pick and choose from many websites.
In fact, there are so many websites that it can be rather time‐
consuming to discover the best way to study Spanish online.
Not only are there so many websites, but many of them are
aimed at teaching you the grammar more than getting you at
home in conversation. The best ones present you with
interesting short lessons and allow you to try out several until
you find your right level. The lessons should include some
vocabulary and grammar, but not a painful amount.
If you just do a lesson, though, you won't remember much a
day or two later. Research shows that we all quickly forget
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4. things unless we go over them again. That's where my "secret
weapon" comes in.
I have found computer flashcard programs to be just the ticket
for putting more Spanish into long‐term memory. Like the
online Spanish courses, some of these flashcard programs are
free, and some cost a little. I review several in my blog at
LearnSpanishRapidly.com/blog/ and once you develop the habit
of running the program most days, your Spanish will steadily
improve. Homemade flashcards made on paper can be used as
well.
There's no reason you should be frustrated if you don't know
where to study Spanish online. Visit my website to get the
information you need to find the most effective ways to learn
Spanish on the internet. I blog about the websites I recommend
if you want to study Spanish online free. Join the many people
who have already been helped, and do take a look at the
website now. – Rosana Hart
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Study Spanish Online If You Want to Improve Your Spanish