My 2 boys are using Getting Started with Spanish. How much time should be spent practicing the words? They are also listening to the commentaries and are wondering if they should be doing the exercises in the book first before they listen to them. They found today that when they listened to the commentaries for lessons 5 & 6 they were told what each spanish word was in english. Should they be doing the work first before they listen to the commentary of the lesson.
As to how much time should be spent, they are on lessons 6, having been doing 2 lessons a day and only takes them maybe 20 min or so?
Thanks,
Becky
Getting Started With Spanish
Re: Getting Started With Spanish
Becky,
Great questions! Your students can either do the work in the text first, and then listen to the commentary, or listen to the commentary as they go to learn how to correctly pronounce the new words. In the beginning the lessons are very short, however as the year goes on the lessons lengthen. We pray that you enjoy Getting Started with Spanish as much as our boys have!
Blessings,
Carrie
Great questions! Your students can either do the work in the text first, and then listen to the commentary, or listen to the commentary as they go to learn how to correctly pronounce the new words. In the beginning the lessons are very short, however as the year goes on the lessons lengthen. We pray that you enjoy Getting Started with Spanish as much as our boys have!
Blessings,
Carrie
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Re: Getting Started With Spanish
Thank you, Carrie!
Since I posted, my boys came up with this system that seems to be working well for them at this point. Just thought I'd share In case others might find it helpful.
They read the lesson from the book( they each have a book) first, then listen to the pronunciations,( they spend some time repeating the vocabulary out loud ) followed by listening to the commentary. They pause the commentary just before the exercise and DO the exercise. Then they listen to the exercise and from that they correct their work. I trust/hope there is no problem using it this way.
They are both enjoying this program, which is making me happy. I wasn't sure my oldest would even get in any foreign language but he is even more pumped about it than his brother.
Since I posted, my boys came up with this system that seems to be working well for them at this point. Just thought I'd share In case others might find it helpful.
They read the lesson from the book( they each have a book) first, then listen to the pronunciations,( they spend some time repeating the vocabulary out loud ) followed by listening to the commentary. They pause the commentary just before the exercise and DO the exercise. Then they listen to the exercise and from that they correct their work. I trust/hope there is no problem using it this way.
They are both enjoying this program, which is making me happy. I wasn't sure my oldest would even get in any foreign language but he is even more pumped about it than his brother.