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I have R.S. and I think being in a class was the best way. I'm talking about private classes for adults (or students), not in a university setting. Well, at least this was what worked for me. It was such a small class, so there was great interaction between student and teacher. Since we were all the same level (they test you before you join a class), I wasn't intimidated at all.
You can't get up to an intermediate level that quickly. Focus on learning "survival" Spanish.
If there's any way possible to find a Spanish-speaking person to tutor you, just to help you with pronunciation (and listening skill), then that would help you a lot.
Different learning styles or methods suit different people. Watching Spanish-language television helps some people, even just a little.
I will agree with others in that it is extremely difficult to learn Spanish given the constraint in time. There is simply too much to learn. With that in mind, I would find a tutor to give you a jump-start with the language. Learn basic conversational skills, and try to pay attention to accents. Accents are a must in any language, Spanish especially. Once you reach past tense, accent use on the end vowel is crucial, or others may interpret you differently.
It took my son 9 months in the 12th class in France, as an exchange student, to learn French from ground zero, and pass the BAC. It took me 8 weeks, 8 hours a day to learn enough Spanish from a military instructor to get to the reading and writing proficiency of someone in class 10. I was unable to speak the language and have forgotten almost all of it. My daughter learned enough of the language of Catalonia in three months, simply by total immersion, to navigate her way around in rural Catalonia.
My opinion of DIY language courses is not that high and individual skills vary widely. Motivation is generally lacking.
It took my son 9 months in the 12th class in France, as an exchange student, to learn French from ground zero, and pass the BAC. It took me 8 weeks, 8 hours a day to learn enough Spanish from a military instructor to get to the reading and writing proficiency of someone in class 10. I was unable to speak the language and have forgotten almost all of it. My daughter learned enough of the language of Catalonia in three months, simply by total immersion, to navigate her way around in rural Catalonia.
My opinion of DIY language courses is not that high and individual skills vary widely. Motivation is generally lacking.
The examples you listed are immersion, 8 hours per day and immersion.
The OP has 1-2 hours per day for three months teaching himself. You are right that motivation is often lacking but it is also difficult to learn a language as an adult in such little time.
move to mexico, speak no other language for 90 days, thats the only way
Seriously?
Have you ever learned a foreign language?
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