Spanish by Belen

Feeling embarrassed stumbling on new words you are learning? Do this.  We have all felt, at some point in our language learning process, that inherent fear at the time of speaking that tells us that if we make a mistake, we will look silly. Here is the second tip for overcoming shyness that will help this awkward sensation go away at the time of speaking. For tip one see: How to stop being shy and learn a new language . That cliche statement 'practice makes perfect' is totally true when learning a new language... The reason why we feel nervous and insecure when speaking in a second language is because we are lacking self-confidence. Self-confidence, in this case, is built with practice. We have all heard the saying “practice makes perfect” and it also applies for language learning. Trust me, I get it. I am a second language student myself at the moment so I know first hand how it feels to be in the beginning steps of language acquisition so I would like ...

I am pretty sure I live in one of the best places on Earth. One of the things that I like the most is the variety of cultures that come together in one small town. I love walking around town and listening to people speaking no less than 3 different languages in a 10 minute walk. Being fluent in two languages, I get to meet a lot of very interesting people. I get to know about their lives, interests, professions, dreams and plans. Amongst these people, I meet some that I know would really enjoy a conversation with each other and profit from it in either a professional or a personal level. But sadly enough, they do not speak the same language and they are missing out on a rich interaction. They do not know it, but I see it and it makes me think again and again how important it is to speak a second language. I met a wonderful holistic therapist this week who I had the best one-hour-long conversation in years. I shared it with a beginner student of mine, and she got really excite...