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MÓDULO 1 Learning Spanish from the web

THE MYTHS IN THETHERE ARE MANY MYTHS IN LEARNING SPANISH

FOR BRAZILIANS, HINDERING PROGRESS IN THE
LEARNING LANGUAGE OF CERVANTES. ESPECIALLY AROUND
FROM SPANISH THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THESE TWO LANGUAGES
SISTERS - THE FACT THAT THEY ARE SISTERS DOES NOT
FOR SPEAKERS IT MEANS THAT THEY ARE TWINS, NOT SIAMESE.
EACH ONE HAS ITS PARTICULARITIES AND ITS
FROM PORTUGUESE
INDIOSYNCRASIES. AND, WHAT ARE THE MAIN ONES?
MYTHS?
I NEED TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY
HISPANIC TO SPEAK
LIKE A NATIVE
It is not necessary to live in a foreign country to
develop a language, nor speak like a native
does not necessarily mean fluency. That is to say, many
they believe that those who manage to imitate the tune of
A native speaks perfectly. A student has.
fluency in a foreign language when it reaches
communicative autonomy, that is, understands and makes oneself understood
understand, speaking spontaneously and naturally, without
to think. And for that, it doesn't necessarily need to be
in immersion in the country that one intends to learn the
language.
So, to speak Spanish well, which is ours
approach, one must have contact with the language, through
speech samples. That is why we suggest to you that
search for podcasts, series, music, that is, content that
they like and motivate them. Therefore, the first step in the
learning a foreign language is to unlock the
Ear, before speaking without thinking, listen...
 Another big myth and perhaps one of the most
dangerous. I explain: the vast majority of
our students are attentive to the
structural grammar, without due
contextualization. Study sentences of
STUDYING THE grammars through loose phrases delays the
spontaneous learning, above all,
GRAMMAR study them more than talk. Something that results
very frustrating, since one is

CONJUGATING learning a new language, wants

talk about it.
VERBS, I AM GOING TO Focus only on grammatical rules,
verb conjugations and repeating sentences
TO SPEAK WELL decontextualizes and lets go, like the blue car
it's not my thing, something that is very common for
those who venture to study alone
through applications. In this way,
memorizing decontextualized phrases, in the
what one has to think about to speak no
it works, after all they are
nervous, they forget everything or get stuck at the hour
to speak.
I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING, ONLY
I STILL NEED TO TALK...

One of the champions of the myths is that sentence understanding everything, I just
It's missing to talk. The fact that they are sister languages does not mean that they are
equal. Portuguese speakers are true polyglots in their language already
which is a language rich in sounds. That is why we develop a very keen ear.
sophisticated, so that we are able to understand Spanish speakers,
Meanwhile they do not understand us. The reverse is not true.
On the other hand, identifying similar sounds does not mean that I am
understanding everything. There is a moment when to always use support Portuguese
cognitive is no longer enough. We are talking about two different languages, so
It is necessary to study it to understand it without communication prejudices.
We can use our hearing to our advantage for better understanding of
language, identifying its sounds, the words, the syntax. This is a process that
It takes time. The same time that you need to talk.
Developing speech is still the most complex. Notice that we have to
listen, decode what we are hearing, then repeat it in Spanish
adapting our phonetic system to reproduce the sounds of the language
Hispanic, many of which we do not usually use in our mother tongue.
It is a process: until one can appropriate the new language and develop
his own speech.
Therefore, one must be patient, be in contact with the language and
practice it daily. We are going to take advantage of our good understanding so that
within up to three months we achieve communicative autonomy, that is to say, to understand them
and make ourselves understood to them.
 Of course studying with a native teacher
it has its advantages, such as, for example, being in
the language contact. But it absolutely turns out that
I achieved success in learning Spanish. Yes
STUDY WITH it is true, more important than who teaches, is
the method used. Without a doubt, the knowledge that
A teacher the teacher has, his teaching method and a good method of
teaching - learning Spanish for Brazilians
NATIVE IS it's the answer of a million.
It is recommended that they seek methods of
BETTER FOR natural learning based on conversation
spontaneous, in which students learn
DEVELOP to speak naturally just like a child. Those, to
the three years, are fluent in their languages, that is,

FLUIDITY MORE
they are able to understand and make themselves understood. So
only later do they go to school to learn to read and
to write. They have never studied grammar, but
FAST They are able to speak without thinking irregular verbs
and complex syntax sentences.
In summary, those myths often prevent that
el alumno aprenda una lengua extranjera
causing him blocks and whites when he has to
speak in the new language.
 Aprendiendo español desde la web

After debunking the myths that prevent the student from starting in the
learning Spanish as a foreign language, we are going to take a step further,
highlighting the importance of listening in this first moment.

MODULE 2 Understanding that they are not speaking as they would like in a short period of time.
The time is normal, since it is another language; understanding that it sounds good because of
a better understanding of sounds, and that, too, does not mean that it
You are understanding everything; focusing solely on grammar does not guarantee mastery.
of speech and, above all, it is not by studying with a native teacher that one can

BEFORE learn faster, but as a good teaching-learning method of

Spanish aimed at Brazilians. These points were discussed in module 1.

SPEAKING WITHOUT
Now, we must explain the importance of LISTENING, because
to think, above all, it is heard. Working on the ear is one of the most
to speak without

efficient for learning a foreign language and, unfortunately, many

THINK, IF they forget about that and focus all their attention on the study of grammar.
To understand it in a didactic way, let's look at a child who is

LISTEN learning to speak. Notice that at three years old they speak, they achieve
to express themselves, but they never studied the conjugation of irregular verbs. They speak
simply, in a spontaneous and natural way. And, why does that happen? It occurs
Just because the boy heard everything that was being said around him. This is the process.
natural language learning.
The intent of this course is for you to be able to learn.
Spanish from the web, after debunking the main myths, the next step
working the ear. This will be possible through speech samples, such as series,
movies, soap operas, audiobooks, podcasts, news programs, videos, and songs.
 Don't worry about the alphabet. As one listens to Spanish,
is in contact with the new language, associates the sounds, internalizes them
and after that process, they reproduce them. Notice that the new language has a
a melody different from the melody of Portuguese. First, one must pay attention to
that melody: I tried to identify it in the speech samples you have
you access. Identifying that musicality of a foreign language allows us
And how do you helps train our ears, and, subsequently, recognize and
produce new speeches in Spanish.

study...
Regarding isolated sounds, phonemes (sounds that
they have the letters), Portuguese speakers have difficulties in
to produce, mainly, sounds that, in both sister languages,
they have the same spelling, but they sound different. This phenomenon explains
a large part of the misunderstandings between Portuguese speakers and
Spanish.

The alphabet As mentioned in previous lines, the Portuguese language is much

más sofisticada en lo que concierne a los fonemas, así que, a pesar de
sharing the same letters, the Spanish language has an amount
limited sounds. When one is
entire phonetic/phonological features of both languages, results
it's easier to speak the new language. Therefore, we suggest that you put
pay attention to the sounds that seem different or a bit more
costly to understand and produce: repeat them, have the habit of reading in
loud voice, monitoring the way they produce them. Likewise, they can
pay attention to the mouth movement of Spanish speakers
while they talk, in videos, movies, and series, for example.
 Of course, pronunciation is a key important aspect in
the learning of the Spanish language since it has everything
what to see with effective communication: understand and
to be understood. Basically, having
A good pronunciation helps the learner sound
better, consequently, is going to understand better,
since the sounds will become familiar.
There's no need for it to sound like a native, however,
it is possible to sound very much like how it would sound a
native. For this, it is necessary to pay attention to these 3

Enjambment keys: isolated sounds (letters and words), the union

of the words (enjambment) and the intonation of
the phrases according to the melodic patterns of the new
language.
The secret to good understanding of Spanish lies in,
not in understanding loose words, but phrases
complete. It must be taken into account, because
Generally, one tries to understand the words.
loose, which in fact does not happen, not even in
our mother tongue. Another key to sound
Well, it's about being alert, always monitoring oneself, that is,
listen to yourself when speaking whenever you perceive a mistake,
self-correct.
Undoubtedly, the subtitles help us
they can help to better understand
what the actors say in the
movies and series and even learning
new words and expressions Subtitles
idiomatic, of course, if we put them in
Spanish language. about movies
Portuguese speakers achieve
similar up to 70% of the content
y series
from a text in Spanish (same
without ever having studied it), so
it makes no sense to watch a movie or
series subtitled in Portuguese - if so
what one wants is to learn Spanish.
 In addition to relaxing us, listening to music in
Spanish helps learners train their
ear, contribute vocabulary, new structures. Without
embargo, it is much more enjoyable when
one can understand what it says the
song, right?
Why do we not understand it just from

Lyrics of
listen to it? When we are learning a
new language, our ears are not yet
accustomed to the new sounds, tunes
and melodies of the new language, so it is necessary to
songs listen to them whenever I can: sing them and
imitate the way singers sing
will help strengthen pronunciation.
The fact of understanding what the song says
it does not refer only to unknown words,
but the melody of the new language. Nevertheless,
check the lyrics of the song can
help us regarding the words, that
many times we understand them, but after
take a look at the lyrics, the song that
before it seemed blurred or confusing
sense.
 Based on what we advised them on
previous lines, training the ears not
it not only helps us understand, but
to speak in a way that they can
effectively understand.
Listen While one washes the dishes or tidies up their
room listens to a podcast, doesn't it
audiobooks Do you think it's a good idea?
You will listen to audiobooks and podcasts maybe.
and podcasts seems a little easier to
understand, since, normally, the
journalists use a neutral variant
of the language. Likewise, it provides us
vocabulary and strengthen the
structures of the language that you want
learn: while you wash the dishes.
 Learning Spanish from the web

Now let's take a step further in our learning of

Spanish from the web. In Module 1 we question
some myths that prevent us from advancing in the study of
Spanish. We no longer understand that, before speaking without
MODULE 3 think, we have to listen. So, we must have
patience and training the ears to become familiar with the
sounds of Spanish, going in parts. First, we have to
VOCABULARY perceive the melody of the new language, then distinguish the
context, hence the isolated words and sounds.

In this module we will talk about vocabulary.

incredible as it seems this content has been present since
the beginning, since all our text is written in Spanish and,
therefore, you are already in contact with the language.
It is important to emphasize that consistency in the
contact with Spanish, even if it's 20
daily minutes.
Use dead baits, these same ones that
they could take advantage when they wash the dishes or
They are doing physical exercises, for example.
Once they have trained their ears, they have already won.
some vocabulary.
And to complement the vocabulary gain, it
Can read text from newspapers in this first
moment, because this type of text is very concise,
don't beat around the bush. It's ideal for learning to
develop thinking in Spanish, presenting
an idea, its pros and cons and then
concludes.
It would also be interesting to do
a reading aloud of the same text,
para que podamos madurar nuestros
articulation points of the phonatory apparatus
to pronounce the sounds well of the
Spanish that we do not usually use in
Portuguese.
Don't forget to create a dictionary.
personnel so that they can memorize
. They must be contextualized, therefore,
If that's the case, three days later I no longer know
they agree.
For example, the word while, is a
very important connector and is used for
simultaneous actions, it's the same
that "while", from Portuguese. But if it
we contextualize in a situation that
we like it, like: 'as I walk,'
I listen to music" we no longer forget. The
made of producing mental dialogues with
the words that they have just learned
turn it into something meaningful
relevant for those who study them.
Likewise, we suggest to you
search for the meanings of the
words they do not know
through Google Images:
associate the image with its
meaning is more effective
so that they can memorize it.
In summary, what will guarantee the
vocabulary learning is the
constancy with which one has
contact with the language.
Start with 20 minutes daily,
use the dead hours, try
maintain a consistency as
minimum 21 days, from Sunday to
Sunday, which surely the study of
Spanish will become a habit. And
when you all realized already
they will be harvesting the first ones
fruits and, soon, they will be
speaking without thinking.
•SURREAL, RIGHT? Make sure that
the teachers will be very proud of
their achievements.
 Learning Spanish from the web

After arriving here, we can say that, in fact, your journey begins.

MODULE 4
At this moment, they have already dispelled the myths that hold them back.
hinder progress in learning Spanish as a foreign language.
TALKING they have understood that they are different languages, that it is necessary to have
patience to listen and understand the context and assimilate the sound, which
WITHOUT THINKING
it is written as it sounds, and, it is the most beautiful language in the world,
that is to say, they are now motivated to learn and, above all, to speak without
Think. But don't pressure yourselves, we just started.
The first thing is to systematize your learning.
choosing a teaching method of
Spanish second language.

The HABLE SIN PENSAR method is based on the

spontaneous conversation. We start from the
presupuestode que se aprende a hablar
speaking naturally, like a child. The
Children at the age of three speak fluently.
They have communicative autonomy, that is,
they understand and make themselves understood, managing
all regular and irregular verbs without that
they have never studied grammar. First
they talk, then they go to school to learn to read and
to write.
Starting from the communicative approach,
the HABLE SIN method
THINKING helps them to develop the
many communicative skills co
I can listen, speak, read, and write.
without thinking.

Our students in up to three

months develop their autonomy
communicative. It is a method
designed for Brazilians who
they want to speak good Spanish,
without the shadow of the feared portuñol.
In this course, the method was adapted to
that you could have autonomy in
the learning process. Understanding,
above all, learning as a
process that has its phases:
First you listen it is understood the
new melody and sounds
it is written as it sounds y
This gains vocabulary to SPEAK.
WITHOUT THINKING.

The above combined with perseverance,

the daily 20 minutes of study in your
dead hours, making your dictionary
personal. We can use the web to access
samples of speech, movies, series, with
the subtitles, songs, and podcasts + the
Apps.
 How can I study for 20 minutes a day?

First step: listen to a 5-minute podcast.

Then, read a newspaper article twice. First, silently,
then aloud.
Finally, resolve a grammar exercise, just as we discussed in
our method. NOTE, it is very important that you follow the sequence that
we systematize.

After understanding that all of this is a process, and that

you are the protagonists of your own learning, much more
They are going to speak quickly without thinking and achieve their goals.

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