Listen, Read, Interact - Spanish

In this episode you'll learn the basic tenants of language acquisition, you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish...

Learn about the basic tenants of language acquisition, hear some example sentences that build into short readings, listen to the second chapter of the new novel for learners "La piña de la verdad", and Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level in Sp...

Learn about the basic tenants of language acquisition, hear some example sentences that build into short readings, listen to the second chapter of the new novel for learners "La piña de la verdad", and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level...

Learn about reading and its benefits for language acquisition, hear some example sentences that build into short readings, listen to the first chapter of the new novel for learners "La piña de la verdad", and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficienc...

In this episode you'll learn the basic tenants of language acquisition, you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish...

In this episode you'll learn about best language learning practices, you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Min...

In this episode you'll learn more about scaffolding and how to use it to your language learning advantage, you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners:...

In this episode you'll learn more about how to build a mental model of Spanish, you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in...

In this episode you'll learn more about learning vs. acquisition, how to maximize your language acquisition, you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners...

In this episode you'll learn how to roll your "R" in Spanish, you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse...

In this episode you'll hear take on language acquisition, you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TE...

In this episode you'll hear my answer to the question "What is the 'Silent Period'?", you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Ti...

In this episode you'll hear my answer to the question "What is the CI method?", you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in...

In this episode you'll learn about the concept of "Interlanguage", you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minic...

In this episode you'll learn about the "Critical Period Hypothesis", you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Min...

In this episode you'll learn about a "The Poverty of the Stimulus", you'll hear several comprehensible examples (perfect for a dictation) that build into a short story, you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening, and more. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Mini...

In this episode you'll learn about a simple dictation activity you can do to improve your Spanish, you'll hear several comprehensible examples that build into a short story, and you'll hear a longer version of the same story to help improve your listening. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minic...

Learn if there is a proper order to learn grammar, listen to several examples in Spanish, and hear two versions of the same Spanish story for beginners and intermediate speakers. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online...

Learn about the "Affective Filter" and how it applies to language acquisition, listen to several examples in Spanish, and hear two versions of the same Spanish story for beginners and intermediate speakers. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level...

Learn what I think about Duolingo, listen to several examples in Spanish, and hear two versions of the same Spanish story for beginners. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and classes: Tacoma Langu...

Expect to learn about how I learned Spanish and what I found to be the most useful in my own experience, build vocabulary by listening to several example sentences in Spanish, and hear two versions of a comprehensible story in Spanish. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME W...

Learn how to optimize your language acquisition, listen to several examples in Spanish, and hear two versions of the same Spanish story for beginners. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and classes...

Expect to learn whether explicit grammar instruction is required for language acquisition, hear some comprehensible example sentences in Spanish, and listen to two versions of a short story for beginners. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level in...

Expect to learn if reading alone is enough to acquire Spanish, listen to a number of comprehensible example sentences, and hear two versions of a short story in Spanish for beginners. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz O...

Expect to learn how to develop a language learning routine, hear some example sentences in Spanish, listen to a "yo" form version of a short story, and listen to a complete "ella" form version of the same story. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency l...