Flashcards Make and use flashcards – not just words, but words in context and with grammatical endings English on one side only. Write out words with grammatical variations (verbal conjugation, articles, nouns) Write out words with syntactical context (fuller phrase) Write out example sentences that are meaningful to you (reflect your life, interests, humor) Write… [Read more…]
January 20, 2009
Strategies Set goals Evaluate and monitor, reflect on the success of your study strategies and use strategies that are working for you. (Stop using strategies that are NOT working for you!) Ask others about their strategies and try new strategies suggested by your friends. Regular schedule: Monitor sleep, exercise, eating, drinking (and time when you… [Read more…]
October 4, 2008
Your fellow students from the The Augustine Club recommend that you: Make your mouth or hand do what your mind is learning. Study out loud. If you study out loud, you double your efficiency by adding auditory memory and you make your mouth work, helping with pronunciation and speech. Try to write sentences or a… [Read more…]
October 3, 2008
If not, check the following facts: Average Retention Rate Lecture 5% Reading 10% Audio Visual 20% Demonstration 30% Discussion Group 50% Practice by Doing 75% Teach Others / Immediate Use of Learning 90% Source: National Training Laboratories, Bethel, Maine PRACTICE AND USE ARE IMPORTANT!
September 9, 2008
First option: In Windows, press and hold one of the ALT keys, then use the numeric keypad to type the numbers. Alt Codes for typing Spanish characters: Capitals Á ALT+193 É ALT+201 Í ALT+205 Ó ALT+211 Ú ALT+218 Ñ ALT+165 Ü ALT+220 Lowercase á ALT+160 é ALT+130 í ALT+161 ó ALT+162 ú ALT+163 ñ ALT+164… [Read more…]
September 1, 2008
Do you want to improve your Spanish vocabulary? Here it is an old (but always) effective method to learn foreign words: Flash cards. Miriam K says that Flash cards are one of the most popular and effective ways to learn foreign language vocabulary, but there’s more you can do with them than just flip through… [Read more…]
August 27, 2008
If you want to watch the videos, go to: http://www.learner.org/resources/series75.html You need to register (free registration) in order to have access to the web site. Once you are there, under , look for 1. Unit 1 and click the VoD logo on the right.
August 27, 2008
The Northern Illinois University Libraries offer an overview and a little history of the war by Drew VandeCreek, Ph.D. Overview Origins of the war PBS has this Interactive Timeline that gives historical and geographical information about the Mexican-American War. http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/timeline_flash.html
August 26, 2008
Familiarize yourself with the textbook. Basic Spanish: Read pages xv-xviii. Intermediate Spanish: Read pages x-xxvi. See you in class.
January 21, 2009
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