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Español Online



Welcome, and thanks for taking a few minutes to visit with us at Español Online! If you're not aware of how the internet has helped to launch dynamic online resources like Español Online, it may surprise you to know how just how powerful the web can be for those who want to learn (or improve their use of) the Spanish language.

Whether you've already tried other ways to learn Español online, or you're exploring options for the first time - it's important to know that there are a variety of approaches to consider. If you want to effectively learn Español online, retain it, and use it with confidence - it's essential to select the learning approach that works best for YOU.

Regardless of the program you choose, some basic features are critical to how effectively you learn Español online, and it's wise to identify them. For example, the program should enable you to grow more and more comfortable with frequently used Spanish terms and phrases - enabling you to use them conversationally.

One of the top language teaching innovators emphasizing this approach to learning Español online is News in Slow Spanish (www.NewsInSlowSpanish.com). As their name indicates, News in Slow Spanish makes creative use of actual Spanish newscasts in their teaching programs - and also enables users to adjust the Español online listening speed to their learning level.

Just as importantly, however, News in Slow Spanish bases their teaching approach on an "80/20" method. This means that about 80% of the initial Español online content consists of words and expressions that are already familiar to the student. This establishes a level of confidence and comfort in the learner's mind, and as new content (i.e., the 20%) is introduced to the student, it's being absorbed as part of a known context.

Students using this type of Español online learning approach consistently retain what they're exposed to much more effectively because it's coupled with words and terms they already understand. This method can be particularly effective with intermediate Spanish learners, who already have an "inventory" of familiar Spanish words to draw on.

News in Slow Spanish also makes very effective use of something called ?natural language acquisition patterns? when delivering Español online content to students. Simply put, research has shown that people are much more likely to naturally understand a new language if they?re exposed to it while watching TV or listening to the radio.

News in Slow Spanish provides regularly scheduled Español online ?shows? that use this approach to enhance both retention and comprehension for the student. Just as the specific expressions, word choices, and characteristics of entertainment characters "imprint" themselves in our memory, News in Slow Spanish listeners naturally recall Español online expressions that are specific to a particular episode or broadcast.

News in Slow Spanish has helped many students improve their use of the Spanish language ? by building an intrinsic understanding of it, and real confidence when using it. Visit www.NewsInSlowSpanish.com now, and join us for a broadcast and some conversation. We think you?ll discover what our thousand of happy, returning customers have learned - You know Spanish more than you think!


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