The first thing he asked us is, “Why do people quit after signing up for this class? Why do people quit when learning a language?”
He took several answers from different students and then explained that the speaking, writing, understanding and pronunciation of words in a new language is hard (he referenced his own experiences learning English), takes a lot of time and effort, and that we should be patient. Over and over he said it.
It takes *time*.
:)
We learned the letters, how to pronounce them, the differences between English and Spanish in regards to the sounds, and read phrases out loud. I’m using this today to practice on my lunch break.
I am doing pretty good so far! (’Cept I can’t roll my damn “R”’s… He did say it can take years to learn, and I’ll still be understood if I can’t do it, so I’m not too worried.)
