NNR asked:


I want to learn to speak Spanish fluently and I cannot go to language school in a Spanish speaking country. What is the best software to use to learn to speak Spanish fluently? (I am looking for something that covers beginner through advanced)

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Cynthia C asked:


I practice with my Spanish speaking friends, that live both near me and abroad, but it doesn’t seem like I really have enough opportunity. I do the normal “improving in a language” stuff, like watching movies w/o subtitles, listening to music, reading newspapers, etc; and I do these things every day.

I especially need to work on my aural comprehension and my ability to respond in Spanish. I no longer have to translate in my head, but it seems like I’m not really improving much as a speaker, or at least in only barely perceptible steps (like vocabulary, which is certainly important, but not everything).

Ideally, of course, I would live in a Spanish speaking country for a whie, but that’s not feasible for me right now.

What tips do y’all have that might help??
lol That is a good way to improve…

I have a Spanish boyfriend, but we don’t see each other much (though I’ve improved a ton since I met him–I’m just kind of plateauing now).
Thanks for the responses so far..

Just to elaborate on the question detail that I already posted, I read El Pais online every morning, I watch Spanish language movies all the time, about 85% of the music I listen to is in Spanish, etc.

I live in upstate NY, where you can’t get Spanish language channels on TV without paying a whole lot for the extra cable channels.

Also, I’m starting my 2nd year of grad school, so I can’t live in a Spanish speaking country for at least the next 3 or so years. (Also, I really don’t have the money to take a vacation to one–I am a poor grad student!!).

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Ryan asked:


How long did it take you to learn Spanish without living in a Spanish speaking country? And any tips for me on how to learn, memorization, etc.?

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AveryQ asked:


This summer i am planning on going to a spanish speaking country to improve on my spanish skills. So far i have been taking 3 years of spanish, so i know the basics pretty well. I want to know the difference between a homestay program and spanish language school program. And what would be better? Thank you

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Ultimate Geek asked:


I am a teenager who has just completed Spanish 2. I know how to say commonly used words; conjugate verbs, including irregulars, into different tenses like preterite, past progressive, etc.; and to construct complex sentences. However, I still do not feel like I have an acceptable grasp on the language. While I know the basic verbs, there are still many that confuse me. When spoken to in rapid Spanish, I have difficulty in determining what others are saying. Also, once I do realize what words they are saying, I have to think, “Okay, duele, what does that mean?”. I am hoping to be able to understand without this secondary step of having to think it over. I know that the only way to achieve fluency is to be around native speakers in a Spanish-speaking country, but since that is impossible at the moment I am hoping to find the best way to achieve mastery in conversation and reading. Is there any program that skips over the basics and gets to these topics?

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