Guide to Effective Study Habits

• Study everyday and always include a review in your study.  Language study is a building process so you need to review past material to learn new material.
• Study out loud or with a friend.  Repeat the words aloud.
• Listen to Spanish as much as possible.
• Write out material you need to learn.  Three times each and it is yours.
• Test yourself.  Find out for yourself what you don't know.
• Make it a rhyme or associate words with pictures.  Make it fun!
•  Be creative.  Use labels and flash cards.  Act out verbs and prepositions.  Color and categorize words and phrases.  Repeat, write and record new words.  Put words in sentences for context.
• Watch cable TV or rent foreign films that are suitable.
• Learn from your mistakes.  It is nearly impossible to be perfect in any language!

Guide to Effective Classroom Habits

• Come to class prepared, always with your binder, paper and a writing utensil.
• Listen attentively to everyone.
• Ask questions to make sure you understand.
• Paraphrase new concepts in your notes.
• When working in groups, try to speak only in the target language.
• Do the workbook and listening activities.  Take time to translate what you are writing and hearing.
• Don’t be scared to speak up in class.  Every one makes mistakes; that is how you learn.