Spanish Reflection
One of the main reasons I’m taking Spanish is because my esposa(wife) and her family all speak Spanish. I know one day when we have children she would love for them to also speak Spanish and I would like to be a part of that as well. So I’m not necessarily taking Spanish to get an A, but to learn it so I can speak it to my family and future children. As well Spanish is becoming more common all over the United States, and is widely spoken throughout most states, it could help me in future job opportunities and give me greater abilities to communicate with others.
Spanish is the first language class I have taken while in college. I had taken a year of Spanish in high school but that was long ago in 2006. I can say throughout this semester I’ve learned more Spanish then I did that whole year in high school. The pace of the college Spanish 1010 is very fast, and often times hard to keep up with. I wish I would have taken another year at least in high school prior to taking a college language class, but I am learning.
Our class began with 30 or more students but after the weeks went by less and less students were showing up to class, mostly due to the difficulty of the class and the fast pace. I can honestly say it has been one of the most difficult classes I have taken so far, I almost wish they would have a Spanish 990, a slower paced beginning Spanish class.
The most difficult thing for me in this class is memorization, each week you have 30 -50 new vocabulary words to remember, and they just continue to come. Learning a new language is a very difficult thing, its not as easy as learning about science or math to me, it uses a whole other part of my brain, but as I’ve studied and practiced I’ve seen improvement.
