Webquest: Language Learning Name: ___________________

http://howlearnspanish.com/2010/12/why-listening-is-so-important/
! Go to the third quote (5
th
paragraph)

Finish the following statement:

1. Our ability to learn new words is directly related to.



http://www.fluentin3months.com/rap/
! Scroll down to The Difference Between Sounds and Words

2. What is speech a sequence of?


3. What is a more efficient approach to language learning?


4. What makes Spanish sound different from English?


! Go to Optimizing Rhythmic Phonetic Training through Rap, scroll down to the 6
th
paragraph

5. How are words misleading?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZqUeWshwMs

Watch the TEDex video and listen for the following discussions:

6. How did Benny begin to truly learn Spanish? (What was his epiphany?)


7. Why does English have French vocabulary? How does this help someone learn Spanish?


8. How does Benny recommend learning and remembering new vocabulary?




http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTIM_10.htm

Describe the three methods for remembering vocabulary words:

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10.

11.


http://www.speakinglatino.com/transition-from-writing-to-speaking-spanish/

What are three suggestions to start speaking Spanish more confidently?

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14.


http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/how-to-hack-language-learning.html
! Scroll down to the Conclusion

What are the three language hacking recommendations this author makes?

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16.

17.


http://tep.uoregon.edu/resources/exchange/foreignlanguage/practicelanguage.html

Write five ways to practice Spanish that you will try:

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19.
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22.

http://www.speakinglatino.com/5-ways-to-lose-the-gringo-accent-in-spanish/

List the five ways to lose your American accent and explain why they help:

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27.



http://howlearnspanish.com/2010/12/how-to-not-sound-like-a-gringo/

Summarize the following tips:

28. Tip #1

29. Tip #2 (Watch the video: What word does she use to help you roll your RRs?)

30. Tip #5

31. Tip #6

32. Tip #7

33. Tip #8

34. Tip #9

35. Tip #10


http://howlearnspanish.com/2011/02/spanish-sentence-starters-and-filler-words/

36. What are muletillas? How do they help your fluency in Spanish?


What do the following words mean and how are they used in conversation?

37. Bueno-

38. Mira-

39. Pues-

40. Entonces-

41. O sea-

42. Es que-

43. A ver-

44. Ya-


http://kaplaninternational.com/blog/learning-languages/

45. Multilingual employees can expect a salary uplift (raise) of up to ___%.

46. What are the mental benefits of learning languages?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdxP85ouT9c

47. What does Obama find embarrassing?

48. What are the benefits of being bilingual?