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Day 2: The Next 90 Days
Share your 90-day goal here. I’ll be reviewing and providing feedback to help you make it more effective.
Remember, your goal must have a deadline!
Sample goals:
I will have a 30-minute conversation with a native speaker from Puerto Rico by June 30.
I will be able to use and understand the present tense of the 25 most common Spanish verbs by July 31.
I will understand 80% of the dialogues in the Dominican Spanish 101 course by July 15.
Note that each of the above goals are measurable and have a deadline.
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In the next 90 days I hope to better my grammar in my speaking fluency and improve my listening skills in regards to media content.
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That’s great Kate! What specifically about your grammar would you like to improve?
Check out episode 52 where I talk specifically about setting goals for grammar: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/52/
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I just listened to your podcast on setting goals so I think I need to redo my goals because they are too general. So, I will start with something specific which I am already in the process of doing and to which i can be more specific. Goal #1: By June 30th, hope to have completed reading “La Sombra Del Viento por Carlos Ruiz Zafrón. I am already 1/4 of the way through. I have calculated that this is very doable if I read at least 6 pages a day. My second goal is to at least 3x a week for at least 20 mins. Listen to one of my apps or podcasts (including Spanish con Salsa, to improve my vocabulary and grammar comprehension.
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Hello! I’m just finishing a local (but online for now) Spanish class that was grammar heavy. In these 90 days I’d like to get back to conversational. I’ve just ordered a notebook with a Frida Kahlo cover and I will write a line a day in Spanish….a line that is something I would say in normal conversation.
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That’s great Carla. What specific conversation goal do you have for the next 90 days? And what is your deadline? 🙂
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Small talk when ordering in a cafe
July 1
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Ok that’s a good start. Try to state it in the first person, something like “I will have small talk for 15 minutes when placing an order in a cafe by July 1”
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My comprehension is pretty good but my grammar is atrocious. So by June 30, I will have reviewed and practiced the past tenses (preterito imperfecto, preterito indefinido and preterito perfecto – pluscuamperfecto I’ll deal with on a later date).
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That’s a good goal Angela! With this approach you could potentially focus on one tense per month.
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Ooh yeah I didn’t think of that. Thanks Tamara!
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In the next 90 days:
1) I will study 10 to 20 vocab words a day
2) I will practice my grammar for 15 to 20 minutes a day
3) I will write in my diary in spanish for 10 minutes a day
4) I will write my to-do list in spanish everyday
5) I will do language exchange with native speakers for an hour
6) I will listen to music/podcasts or watch a movie/ show for 30 minutes a day while translating words I don’t know back to my native language in my free time
7) I will listen to an audiobook/ read a book in espanol for 15 minutes while writing down words I don’t know
8) Use Bussu for 10 minutes to work on my pronounciation skills
My deadline is May 17, 2022
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Hola Alexis! This is a great list of activities, but what overall goal do you want to accomplish?
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The goal I want to achieve is conversational fluency and being able to read and write in spanish.
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This might be a bit left-field but I’d like to learn about/explore 2 subjects in depth and be able to talk about them in Spanish at conversational level in 3 months time. The environment and cooking!
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I like that you have specific topics identified Julie! What’s your deadline for your goal?
I’d suggest setting a target like “I will have a 30-minute conversation about the environment by x date” to make it more specific
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Would it be too confusing to have more than 1 goal?
I will have a 30min conversation about cooking by May 31st
I will have a 30min conversation about the environment by June 30th
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My goal is to get better at my numbers (embarrassing!) by practicing saying times and numbers every day, and looking them up if I get stuck. I also want to continue to improve my listening comprehension by continuing to listen to songs and podcasts in Spanish.
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My goal for the next 90 days is to try to get a better grasp on pronouns, specifically when to use le, lo & la appropriately. Those three, particularly when multiple objects are involved, can confuse me.
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Here’s my feedback for @kaw0218@gmail.com @agnesic416@gmail.com @Angela @alexismcknight91@gmail.com @julie.brockenshaw@gmail.com @jessie.rack@gmail.com @bryanjschmitt@gmail.com
Watch the video > https://www.loom.com/share/82e385e52623422fa097f4c3c82462ce
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By June 30, I WILL improve my understanding of, the pronouns: le, lo, la, AND how to place them in correct context! However, any input on what verbs/ context requires the use & order is appreciated!
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That’s great Bryan. You’ll need to focus on learning how to use direct object pronouns and indirect object pronouns. (Lo, le, la are examples of both direct and indirect pronouns, and are used with verbs like decir, dar, etc.)
As far as resources, we have several lessons in the Learn Spanish with Music Course that cover these topics.
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I would like to improve my listening comprehension to be able to understand native speakers by June 30. For me this is a very hard goal to write and to measure so all suggestions are appreciated.
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Hola Susan, listening comprehension can be hard to measure, but there are some best practices that will help.
I would focus on what type of content you want to be able to understand (music, news, audiobooks, etc.). I’d suggest content such as podcasts, interviews, etc. to get the best exposure to conversational Spanish.
Then target how much you’d like to be able to understand. For example, if you listen to a song or audio clip and only understand about 10% of what you hear — set a goal to be able to understand 50% – 80%.
I give more details on how to approach improving listening comprehension in episode 51 of the podcast: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/51/
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My overall goal is to get to intermediate level and learn some professional Spanish. Here are some things that I think will help:
I have avoided the subjunctive for awhile, but I’m starting to notice I am not confident when I need to use it. So I have a Spanish book that covers the subjunctive and I think I can familiarize myself with the present and past subjunctive in 90 days.
I don’t read enough. Other than reading my Bible in Spanish, I barely read anything outside of that. There is a comic I like that was translated to Spanish (and I keep saying I’ll start it… and I never do.) I want to read at least 30 chapters (it’s a very long series.)
Finally I want to learn some common phrases I can use for speaking professionally in Spanish. I think 10 or so is reasonable.
My deadline is July 31st.
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That’s great (in my opinion) that you read the Bible in Spanish! I would think that is a hard thing to understand in English, let alone Spanish!
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It is… ? I have started reading with both versions together. English first, then Spanish.
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Jacqueline, this sounds super ambitious! I know you are an experienced language learner, but the principle of picking ONE thing at a time works very well regardless of your level.
Which one of these things would you feel the most proud of if you were to accomplish it by July 31?
Focus on that, and state your goal in the future tense “I will….by July 31.”
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