006 – ¿Puedes Aprender Español Sin Estudiar Gramatica? | Can You Learn Spanish Without Studying Grammar?

In this episode, Jim and May discuss whether or not grammar is necessary to learn a language. Do you dread studying grammar, or do you embrace it?

Listen as May describes the five stages of language acquisition, so that you can identify the stage you are currently in.

Jim explains so many key tools that he used in his Spanish learning journey, including Margarita Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish and his completion of one of Lingoda’s Language Marathons.

Both recall stories in their language learning journeys where the most important thing is to focus your content consumption on topics that you normally find interesting.

Tune in to find out if grammar is as important as people think, and how it has impacted the journeys of Jim and May!

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• The Lingoda Marathon (Now Sprint): An Honest Review
• Duolingo Short Stories
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