How to Create Your Spanish Immersion FREE
Follow these simple tips to create your own Spanish Immersion free. A personalized program right at home for free!
1. Change your cell phone, computer and all electronic devices you use on a daily basis to Spanish!
Total exposure time=about 1 hr Total cost=$0How to change your Android device language to Spanish
Simple steps to try here for Android
**If you have other devices don’t worry look it up on YouTube or try the steps in either videos above- most devices behave similarly.You may not know the meanings of the words you are reading on the screen; however, your brain has seen the same prompts in English numerous times! Your brain will naturally “guess” what the prompts mean. Patience required! 🙂
Beginner Spanish students need sensory data in order to make sense of the Spanish words they are learning! This is how you get permanent results so give your brain as many visuals as you can.Tip 2. Pick Spanish when using an ATM
Total exposure time=10 to 15 minutes Total cost=$0 In part, you are using muscle memory and your brain is using memory files from previous ATM visits. This is so clever because you are using past memories as a foundation for new ones. Sounds crazy right? Well, if you let your brain work, you would be surprised how much it does for you without you asking it to! It has an automatic system that is triggered when it is presented with certain challenges!Tip 3. Download Spanish podcasts & Program Spanish Radio Stations in your car
Total exposure time= 45 to 90 minutes Total cost=$0 Create your Spanish immersion program by controlling what you hear. Train your ear by just listening to Spanish or to the foreign language you are learning! Just listen to the spoken language like you would music! Don’t try to understand what the words mean or what is being discussed! Your job is not to focus on the words but the sounds! WATCH: Spanish in Atlanta’s free Spanish practice exercises– auditory comprehension videoSpanish Stories & Tales List:
I did not listen to all of these from beginning to end so can’t make any guarantees.- Cinderella in Spanish 14mins 45 seconds
- Little Red Riding Hood in Spanish 16 mins 35 seconds
- Pinocchio in Spanish 15mins 31 seconds
- CNN in Spanish numerous videos
- Podcast about Organic food in Spanish 47 minutes
Follow these steps:
- Download a Spanish podcast that focuses on a topic you enjoy.
- Pick up on key words/buzz words used in the podcast.
- Listen while you are driving, exercising, cooking etc..
- Get the general idea of what’s being discussed in podcast
- Make a voc. list with all the keywords learned in podcast.
List of Atlanta Spanish Radio Stations:
- 102.3 WLKQ La Raza FM
- 87.7 WTBS regional Mexican FM
- 610 WPLO La Bonita Spanish AM
- 1080 WFTD Spanish Radio La Ley AM
- 1100 WWWE ESPN Hispanic sports AM
- 1460 WXEM La Favorita (may be off air)AM
Tip 4. When you turn on your T.V. select the SAP option
Total exposure time =30 mins- 2 hours Total cost: $0 Select Spanish audio for the program you want to watch. This is a very good exercise! I suggest you do this with a favorite program or movie you have seen many times. Your brain will remember the English version of the program or movie. This will help you naturally understand what the Spanish version of the same program or movie is. This won’t happen overnight of course but it will happen! It is free Spanish practice with minimal effort & one simple way to construct your Spanish immersion program at home!List of Movies in Spanish:
- Perdidos en Alaska drama movie 1 hour 34 minutes
- Jackie Chan Action Movie in Spanish 1 hour 27 minutes OLD movie lol
- Mrs. Doubtfire with Robin Williams in Spanish 2 hours 5 mins
Tip 5. Do your grocery shopping at a Spanish supermarket!
Total time spent= 90 minutes Total cost=depends $0-$50Helpful Spanish Tools & Websites
- https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/ you can read about current events in Spanish. Watch Spanish news videos & learn a lot of good vocabulary because the Spanish news you will be watching is the same one you have already watched in English. This will give you a great advantage!