Suggested Method of Study:   

1)      Class Journal and Daily Review—Apart from completing homework assignments and attending class, students should keep a class journal (notes, diagrams, etc. related to Spanish, made both in and out of class).  This journal should be reviewed (at length) following each class and briefly looked at prior to each class session. This activity allows one to pay closer attention to the material, raise questions in class sessions, and keep continually “fresh”—one of the most essential parts of learning a foreign language.   

2)      Establishing Priorities—Students should try to study the most difficult Spanish topics first and dedicate more time studying these areas later, especially prior to exams.  

3)      Avoiding Burnout—Students should always study in multiple, staggered, short blocks of time.  Each block should be no more than an hour and should include 5 to 10 minute breaks.  Integrating numerous small blocks of study time into the weekly schedule is empowering. 

4)      Consistency—Creating and sticking to a study schedule is very important. For many students, weekends represent more valuable moments of study.  Reserve these moments for studying ahead and resolving any problematic areas of study.

5)      Positively Influencing One's Horizon—Each student needs to periodically assess this course’s requirements, his/her degree of success and failure, his/her expectations, and the direction of energies applied to this course.  This helps to opportunely adjust study strategies or seek outside help, either with the professor or a tutor.