90-day-spanish-challenge
The challange:
Consists about doing Spanish a little bit every day for 12 weeks. The goal being achieving the B2 level and/or possibly a higher level of proficiency
My backgroud with Spanish:
I am a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker, since Portuguese and Spanish share 80% of vocabulary similarities, I am able to understand most of what is happening, but when trying to speak or read the blank spaces in my knowledge make it hard for me to output. I cannot really speak without slipping into Portuguese or funny enough, English.
How do I know if I’ve reached my goal?
I’ll be using The Council of Europe grid to define my goals
The B2 level consists of:
Listening: I can understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar. I can understand most TV news and current affairs programmes. I can understand the majority of films in standard dialect.
Reading: I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. I can understand contemporary literary prose
Speaking: I can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. I can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining my views. I can present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest. I can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
Writting: I can write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to my interests. I can write an essay or report, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view. I can write letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences.
Schedule:
First month: Will consist of Listening and building up vocabulary, as well as creating the habit of studying Spanish a little bit everyday.
I’ll also try to learn most of the beginner gramar
Seconf month: Will expand the first by adding listening and reading, I will be using the Percy Jackson series as a reading experiment, as well as listening to the audiobook when possible. I also have the files for the shadowhunger chronicles for reading experiment.
As well as going through most of the intermediary grammar
Third Month: Will be focused on output, spoken and written output, this month will also be the one where I’ll try to have a conversation with my friend who lived in Argentina for 10 years. If necessary, I might use Italki for further conversation practice.
Since I don’t intend on achieving C1 or C2 I don’t need to focus on advanced grammar, but I might go deeper into Intermediary Grammar if necessary
Resourses:
for listening: Youtube and Netflix
for grammar: Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish (complete)
for reading: Percy Jackson: el ladrón del rayo and Ciudad de Hueso.
for vocab: Anki cards
for speaking: HiNative, Tandem, Discord or Italki
extra: Language Learning with Netflix and Youglish will also help me with vocab
Method:
This is based on the Refold method, just in a more intensive way and more structured. I’m not using the Fluent in 3 months method because it doesn’t really fit my learning style, even though I know there are similarities between this challenge and Benny’s (like the 3 month period and the B2 level being the goal), this is focused on late output and lots of input in the beginning stages.