Skills and Work Habits of

Successful Spanish Students

I am quiet and listen carefully when anyone is speaking Spanish in class because
want to hear and understand what they are saying. I listen for the words I have
already been taught and when I hear new ones, I use logic and my imagination to
figure out what they mean. I don't the flow of Spanish in class to ask
Questions. I try to figure out what words mean by watching what is going on and
listening carefully, and if I can't, I ask for helc wh." there is a transitional
moment in activities.
I check my written work and try to understand why I mad. ",iltak.. 10 I Wf)f1't
make them again next time. If I don't get it the first ti",. we de something in
class I watch the other students and the teacher even more carefully than before.
understand that all language learners have to hear the words many times before
they come easily, so I stick to it and don't give up after the first try. I review
what I have learned in class every evening for at least a few minut .. and r use the
words I have learned outside of class with other students. I think about what I'R'I
going to say or do before I do it. I know that I can learn Spanish because I hav ..
already lurnld Ertglish. so I to ,uccM(!. But I lIIo knew that no on. e.
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I 1m always on task during class time. When my tHeJ'ter uQ for my attention
give it to her immediately and I participate in all of our clua activitie.. ,V,fl
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ones that seem silly. I never make critical comments about other studenil'
performance and I discourage others from teasing or insulting class members
because that kind of behavior makes it hard for anyone to learn. When I work with
others in a group I cooperate offering my thoughts in a clear and polite way.
I come to class ready to learn each day. I understand that you can't learn a
language by memorizing or analyzing it. I use all of my ..n... to 'eam.. Molt of III
I listen, I watch, I move and I toucn, but sometime, I 'e.," through mu,ie. tjjtj,
and smell as well. I try to be uP. beat in clau. c.eau.. I K"OW that I leam b.it if! a.
environment. I am willing to try all of tt\t Itrategi.. that my tef\jr
fteemm."da oecause I know that people often Ieam in unexpected way .
Befort , Itart a for Spanish class I spend a lot of time planning. 'make
sure that I understand what my teacher wants me to do. 'find an aspect of every
project that I can take an interest' in even if the project itself is not something I
really enfoy doing. I decide what I need to accomplish and how I wi!1 accomplish
it. I ask the teacher or a student I respect to proof rtld "'Y WOtk 10 that I can be
sure that it has few or no errors. If! have acc_ to tool. t+\ti _ my work
look good, I use them, but if I don't have any IOICiaI toojj, I ItfII I.Ufe that
my work is neat, organized, and legible. I mAke auft tfW fft:V off as
much of my .Iearning and knowledge U it Clfl.
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