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I worked on this from around April 4- May 8!

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I listened to this story and understood most of this! I was so proud of myself!

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SPANISH STORY FOR BEGINNERS |  PART 1 |  Pablo's drawing

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I began really using my Spanish in the classroom by echoing what my students said in English, in Spanish. (2/15)

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I have just began Duolingo! It is January 29.

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Beginning to listen to Spanish stories! (2/18)

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LET'S LEARN SPANISH with a short story for beginners (A1-A2)

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(4/7)

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(4/29)

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Duolingo update! Hit a 50 streak! (3/20)

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A student and I have a new thing every morning where we greet each other in Spanish and she tries to push me along in conversation. (3/4-15)

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I hope that I can really use and understand some basic phrases by the end of this. I hope it becomes a little more automatic and fluid (since I know full bilingualism is not a possibility, haha!)

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I definitely hit a lull here. I started to use more streak freezes and really had to make myself do it. But I have started working on a book/ dictionary of sorts.

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I began the journey, essentially not knowing any Spanish. I have ended the journey with being able to ask for help both verbally and written. Necessitas ayuda? It is no longer something that I have to look up and think about. I just have it off the top of my head! The thing I struggle with the most is listening, still. Even when listening to the stories, I rely a lot on transcriptions. I can usually pick out words and phrases that I know, but it is a lot of piecing together.

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The journey was hard. I definitely hit a point in March when it was the last thing on my list when my plate was really full. I used a lot of freeze streaks, but I would then take extra time on the weekends to bring myself back into the journey by listening to stories on YouTube meant for beginning learners.

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Besides allowing myself to enjoy a hobby not usually required by school, I was able to better understand my new to country students that have limited or no English skills. It is confusing and difficult when I listened and still are listening to stories without any supports. It was a good exercise in empathy and really getting a sense of what my students are going through and what they are facing when learning a new language. This takeaway was not even something that I planned to happen, but it really is a great way for teachers to get some sense of what their students may be going through. I definitely would not be prepared if I was thrown into a full Spanish speaking space.

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This recording is an example of how I used Spanish in the Classroom!

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Used Duolingo Podcasts (2/2)- This was really challenging.

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Mi héroe, mi amigo I Duolingo Spanish Podcast I Episode #1