Living in Costa Rica - Do I Really Need to Learn Spanish?

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#relocation #learningspanish #expats Prof. Carlos presented at the Travel Costa Rica Relocation Retreat. People are usually interested in picking up some new Spanish words when they can, so the Prof. was a hit. But I wanted to ask him why my Spanish is so bad. Is there hope for michael alan to learn Spanish? What am I doing wrong? Is it my ear? Am I too old to learn new tricks? What are my excuses for having such bad Spanish after 18 years of living in Costa Rica. We discussed everything Spanish. If your Spanish is as bad as mine, you're not going to want to miss my sit down with Prof. Carlos Roncal.
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@christineh9600 7 месяцев назад

As in so many skills (mechanical, logic, musical, artistic, etc.),, it's a combination of aptitude which is ones natural ability to do something and determination .. how badly do you want it. It takes time and verbal practice. Just doing Duolingo (or other platforms) will give you the basic words and mechanics. Most Ticos are very patient and willing to help...I think they just appreciate that you're trying

@ChrisP3000x 7 месяцев назад

Do you live in Costa Rica? If not, then which country?

@barco581 7 месяцев назад

One can have all the determination in the world, but if you have a bad teacher not a lot of progress is going to be made.

@Bangah674 6 месяцев назад

Couldn’t say it any better. If you lack the aptitude to a learning a particular thing, you can still learn it, it’s just that it will be much harder, as opposed to the person with an innate aptitude to that skill.

@janetbeattie6902 7 месяцев назад

Hola Michael y Hola Profesor Carlos! Thank you so much for this helpful discussion! After two years, my Spanish is basically functional for 1-1 settings - but there are days when I'm linguistically lost. For me, a combination of formal classes and community practice has been very helpful. Patience is a virtue and my imperfect, mispronounced Spanish still opens doors for me. 🙂

@janetbeattie6902 7 месяцев назад

PS. Age is definitely a factor for language learning. And I don't live in a total-immersion environment, even in Costa Rica.

@barco581 7 месяцев назад

@@janetbeattie6902 "total immersion" is one of the biggest myths when learning a new language. Moving to Costa Rica by itself does not make one totally immersed. And it is better to sometimes switch back to English to explain something if one is not understanding the Spanish instruction at that point.

@thehappycamper4115 7 месяцев назад

Learning a second language, including Spanish, has eluded me all my life. Not without trying. Kind of like learning music, play a guitar or whatever. You are either naturally hooked up to be able to do that, or not.

@muttleyinlove8648 7 месяцев назад

Don't worry about learning or not learning Spanish, Michael. I have Latin-American born neighbors here in NC (they have been in the US for years), and only the kid who goes to school speaks English; the adults who are a lot younger than you speak almost NO English. Don't sweat this one, buddy! Cheers!! 😁

@wolf4076 7 месяцев назад

Great show Michael and Carlos. you have inspired us greatly to learn the language. We are visual people but after this interview, we want to become fluent in the Spanish language so we can easily converse with the native Costa Ricans and not struggle so much!

@vikingkitten 6 месяцев назад

You just interview the nicest people. Thank you! ❤

@barco581 7 месяцев назад

Great video! This topic is special to me as in college I studied abroad at Universidad Veritas in San Jose and lived with a Tico family in Barrio Zapote. Four hours a day Monday-Friday of formal Spanish instruction. And lets just say that even after a full semester of "immersion" no beginner 1/2, or intermediate 1 speaker was even close to advanced Spanish. Don't believe what the apps tell you! There is a lot of bad information out there about learning Spanish, and a lot of it makes people feel like they are way behind, when in reality they are often on average pace. I can write more later as there is a lot to unpack, but the hands down best way to learn Spanish is formal classroom/tutor instruction. It takes time, is a heavy lift, and while there are great teaching methods there really are no shortcuts.

@barco581 7 месяцев назад

...and of course not everybody can attend four hours a day of Spanish classes due to work and other commitments. The other key part of learning a foreign language is having a teacher/program that understands how to effectively TEACH Spanish. Being fluent in Spanish does not mean one is automatically an effective Spanish teacher. Just because the guy or lady at the bar says they can teach you Spanish that isn't always the case, haha. The best part about a class is just like the retreat, you are meeting other people who you can study with and help each other with Spanish assignments outside of formal class time. This is just me, but if I was moving to Costa Rica, really wanted to improve my Spanish, and had the time, I would see if there are any adult Spanish classes that are university affiliated. Probably not a popular answer, but I would spend some time first in San Jose and the Central Valley. Why? Not that San Jose is some major cultural center, but there are museums, shows, tours, talks, etc, that would help supplement formal classes.

@catherinevega3309 7 месяцев назад

Interested in his rates/info for teaching my hubby to improve his english.

@cayetanocanales7662 3 месяца назад

Saludos from tx. Stopping in on some old vids. Y’all be well

@johnblair3234 7 месяцев назад

Michael, I thought you asked some really good questions. 👍

@shelleysquires7225 7 месяцев назад

Good morning 🌺 Good interview Michael, nice addition to the team! I get by with my broken spanish, from high school, haha, but i used it working in restaurants. I took college courses as well, but you will only retain what you use in conversation

6 месяцев назад

I'm terrible at languages. But, l keep trying!!! :-)

@andresgutierrez3362 7 месяцев назад

Yes, Americans do need to learn Spanish and be humble, when moving here don't expect to be monolingual because although you can survive with English it will also show your lack of progress to adapt. Its a different country, I am speaking from my Costa Rica mindset, and I am a native. On a site note, Chinese and Germans do not struggle that much learning and speaking our language.

@icysurfer1 7 месяцев назад

Yes, ya do need to learn Spanish. It is a respect thing. People are MUCH more receptive if You even try.

@geebs76 7 месяцев назад

My problem is I don't want to learn Spanish, I just want to know it. But I can't know it unless I learn it which to me is a chore like flossing. I've been making the commitment and I'm getting there, but although I have a strong desire I don't have the interest.

@pigspigs76 7 месяцев назад

14:40 listening before speaking will avoid the pitfalls of developing poor techniques

@werecarryingsignsnow245 7 месяцев назад

If you answered anything but, "Si".... lol

@riskyron1416 7 месяцев назад

When I first went to Panama, I spoke fairly good Spanish. But no one there understood. Turns out native speakers from Peru are not understood either. So I did better speaking English. Where I live in Costa Rica most speak English because they worked in the US 3 to 5 years. When it comes to speaking Spanish I do best in Mexico. There while Spanish is the National Language only about half speak it. Some 40 other native languages. Also spoken far more slowly. Underlying problem is I learned Latin and Italian in high school and worked in Saudi Arabia where I learned Arabic. All three of which are the foundation languages for Spanish. I also speak Dutch, German, Thai, Vietnamese, and Russian with varying degree of competency. . And between all the same words appear in many languages with totally different meaning. So may take me 5 or 10 minutes to sort out what has been said. Crazy thing is in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua teachers on line are charging $20 an hour. Hell in Mexico City they charge $5 an hour to learn Spanish. I have taught Chemistry and Mathematics in the National Universities of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The university providing translators, aping and exaggerating my every move. And at age 76, I find learning a language far more difficult than when I was 14.