Here we go...

[Zach Gottlieb]

So I'm trying to learn Hebrew...finally...The first thing that I need to think about when looking at my past language learning experience would have to be 6th grade. I was in a French class in school that was probably the worst taught class ever. The teacher would walk in, turn off the lights, put Muzzy in the VCR, and it play. I know about 3 and a half words in French.The next year I began taking Spanish and was fairly quick in picking up the language, as we had an excellent teacher who taught his class in an immersion environment which enable me to excel. I also enjoyed Spanish and would take classes and travel to Spanish speak countries as often as I could. The time when I had the most growth in my Spanish ability was the two weeks I spent in Cadiz, Spain after my sophomore year of high school, where the complete immersion in the language (living with a family that spoke no English, living in a city that spoke little English, etc.) was crucial to my further development. I still speak Spanish periodically, though rust has definitely set in.After taking the two learner evaluation tests suggested, the learning styles that stood out the most for me were bodily/kinesthetic and logical. For learning a language I think that the bodily/kinesthetic will be the most effective considering both the tests and my previous language experiences, particularly spending time in Spain. One result of the tests that particularly drew my interest was the idea that I do not do well with aural learning. This definitely makes sense as I have some Hebrew songs on my iPod by HaDag Nachash and have barely been able to pick up a few words from them.