Whether I decide to use my skill to teach or translate I must be able to enunciate, read, and write the words I encounter with accuracy and within a timely manner, or fluently. My fluency training could begin with the rehearsal of the alphabet through see/say (recognizing the letters on sight and saying the respective sound, aloud). I would then need to build my vocabulary and learn the basic rules of grammar for Spanish. Having some experience in attempting to learn Spanish I understand that being able to pass a written test (based on accuracy only) or learn a song in the language is not evidence of fluency in the language, but rather fluency in only specific segments, such as vocabulary recognition or verbal skills. Even in teaching Spanish these skills would not only be crucial for myself but also for my students and I could teach them the way in which I learned, through fluency training and then
Whether I decide to use my skill to teach or translate I must be able to enunciate, read, and write the words I encounter with accuracy and within a timely manner, or fluently. My fluency training could begin with the rehearsal of the alphabet through see/say (recognizing the letters on sight and saying the respective sound, aloud). I would then need to build my vocabulary and learn the basic rules of grammar for Spanish. Having some experience in attempting to learn Spanish I understand that being able to pass a written test (based on accuracy only) or learn a song in the language is not evidence of fluency in the language, but rather fluency in only specific segments, such as vocabulary recognition or verbal skills. Even in teaching Spanish these skills would not only be crucial for myself but also for my students and I could teach them the way in which I learned, through fluency training and then