Today I watched Muzzy - an old, language program produced by BBC back I don't even know when. I used to watch it in grade school when I had my Spanish "classes" - the once a week post-school sessions to teach Spanish basics. And it was then that I fell in love with it!
So when I became and was a teacher, I used it every year to help my Spanish 1 students get introduced to the language and later in the year feel proud in all they had accomplished, as it was a sort of benchmark for them to see and understand the progress that they'd made.
And you know what? It worked for me today too! I watched parts 1 & 2 today in French with French subtitles, and I was so excited! Partly because I know Spanish and partly as a thanks to the work I've been doing so far! I could follow nearly everything! Yes I learned a thing or two (like the spelling for "how many," which up to this point I had only heard and tried to ascertain the spelling on my own), but my 20 minutes of French study today left me full of pride and excitement! I might not be able to carry on a full conversation with a true Frenchmen, but I'm on my way! And that's a great feeling!
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