subject: How To Speak Spanish - What Can Aristotle Tell You About This?-part 1 [print this page] Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the great. One of the greatest founders of the western philosophy, he is well known of his great insights and foundations in different areas of human life, from ethics, politics and logic, to music, theater and poetry.
Well, Can Aristotle really tell you something about learning Spanish?
Indeed, his quotes are nothing but pure wisdom, once you think about them a little deeper, you'll find inspiration and guidance in any thing you do in life.
Let's see how some of his quotes can help you to achieve your Spanish learning goals faster, easier, and in a much useful and better way than you ever thought.
1-The Roots of Learning Are Bitter, The Fruit is Sweet:
This is clear, isn't it?
Once we start to learn a new thing (a new language, a new skill...etc), we start with a big motivation, we are enthusiastic and studying hard as much as we can.
Few days or few weeks later, our enthusiasm starts to decline drastically, and we find ourselves losing interest in what we started with great motivation, over time, we totally lose our interest and just stop.
But if you listen to Aristotle in his previous quote, you'll discover that the problem isn't just yours, it's there before the real history of mankind!
Learning is boring, being committed for hours and hours of studying isn't a funny or enjoyable thing to do, however, once you realize how "sweet" the fruit is, and how positively this commitment will impact your life and your future, you'll be more willing to spend time on your studying and achieve the desired results much faster.
Learning a new language (especially Spanish) can transform your life, your career, your business, and even your personal relations, remind yourself about the great results waiting for you once you're done and you'll always keep your motivation and desire to the peek.
2-Well Begun is Half Done:
How to speak Spanish is a tricky subject when it comes to the type of course or class you shall choose to start with.
But as the quote speaks, you have to choose wisely, the level of your success as a new Spanish learner depends heavily on your primary choice.
There's no absolutely right or absolutely wrong choice here, there are many Spanish courses and classes available there to choose from, the question isn't which of them is the greatest, the question should be: Which of them does fit ideally your learning needs and conditions?
You have to ask yourself: Which media of learning is the best for you? Do you learn better from a book, an audio or a video?
Do you have a full time job? If so, how many hours you can spend everyday or every week learning Spanish?
The ideal course for you can be easily determined by answering these few questions.
This makes our first article of "What Aristotle Can Tell You" series; you can read the rest of these articles as they are made available.
