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- Memorize the vocab and definitions over the course of two or three days before the quiz. I did this by spending about five minutes reading my notes out loud (word, definition, word, definition) and progressing to trying to say the definition while covering it with my hand. It CAN be done the night before, but that won't get as good results. - Read about Spanish grammar outside of class. (I mean stuff like where the verb goes in questions. ) That's not a problem with the class so much as with all language education - there's too much focus on the mystical development of the language understanding in your brain or something and not very much focus on how you get there, which is learning the rules and then applying them. - Don't panic and do try not to get stage fright! If you screw up in your presentation, that's okay - just bulldoze over it. - Learn a lot about whatever you have to present about (do your research in whatever language you want to, but make sure you know how to say all the important words in Spanish). Then you only need light practice with phrasing and you don't have to memorize your entire speech. (I had okay Spanish, so you may have a different experience. Tailor what you do to what you experience. )
Everything has to be memorized. If you don't go into the class with a strong understanding of Spanish, you will fail.
She does not give much homework, but you want to make sure that you have all the material well known
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