Buenas tardes todo! (Good afternoon everyone!)
I’m not sure you about you all, but I am getting to the point where I am starting to struggle to find good, reliable, online resources to continue my journey of learning Spanish. This week took me a bit longer than regular to find the resource I was going to use. But, nonetheless, I found one that might just be my favourite one yet! I present, Coffee Break Spanish.
For the ones who are not familiar with Coffee Break Spanish, it is a podcast that has mini lessons that you can listen to. I listened to these podcasts through the app Spotify. I found that Coffee Break Spanish has been the most convenient and accessible resource I have used thus far. It was so easy for me to plug in my headphones and just listen. Whether I was commuting to work or being at the gym, this kind of accessibility was unmatched. I didn’t need to set time aside just to learn Spanish, rather I would learn Spanish while doing something else. The other aspect I really like was how it had a structured lessons easy to follow, making it ideal for beginners/intermediates like me. Each lesson would focus on a specific topic such as greetings, restaurants, everyday conversations, and much more. The last thing that I loved about Coffee Break Spanish was in addition to the lessons, they also had quizzes. This was a great way for me to track my progress through my listening.
Some things that I didn’t overly like about the app was while Coffee Break Spanish was great for beginners and intermediates, I could tell it lacked advanced content. As I am continuing to improve on the language week by week, I could already sense that I would hit a plateau fairly quickly using this app. Another thing I noticed was while this resource provides a solid foundation, there were additional resources needed. The app did not go into great detail about grammar, comprehension, and conversations of the language.
Overall, as a starting point, this is my favourite online resource yet. As mentioned before, nothing can beat the accessibility that this app provides. Not having to set a specific time out of my day to learn Spanish saved me a lot of time and stress.
Thanks for listening!!
Zach
