Overlook the use of right preposition. Learning Spanish preposition is perhaps one of the most challenging parts of your learning language experience primarily because Spanish prepositions usually have multiple English equivalents. But learning their usage, and learning them expertly, is important to have an effective communication. This can help in avoiding mistakes such as PIENSO ACERCA DE TI in place of PIENSO EN TI (I am thinking of you). Word orders Except for placing adjectives after the noun they modify, it is not really bad to follow the English word order. As you progress in your Spanish lessons, pay attention, however, to the many times where the subject is placed after the verb. ) Redundant words Here is a marked difference between English and Spanish redundancies that are required in Spanish but which would be incorrect in English. The following samples feature a redundant direct object that has double (and triple!) negatives. JUAN LE DA UNA CAMISA A EL. (John is giving a shirt to him. If you are planning to teach your kid Spanish at home, it would be best to talk to the child s teacher first, if he or she is already going to school. The teacher may be able to recommend methods on how you can proceed with the lessons. They can even provide you some useful resources and materials. You could start by reading to them. The perceived reason is that so much business opportunities are out there. (NAFTA was cited as one reason why American businessmen chose Spanish as their second language.) According to Businessweek, MBA students around the world choose to become trilingual, the choices being English, French and Spanish. Books were the only reliable learning tools before. But thanks to technological innovations, learning tools are now in digital formats to make learning interesting. Audio and video lessons, for instance, are preferred by many Spanish learners. Compared to a book, these learning tools are more interactive, which makes them especially helpful in mastering pronunciation, where you need to learn the exact sound and inflection of a given word.