Read product reviews, but remember to sift through the reviews since many are falsely fabricated. Be very scrupulous, in other words. It would help if you visit the official websites of your preferred software manufacturer. It is a good thing that many of the software companies offer previews in their sites, so the customers would know how the software works and if it fits their needs. They say that when their minds were at the optimum stage to welcome a new language, their commitment and desire to learn were not as strong as when they were in their 30 s, 40 s, or 50 s. And they, therefore, were not as serious as when they were older, when they already had a genuine use and purpose for the language. One of the best ways to learn a foreign language is to listen to native speakers through songs, movies, and TV soaps. When you listen to a song or to an actor, focus on the pronunciation, inflection, speed, and rhythm of the language. Similarly, take good note of the sentence structure. To get the best out of this activity, play any Spanish CD or movie or tune in to a Spanish radio station for 10 to 20 minutes and practice speaking whatever you learned. Remember them as you converse whether with a fellow learner or with a native speaker. 1. Construct your sentences according to English sentence structure. Although in many cases, English sentence structure applies to Spanish, there are some instances when doing so makes grammatically unsound sentences. This is also true in the case of feminine nouns which are masculine. Others think the gender attributes in Spanish as simple classifications more than anything else. This is because unlike the other European languages, Spanish has no neuter nouns. Some pronouns are neuter (lo and ello) but used only under limited circumstances. Culture Language is one of the best ways to understand the culture of other people. Short of living in a Spanish villa, eating their food and singing their songs, learning Spanish somehow infuses these cultural aspects in the language itself. In learning Spanish, one imbibes the feel and spirit of the people through its rich literary traditions by way of novels and stories, modern or traditional.