Typing Punctuation in Spanish using Microsoft Word

Spanish Punctuation

Spanish uses most of the standard English punctuation marks, plus some. If you want to type Spanish text, first make sure your word processing program is set to US-International English. To do this go to your control panel and click on the Regional and Language Options, then Languages. You will want to make sure you have entered a check next to US-International English. I have composed a short tutorial that will help you use a standard keyboard to type the special Spanish punctuation marks needed when writing text.

Feeling the Language

Stages of Language Acquisition

I think the stages of language learning are not so different from those of learning to walk. We take steps, we stumble, we waddle, fall and then run. Beginning language learners often face similar challenges as they try to piece together a logical dialogue with words that won't come, and using grammar that does not make sense. The wonderful thing about learning a second language is the feeling one gets as they become more and more proficient. To me, it is the point at which one 'feels the language' that learning becomes truly enjoyable. The disconnect between thinking and speaking gradually fades and we begin to speak spontaneously. At that point you know that you have taken ownership of your new language. What remains is to have fun with it.