NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. NO QUESTION WORRIES STUDENTS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES MORE THAN THIS. LANGUAGE SCHOOLS KNOW IT AND DO NOT HESITATE TO OFFER AMAZING "WITHOUT EFFORT" COURSES THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY GET YOU TO SPEAK SPANISH, CHINESE OR JAPANESE IN THREE MONTHS WITHOUT OPENING, LET ALONE BUYING, A BOOK.

IT SEEMS THIS IS WHAT EVERYONE WANTS NOWADAYS: TO ACHIEVE IMPORTANT THINGS WITHOUT EVEN MOVING A FINGER.

IF IT IS NOT LONGER NECESSARY TO PLAY SPORTS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. IF YOU NO LONGER NEED TO STOP EATING FAT AND SWEETS TO BE SLIM.  WHY SHOULD YOU STUDY TO LEARN A LANGUAGE?

I HAVE STUDIED FOUR LANGUAGES MYSELF AND, BELIEVE ME, I CAN ONLY RECOMMEND YOU A METHOD THAT REALLY WORKS:  BE CONSTANT, STUDY AS MANY HOURS AS POSSIBLE, READ SPANISH NEWSPAPERS, WATCH SPANISH TELEVISION (YES, I KNOW, IT IS HORRIBLE, BUT WATCH IT IF ONLY FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR LEARNING) AND TRY TO SPEAK IN SPANISH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN SPAIN. YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE SUCH A GREAT CHANCE OF practicing it EVER AGAIN.