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Don’t Fall into the “Textbook Syndrome” Trap

January 7th, 2008 Joseph Chmielewski

The Spanish Toolkit Blog published a great article on the trap of learning Spanish using the “Textbook Syndrome.”

What is the “Textbook Syndrome?”

The “Textbook Syndrome” is the collection of non-working, non-useful strategies that students use to memorize a living language (such as Spanish).

Students memorize instead of leaning and integrating the new language into their thinking. And short-term memories are fleeting.

For a better understanding of the “Textbook Syndrome,” visit the Spanish Toolkit Blog and read the article, Learning Spanish…

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