CSEC Spanish study plan

Record a 90-second self-introduction covering name, school/work, family, and daily routine, then replay it and list three specific pronunciation or fluency problems to fix.

Master the present tense endings for regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs by writing 20 original sentences about your own life and self-correcting them against a reference conjugation table.

Learn and drill the 30 highest-frequency Spanish question words and phrases (qué, cómo, dónde, cuándo, por qué, cuánto, quién, a qué hora, con quién) until you can form questions without pausing.

Shadow one 2-minute Spanish audio clip (news or podcast) three times, focusing on linking sounds and sentence stress, and note five words you misheard initially.

Hold a 5-minute spoken role-play (ordering food, asking directions, or making a phone call) with a partner or AI tutor, using at least 15 distinct question forms.

Learn the preterite tense for regular verbs and the ten most common irregulars (ir, ser, tener, estar, hacer, poder, poner, saber, querer, venir), then narrate a past weekend in 12 sentences.

Build a personal vocabulary list of 60 everyday nouns and verbs grouped by topic (transport, shopping, health) and quiz yourself until you recall 90% within 3 seconds.

Practice the distinction between ser and estar by writing 15 sentence pairs where the choice changes meaning (es aburrido / está aburrido).

Read three 250-word Spanish articles (news, culture, or short story) and answer 8 comprehension questions per article, identifying main idea, detail, and inference.

Learn to recognize and produce the imperfect tense, then contrast it with the preterite in 10 sentences describing childhood habits versus single events.

Master direct and indirect object pronouns (lo, la, le, les, me, te, nos) by rewriting 20 sentences replacing the nouns with pronouns.

Skim a 400-word text in 4 minutes and write a 3-sentence summary in Spanish without a dictionary.

Write a 120-word structured email or letter (formal and informal versions) using correct greeting, body, and closing conventions, then revise each for register and accuracy.

Learn the future and conditional tenses and use them to write 10 predictions and 10 polite requests or hypothetical statements.

Read two 300-word texts and identify five cohesive devices (sin embargo, por lo tanto, además, aunque, ya que) in each, then use all five in your own paragraph.

Practice paraphrasing: read a 100-word paragraph and restate its meaning in 60 words using different vocabulary.

Write a 150-word opinion piece on a familiar topic (technology, environment, education) with a clear thesis, two supporting reasons, and a conclusion.

Master the present subjunctive triggers (querer que, es importante que, aunque, para que) and write 15 original sentences using them correctly.

Learn the perfect tenses (he hecho, había hecho) and use them in 10 sentences about recent experiences and prior events.

Self-edit a 150-word draft using a checklist: verb tense consistency, ser/estar, gender-number agreement, and accents, correcting at least 8 errors.

Deliver a 3-minute prepared monologue on a current-events topic, then answer 5 follow-up questions spontaneously without notes.

Write a 150-word response to a written prompt under a 25-minute timer, then compare it to a model answer structure and list three improvements.

Practice 10 conversational repair phrases (¿puedes repetir?, no entiendo, ¿qué significa...?) and use at least three in a recorded dialogue.

Learn 20 connective and discourse markers and insert them into your monologue script to improve flow and coherence.

Complete one full timed mock exam section per domain (listening/speaking, reading, writing, grammar) and score each against an answer key.

Review every missed item from the mock and write a corrected version of each error with a one-line rule reminder.

Re-record your week 6 monologue and compare fluency, vocabulary range, and accuracy against the original.

Drill 40 grammar items covering the subjunctive, object pronouns, and tense contrast until you reach 85% accuracy.

Take two full timed practice exams under exam conditions and record scores for each domain.

Rehearse and record a 5-minute speaking response covering description, narration, and opinion, then self-assess against a fluency and accuracy rubric.

Write two 150-word timed essays (one formal, one opinion) and check them against your personal error checklist.

Review your error log from weeks 1-7 and confirm you can explain and correct every recurring mistake.