Do you remember your high school or college Spanish? Do you remember how much time and effort you put into each class? My guess is that the answers are No and Yes, in that order. So why don't you remember what you learned in the classes? Why did you spend so much time on something that you would so easily forget? Language classes do work for some people, but the majority seem to have a very short retention span, here is why.
1) Too much theory, not enough practice. You spend so much time focusing on which word to use and how to pronounce it that you don't get any practice actually using the Language in real conversations. You can read all the passages from a Book that you want, but unless you actually try to talk to someone you will probably forget what you read.
2) Classes just aren't your style. The style of the class usually depends on how the instructor learns things, not how the students do. If you find an instructor that changes their approach to fit the students needs, keep taking classes from them. This is very rare, as most will teach the same curriculum over and over without changing their course to meet the changing needs of the students. Figure out your learning style, then find the course or product that best suites that style.
3) The people around you don't speak Spanish. In a Spanish class you will most likely be surrounded by people that don't speak Spanish. That is why you are all there, which is great - but it doesn't help you learn Spanish, which is why you paid for the class in the first place. If you can, I recommend that you take the basic class and the advanced class at the same time. You probably won't do very well in the more advanced course the first time around, but you will be surrounded by people that know more Spanish that you do. This will force you to play catch up, which is a great motivator for learning.
4) The class ends. What happens when the class ends? You go back to your normal life, and you may or may not take the next highest level of Spanish. Eventually you end up taking the last class, and unless you take it to the next level by hanging around people who speak Spanish all the time you will eventually forget what you learned.
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