There is no doubt you can learn from books and software, but there is something to be said about personalized learning materials, those that you made yourself and therefore address your needs and strengthen your weak points. For instance, you can make flash cards with Spanish words on one side and the equivalent English word on the other side. For this reason, companies need more men and women who can communicate with the rest of the world. With the rapidly-increasing Hispanic population, many lines of businesses in the U.S. have a great need for Spanish speaking personnel. The workers that are needed most are nurses, social workers, teachers, sales and marketing people, translators, and many more. This is because unlike the other European languages, Spanish has no neuter nouns. Some pronouns are neuter (lo and ello) but used only under limited circumstances. Basic rule Ordinarily, all nouns and adjectives ending in -O (and -OS in the plural form of adjectives) are classified as masculine. Nouns and adjectives that end in A (and AS for the plural adjectives) are feminine. Learning the purpose of prepositions is helpful, rather than banking solely on their translations. This can help in avoiding mistakes such as PIENSO ACERCA DE TI in place of PIENSO EN TI (I am thinking of you). Word orders Except for placing adjectives after the noun they modify, it is not really bad to follow the English word order. So before you purchase, figure first what your needs are. Only then can you narrow down your choices and choose that which best meets your needs. Of course, remember that the programs cost differently from one another. 5. Be very careful with your choices. Because there is higher demand for Spanish learning software today than years ago, many illegal, not to mention cheaper, copies, are being sold now. Their primary concern is that it could cause confusion and delay in the child s development. However, recent studies showed that children, even toddlers, were able to develop stronger minds when learning second language. According to the Cornell Language Acquisition Lab s (CLAL) research, there are no negative effects on a child if they learn a second language.