The first step that most people take when they decide they want to learn Spanish is to enrol for Spanish classes.

Although it is possible to learn some Spanish from Spanish classes, you will also need to put in quite a bit of your own time at home.

So the first class approaches and you are understandably feeling slightly nervous. Relax, the first class is normally just an intro, with the teacher giving you a few words to learn. Try and chat to the people around you as this will make the learning process easier for future classes.

As you go through your Spanish classes you will be learning more and more Spanish words - generally these start with learning to count upto ten and being able to tell someone your name, and also to ask them what their name is.

With learning Spanish in a Spanish class you will gain the advantage of having the teacher check how you are pronouncing your words and making sure this is right - if not, then letting know where you are going wrong.

To use the class to full advantage, make sure to take lots of notes, even if the class you have signed up for is a conversational class.

On the other hand a drawback to a Spanish class is that the group will only be able to move forward at the pace of the slowest members of the group. If you are someone that learns quickly, you may find this frustrating.

On the whole this is one of the lower cost options, but you do stand a good chance of being held back by others or missing classes because of other things and falling behind yourself.