From junior high to university, millions of students embark every year in the study of a language about which they know very little or nothing at all. Since I am a professor of Spanish, for the purposes of this conversation, let's pick Spanish as the chosen foreign language to be learned. But, the advice given here applies to learning English or every single foreign language you may undertake. Forget about your personal or professional reasons for learning Spanish for just a moment. Whatever the case is, you must approach the process of learning Spanish with your eyes wide open. That is to...