It has been known for years that taking short naps in between your study sessions can sharpen your memory and hence make it easier to remember class material. But why does sleeping have such an effect on your ability to remember?
One of the sentences you are bound to hear a million times over, whilst a student, is “Don’t leave it to the last minute”.
The one question I get asked a lot by people I’ve just met is “Was it difficult for you to learn the language, when you first moved to Spain?”. The honest answer is yes, it was very hard. It took me two years just to get up the confidence to start a chit-chat conversation with someone. Up until that point I’d been getting by on only talking when I had to; in answer to a question, or to ask something essential.