EXTRA2 What does the man imply about his Spanish class?

[00:00.00]Student: Excuse me, Ms.Chambers? [00:07.31]Um, I don't have an appointment, but I was kinda wondering if you had a minute to help me with something.
[00:12.80]Academic advisor: Oh, sure. Have a seat. [00:14.68]What's on your mind?
[00:16.51]Student: Well, uh, I guess I really don't know where to start. [00:20.58]It's not just one class. [00:22.99]It's ...I'm not doing all that great. [00:25.97]Like on my homework assignments, and in class. [00:29.57]And I don't know why. [00:30.64]I mean, I just don't get it! [00:33.31]I read the assignments and I do the homework and I'm still not doing too well.
[00:39.31]Academic advisor: Um, which classes? [00:40.62]You mean, like Spanish. [00:42.16]You're taking Spanish, right?
[00:44.04]Student: Oh, no, not Spanish. [00:45.35]If it weren't for Spanish, I'd really be in trouble ...no, but it's really all the others, psychology and sociology especially.
[00:52.66]Academic advisor: Is it the material, what you read in the textbooks? [00:56.27]You don't understand it?
[00:57.42]Student: No, that's just it-l think I understand stuff when I read it...
[01:01.65]Academic advisor: You don't re...
[01:02.69]Student: Remember? Well, I remember names and definitions, but like in class, when the professor asks us about the theories, what they're all about, I never have the answer.
[01:13.51]Academic advisor: Sounds like you're trying to learn by memorizing details, instead of picking out the main points of the reading. [01:20.88]So, tell me, how do you study?
[01:23.54]Student: Well, I mean, I read the assigned chapters, and I try to underline everything, like all of the words I don't know, and I always memorize the definitions. [01:35.35]But, I don't know, when I get back in class, it always seems like the other students've gotten a better handle on what was in the reading. [01:42.90]So, maybe it's just me...
[01:45.35]Academic advisor: Oh, it's not. [01:46.58]Believe me. [01:48.20]Lots of students. [01:49.45]You know, my first year as a college student, I really had a hard time. [01:54.68]I spent hours reading in the library, but I was just wasting time, 'cause I wasn't really studying the right things. [02:02.67]I did the same sort of thing that sounds like you're doing, not focusing on what's really important in the reading, but on the smaller details.
[02:11.14]Student: Yeah, maybe. [02:12.36]But I spend so much time studying, it seems like I should be doing better.
[02:17.22]Academic advisor: The first year of college can be a little overwhelming, I know. [02:20.77]Point is, lots of students have trouble adjusting at first, you know, figuring out how to study, how to use their time, you know, to your best advantage. [02:30.49]It's good that you do the assigned readings, but you've ...well, I think you're unnecessarily underlining and memorizing.
[02:39.32]That takes a lot of time, and, well, it's not the best use of your time. [02:44.96]Here's something you can do: when you read, just read the assigned sections, and then ...and without looking back at the text, write a summary of the key points, the main ideas in the chapter. [02:57.87]And after you do that, it-it's good to go back and reread the text. [03:02.88]And you look for any examples you can find to support those key points. [03:07.77]Let me show you an example of what I mean.