Learn Spanish – Review of Top Spanish Courses – Part III
If you have not yet read my article “Learn Spanish – Review of Top Spanish Courses – Part I” you will want to read over it to see my intent of writing these different reviews. Spanish is a very standard language and therefore there are many different Spanish language learning courses on the market today. My intent is to give you a meticulous review of many different Spanish courses so that you can choose for physically what course will be the best for you before investing a lot of money.
I want to point out that learning a language takes time. I have people question me all the time if they will be fluent after using a Pimsleur Basic course, which consists of 10 lessons. Now what do you reckon? Do you really reckon that after just 10 lessons that you could really be fluent in any language?
The point is that if you want to really learn a language, you will need to place forth some time and effort. And in some cases, some money as well. There are some very effective Spanish courses on the market that don’t cost a lot of money. But you can nearly be certain that you won’t be fluent after spending $19.95 on a Spanish language course. Reckon of how much a personal language tutor would cost you. At that rate, most of the Spanish courses I’m reviewing are very low-priced. My desire is to help you find the course that is right for you and what level you’re looking to learn. That way you won’t be wasting money buying courses that don’t fit your learning style.
Spanish 24
Advantages: Spanish 24 is a fantastic value. It covers Levels 1, 2, & 3 on 24 CDs. These CDs control vocabulary, grammar in conversations, and an immersion section that has you listening to 2 or 3 different native speakers. This helps you have a feel for the real world in Spanish. It is really three products in one. The 3 products built-in in the Spanish 24 course are:
Spanish Learn in Your Car. Learn in your car is basically a complete language course. It is well organized. You go from the very basic to much more advanced Spanish. There are booklets that go along with the CDs. These booklets cover the dialog on the CDs and are very caring. For people who like learning by being able to see the full dialogue transcript, Spanish 24 is fantastic. Having the complete dialog transcript can help you to see what you are hearing and if you got it right. The lessons are relatively small and can be used while driving, exercising, etc. You observably would not want to use the dialogue book while driving.
Spanish VocabuLearn. Vocabulearn contains 7500 words and phrases. This is very caring in increasing your Spanish vocabulary. It has carefully elected music in the background designed to help you with your maintenance.
Spanish Immersion Plus. Immersion Plus will immerse you in the Spanish language. It is something that you will learn after you have a basic knowledge of the Spanish language. Spanish Immersion Plus uses 2-3 different speakers that are heard at both a normal and slow speaking pace. This improves your comprehension and helps you to develop a language rhythm to speak effortlessly. Many Spanish courses will teach you to speak new words and phrases but doesn’t give you much practice in listening comprehension. Spanish Immersion Plus will be a fantastic addition to the Spanish Vocabulearn and the Spanish Learn in Your Car.
Disadvantages: Spanish 24 is a course that would best be used along with a further Spanish course such as the Pimsleur Method Spanish. Pimsleur Method Spanish seems to have a better introduction to speaking the language than Spanish 24. The Spanish 24 CDs don’t always allow you enough time necessary to respond. The course moves too quickly. You are not given any management on how best to use the course. Do you start with VocabuLearn, Learn in Your Car or Immersion Plus? Spanish 24 may best be used by a name who has intermediate or advanced Spanish knowledge. If you have no foundation this may be a bit too quick paced in the beginning.
Comments: Spanish 24 is a fantastic deal for the money. You get a lot of material and this course can be especially excellent in furthering your knowledge of the Spanish language. If you can’t afford a further course to go along with Spanish 24 you can make it work by reviewing the lessons over and over a few times.
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