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Title: Learn in Your Car Spanish Level 1 (Learn in Your Car) by Henry N. Raymond, Penton Overseas Inc ISBN: 1-59125-204-0 Publisher: Penton Overseas, Inc. Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 3 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Pretty useful vocabulary builder
Comment: I have been using this set of 3 discs for about 5 weeks and have now ordered levels 2 & 3. The first disc is real basic stuff that gets you started, the second disc has lists of various types of vocabulary, like common nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, and prepostions, and it is really worth going over these time and time again so as to master both the vocabulary and the pronunciation of these basic word lists. At least once you have go the basic vocabulary down, you have something to build on, so it gets easier.
Disc three is more phrase oriented, though it should be born in mind that each lesson is designed to illustrate some kind of grammatical rule. For some reason my disc set came with the wrong book (French instead of Spanish) so I have relied totally on the audio, though I do have a basic Spanish book that I refer to occasionally if I can't properly identify the spelling of a word from what I hear.
The only beef I do have is that while some of the phrases are obviously very useful, like "donde esta el banco mas cercano?" (where is the nearest bank?), others are not. You can just imagine landing in a Spanish speaking country and the first thing out of your mouth is asking for the nearest ATM or bathroom, but not all of the pattern sentences in the exercises are as useful.
It IS hard work learning Spanish this way, but if you do a lot of driving or can take a CD player with you wherever you are, then it is also incredibly economical with what would probably otherwise be dead time used productively. Being able to communicate in Spanish is an incredibly valuable skill in the workplace these days, and even if you don't use it for that, there are so many Spanish-speaking tourism destinations in the Western hemisphere that learning Spanish while you drive around can only widen your scope. I have already found that after 5 weeks of using this plus the Instant Immersion Spanish discs in my car I can understand lengthy chunks of spoken Spanish, read newspapers and understand 85%, and understand Spanish language posts on the Internet tolerably well. My speech still needs a lot of work, but that is to be expected.
So, yes, I do recommend this set of discs, but I would use them in conjunction with something else for variety. You will still spend a lot less and learn a lot more than you would going to classes or on a course. Spanish will be my fifth language, if you count English as one, so I do know of what I speak.
Rating: 4
Summary: Kind of boring...
Comment: I don't know what I expected from this CD... it's cool and it is a good learning tool. It's just so bland. All phrases are said in English, then twice in Spanish. And that's it. Very monotonous. I mean, it serves its purpose, though. I just wish it were more entertaining. Listening to the guy's voice can annoy you after a while (ever heard Ben Stein in Ferris Bueller's Day Off?)... then you'll turn it off... and how can you learn THAT way?
Rating: 4
Summary: Easy to use
Comment: In spite of my Spanish sir name, until I purchased this CD set, I knew very little Spanish. After going through this first Learn in Your Car series however, I feel like I can speak broken Spanish to friends and family. I get a great charge out of it. No doubt, learning a second language after your childhood is a daunting task, but it is possible in my experience. Don't be fooled though, you must do the CD exercises again and again. Repetition is really important; it took me quite a long time to get past the first two CDs, and I have a very long commute.
This first set of CD's really focuses on the basics, like travel, restroom, hotel, and restaurant phrases. I think that I will become far more appreciative of learning Spanish when I get the Level 2 CD's.
Overall, I enjoyed learning Spanish in my car, and I do plan to purchase the follow-up series.
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Title: Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use by Dover ISBN: 0486280861 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 26 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: Berlitz Rush Hour Spanish by Berlitz Publishing, Howard Beckerman ISBN: 9812462104 Publisher: Berlitz Travel Guide Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Learn in Your Car French: Level One (Learn in Your Car) by Henry N. Raymond ISBN: 1591251893 Publisher: Penton Overseas, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: 1001 Most Useful Spanish Words by Seymour Resnick ISBN: 0486291138 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 07 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $1.95 |
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Title: Learn in Your Car Spanish: Level Three (Learn in Your Car) by Henry N. Raymond, Oscar M. Ramirez, Penton Overseas Inc ISBN: 1591252067 Publisher: Penton Overseas, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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