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Title: Spanish With Michel Thomas by Michel Thomas ISBN: 0-07-138164-3 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 8 List Price(USD): $79.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 (45 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Es bueno, pero no es MUY bueno
Comment: I took French in school, and I'm not really sure why since I live in Texas. So I finally decided to learn Spanish, which is spoken by many here. This course is a great start, but it is just a start. I plan to continue with other courses recommended by other reviewers.
I spend a lot of time driving, so I intended to listen to the CDs on the road. I did that, but I also listened at home using the method recommended by Michel Thomas. I cannot overemphasize la importancia of pausing the CDs and formulating your own answers before listening to the students' answers. This is crucial to learning. I also typed out the words, phrases and sentences because visualizing the material helps me retain it.
My biggest criticism of the course is (you guessed it!!) the male student. He is a complete idiot. His pronunciation of Spanish words es muy terrible throughout the entire course. It is downright painful listening to this dimwit stumble through the course. He is a distraction to the learning process, and Michel Thomas should have realized this and replaced him with another student. Mr. Thomas, re-record this excellent course with a different male student and I will give you five stars instead of four.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent start to learning spanish!
Comment: I am half way through this set up CD's, and I am very impressed. I would highly reccomend this to anyone who is just starting out in the spanish language or looking for a review of the spanish they learned years ago. I took 3 years of spanish in high school about 10 years ago and learned very little. I feel as if I have learned more in the first 4 cd's than I did in my entire 3 years of high school spanish. This CD definetly gives you a great start in the spanish language.
Why not 5 stars? Yes the male student is a bit annoying. There is a little too much time spent on pronuciation, and not enough spent on expanding your vocabulary. I also think there should be some work on comprehension. I hope that Michel Thomas does some follow-on lessons to this one, if so I will be the first in line to buy it!
Rating: 5
Summary: Best high-end audio Spanish program on the market
Comment: I purchased the introductory 2 CD set of this program after trying several others (Pimsleur, Learn Spanish in your car, etc etc...) I had been so disappointed in previous programs, but I decided to try this one. WOW!
I finished the first 2 CDs, gave them to a friend, and went out and bought the full 8 CD program. One might be hesitant to learn Spanish from a native German-speaker with an obvious German accent. DON'T BE! His teaching methods are amazingly easy to follow. I had a basic understanding of Spanish verb conjugation and vocabulary from high school Spanish. My husband had NO background in Spanish at all. We listened together in the car, and after the first CD were constructing basic sentences, and understanding basic conversation on the Spanish radio station!
Other reviews have valid points about the male student. It is quite obvious he is trying to sound stupid. Nobody could be THAT slow! The female is fine. It took me a bit of time to get used to Michel Thomas' salivary speech. It actually sounds like he is eating his lunch on the second CD. But this program is SO GOOD, that even I, who have an aversion to loud chewing sounds, could overlook it.
I highly recommend this program to anyone.
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