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Title: Spanish Plus by Simon & Schuster Audio, Pimsleur Language Programs ISBN: 0671045466 Publisher: Pimsleur Intl Inc Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 5 List Price(USD): $95.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3
Rating: 2
Summary: too specialized
Comment: Spanish Plus was produced with the same high production quality as the first three levels of Pimsleur spanish, but the reason i can only give it two stars is that it is much too centered around the publishing industry rather than the general conversation paterns of the first three levels. Also i was expecting more generalized coverage of the subjunctive tenses consdering how important they are in spanish as in other romance languages. The future tense could have been introduced also. It can be expressed with the verb "ir" but understanding it will be difficult without practice. In a nutshell, not enough new general material was introduced and too much time spent on a very narrow area. As happy as i was with the levels I, II, and III, i regret purhasing this one.
Rating: 3
Summary: for Pimsleur addicts
Comment: I confess, I am a Pimsleur addict, so I don't regret buying these in CD format. However, I must warn that these lessons were obviously developed for in-house publishing employees. The content is completely centered on the world of publishing, and will add very little new and useful vocabulary for others. Except that you will learn to discuss the novel you are reading with others. It does give you more experience with putting together the grammar you know, and adds a few new general phrases. But, it is not really providing much new material past level three. I wish Pimsleur would develop a true level IV with more grammer and content, or even "vocabulary supplemental" with the past grammar and tenses, but with lots broader conversational content.
Rating: 3
Summary: for pimlseur addicts
Comment: first - see the review for the cassette version of this product for additional info. Now, I am a big Pimsleur fan, own several of their products, think it's the best system to teach spoken language. But, it is obvious to me that Spanish Plus was developed as an in-house product - all of the new vocuabulary and situations are related to publishing. I don't mind that they made an in-house focused product available for sale - I'm enough of a Pimsleur addict to want it. But, they charge the same for it as for the heavy duty courses that really teach you - I, II, III - in Amazon prices about [dollar amount] per CD. I would have felt better paying less - say [dollar amount] per disc since it's obvious that the normal consumer is not its focus. This is nowhere near as educational for the majority of people as the main program. It's fine to run through some new combinations of the words and grammar that you know, but the new content vocabulary is all publishing. What I REALLY want from Pimsleur is a review of the verbs and vocab of I,II,III together with new vocabulary related to broader content. And with a little less repitition of simple things that are already well learned.
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Title: Spanish III by Pimsleur ISBN: 0671315943 Publisher: Pimsleur Intl Inc Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $345.00 |
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Title: Spanish II by Pimsleur Language Programs ISBN: 0671315935 Publisher: Pimsleur Intl Inc Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $345.00 |
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Title: Advanced Spanish Grammar : A Self-Teaching Guide by Marcial Prado ISBN: 0471134481 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Practical Spanish Grammar : A Self-Teaching Guide by Marcial Prado ISBN: 0471134465 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Pimsleur Language Program: Brazilian Portuguese III by Pimsleur Language Programs ISBN: 0743505050 Publisher: Pimsleur Intl Inc Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $345.00 |
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