I need to learn conversational Spanish to communicate with my daughter in law. What is the best course availab

Question

I have looked on lline and am not sure what course I should buy.

Have any of you had good results from a teach yourself course?

Answer 1

Hello..I would strongly recommend you those free on-line sites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/i..
http://lingolex.com/spanish.htm..(by the way, that's my favourite site)
http://www.elearnspanishlanguage.com/
http://www.june29.com/Spanish
You are going to see also many offers for courses and their software available. personally,I suggest you also to start communicating with Spanish chatters,hence you'll be more sure of the result obtained etc. Wish you luck ! Hasta la vista

Answer 2

Yes. There is an excellent course that is sold on DVD (when I became familiar with it, it was on VHS) - it is called 'Destinos.' You may have seen an episode on your local public television channel. It is similar to a course that was developed to teach French. The idea is to slowly introduce the basics of a language and build on that foundation using a story with actors and a plot line. For example, because the story in Destinos has all the members of a family, right off the bat you learn all the terms. And everyone is introduced to each other at a reunion so you learn the words of introduction. It is a very well made 'soap opera' that teaches you Spanish with stops along the way for grammar and vocuabulary lessons. I believe the locations are all over, such as an office in Miami, a villa in Spain, an apartment in Puerto Rico, a market, a museum (and on and on...) Very entertaining. Everyone speaks clearly and slowly enough to be understood. It comes with a text book. It's a little pricey new (you can probably buy it from the store at your local public broadcasting station or their catalog) but you can probably find it on eBay too.
Really enjoyable. You still have to practice but you can do that with your daughter-in-law!

Answer 3

If you're looking for a quick at home course try...

The Spanish Language Speed Learning Course:

Speak Spanish Confidently … in 12 Days or Less is the best training material for you, as you will be held by the hand each step of the way - from the basics up to the complicated topics in Spanish.

With pronunciation guides, accurate glosses, and ample examples, you will never have any problem understanding each Spanish word and sentence you'll be encountering, until you'll be able to create your own sentences as well.

The best thing is …

You don't need one whole school year or even a semester to train yourself in a language that more than 250 million people speak. 12 days is all it takes to learn how to speak Spanish!

Under $20 http://www.fast-spanish.com/

If you want to be conversational in a week and can afford the time and money, try Expanded Learning out of Denver. It's amazingly effective. http://www.expanded-learning.com/

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Rosetta Stone is by far the best. But Teach Yourself series is incredible too. I learned German from the latter. I am currently learning Hindi.

The problem with Pimsleur courses are that it is taught to you like you are a child. Which is fine when you ARE a child. BUt since we as adults are much more advanced in our thinking, it is very hard for us to go back to incomplete sentences, missed punctuations, etc.

Answer 6

Buy Pimsleur's Conversational Spanish

Answer 7

No, none of them are good. Besides, I have seen that many people in this country who think they know Spanish, looks like they learned it in China.
Find a good Spanish teacher, a living one. That is the only way

Answer 8

i hear rosetta stone has the best online program. it's a little pricey, but worth it. you could always take a "conversational" spanish class at your local community college (not beginning spanish, unless you want to learn all the basics and important specs of the language).

Answer 9

To begin with, try a good translator of good make. it has helped me during travels etc.

Answer 10

i can teach you. we can have online sessions and speak over the phone if you;d like.