What's a good tool for a Spanish speaker to learn English?

Question

Any recommendations on software or classes that don't cost thousands of dollars? There are a LOT of cruddy PC programs out there that we've tried. Anyone have a good experience with one? Or a class?

Answer 1

My college uses a software called TeLL me More, by Auralog. I use it for my Spanish classes but it is also used for ESL classes (you can have the explnations in Spanish)
I found it more complete and less repetitive. It covers not only the basics, but also intermediate or advanced level. My goal was to become fluent so it was perfect for me. It has a lot of different activities: picture/word association, videos, dialogues,..., includes also grammar and conjugation. Their speech recognition is great so you can have a dialogue with the computer. You can check out their website at http://www.auralog.com for a free demo or they can send you one. I found that site of reviews as well http://esl-software-review.toptenreviews.com/.

The best way to learn a language would be through immersion, visiting these countries. Learning a language will require some time. In addition to software, you can have books which are useful as well. Audio CDs like Pimsleur for instance might help you out but you cannot get any feedback on your pronunciation so I did not like it so much.

Answer 2

I would recommend the Pimsleur courses. They are available in E.S.L. (English as a Second language) for lots of languages including Spanish. I found them to be very effective in learning other languages. They are not cheap, however, but they are easily available used.

Answer 3

It may sound dumb but, childrens books.
If it can teach children to read and understand English, what would be the difference if you don't know the language at all!
Good luck!

Answer 4

you can go to look up some school that teaches english to immigrants and stuff like that
or get a friend that speaks english to teach you
allí vas

Answer 5

http://www.mansioningles.com
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