There are many CDs to choose from to learn Spanish. I can't afford Rosetta Stone. Of the more affordable, which would you recommend from personal experience? (Don't send me to amazon.)
2007-03-24 00:57:27 · 5 answers · asked by poetcomic 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I tried Rosetta Stone for Spanish. It was effective to learn basic words and sentences. It does not have any grammar or conjugation instructions though so it will be very hard to go beyond the basics with it.
My college uses another software called TeLL me More, by Auralog. 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. It has also more content than Rosetta Stone as far as level and number of hours of learning and is cheaper. 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 and compare too. I found that site of reviews as well http://learn-spanish-software-review.toptenreviews.com/.
Your choice also depends on what you want to learn, $50 can get you something for the basics but will not allow you to learn a language.
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.
2007-03-26 03:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by jparizona2007 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hola,
I recommend you to try some free websites. Some of them offer very good resources, but most of the effort to learn Spanish is up to you. There are some good sites today where you can get communicative input and learn all the skills of the Spanish language. In my opinion, Spanish learning Lab is a very good one you should definitely try. Buena suerte!
2013-10-29 09:17:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommened watching dora the explorer every morning. that and living close to mexico ( like in southern california ) and if you see a mexican at a fast food resturant try speaking spanish to them and watch the insaults fly
2007-03-24 01:05:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this website:
http://www.mansionspanish.com
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2007-03-25 22:43:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.stickyspanish.typepad.com
2007-03-24 01:26:34 · answer #5 · answered by Mario E 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋