Lionda

My daughter says it looks good and she may have a go, I'll see how she gets on with it

lcortez

Heres a package that seems good,its called Instant Spanish by Elisebeth Smith,it provides a good basic vocabulary that will cover you in most situations and comes in a package of cd and book with lots of cutout flashcards which greatly aid learning.isbn no is0-340-86009-x,in case you want to look it up

Bigbhudda69

Have heard good reports about this site..might be worth a look..

sunlover27

looks good BB, try this one as well http://www.learn-spanish-online.de/:)

Bigbhudda69

Very interesting sunlover..only one prob..I Nien spraken de deutch...

sunlover27

oops don't know what happened there will try again http://www.learn-spanish-online.de/ if for any reason this link doesn't work again, just type in search learn spanish online and you will see the link and that works ok

Bigbhudda69

Muy bein..gracious...

sunlover27

de nada

Snats

I've been looking at loads of these sites, tried the freebies and now keep getting discounts and more freebies offered to reel me in which are getting lower . . . and lower. It certainly pays to hold on a bit before buying.

Has anyone bought from visual link spanish (the US co.), and
a) does it turn up?
b) is it any good - the first bits helped me, but how in depth does it go?

Thanks, Nats xx

P.S. Rosetta Stone feels like being brainwashed on the trial, does that get any better or is it just flashing pictures and sentences all the way through?

Snats

Oh, one more thing, has anyone tried the speekee course for kids? I've got a 4 and 5 year old to get learning, any pointers greatly appreciated,

Nats

GrapeEater

I too am using the Rosetta Stone with their on line subscription - which is cheaper than buying the CDs (as both need a PC to run). It's early days but I like their 'Dynamic Submersion' technique... i.e. there is no English used at all.. It's all done with picture association, sound-bytes, repetitive learning, multi-choice answers and voice recognition... totally interactive.

www.learno.com is another interesting on-line tutorial Q&A style and free!

Remember, we all learn differently and at different paces so don't be surprised if one method doesn't work for you... don't believe those 'learn in 6 weeks' claims. It time and effort - simple !!

TheLostPhotographer

This is excellent (just in case it hasn't been posted before). US Foreign Services approach to teaching Spanish. 50 hours of free lessons.

http://www.loquella.com/learn-spanish/

Used in conjunction with a dictionary or, something like freetranslation.com you'll progress rapidly if you put the hours in and do as it says.

jo-ann

Pimsleur Spanish is excellent, have a look on Ebay you can usually find someone in the states selling it. It consists of 3 levels with 30 lessons in each level, its great for listening to in the car and it certainly helps

pwblackbelt

I did this at this web site
www.speakspanishtoday.co.uk
I bought it though

twyntub

I find listening to Los Cuarenta Principales in the background either in the house or the car helps - the ads are very repetitive and easy to follow. Not like the news stations which are really tough to follow (it's like they read a five minute news report in 60 seconds), but it's slowly getting better.

Whenever I hear a word that I've heard in conversation in the day - perhaps at school or in the street - I then try to look it up in the old diccionario as soon as I get a chance.