748 Spanish Sentences/2 One Hour Audiocassette Tapes/Complete Listening Guide

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Summary: Immediate and Effective Communication
Review: I am a former US diplomat and current international business consultant. I can say that Language Dynamics courses are the only courses I know of that are truly dedicated to effective and immediate communication in the target language. Academic courses often reflect the literary interests of professors, many of whom never had the experience of learning the target language as a second language. With these courses, you can hit the streets after every lesson knowing you can say more than you could yesterday.

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Summary: 748 Spanish Sentences
Review: The instruction on this tape is very clear and easy to follow. For what the tapes cover the learner can benefit from this introduction to Spanish.

The problem I have with this two tape set though, is that it is not a coherent lesson in learning Spanish. The first tape is pretty much a stand alone introduction to some Spanish. The 748 sentences claimed for these two tapes are really just a combination of about five short phrases mutliplied by about twenty-five verbs and then multiplied by 2 when the word "no" is added.

There are numerous references on both tapes to a book or manual which is not included with the set. The manual referenced on the first tape does not seem to be the same one referenced on the second tape.

There is a distinct break between the two tapes which makes me think the second tape was an afterthought. The second tape begins again with the alphabet and even repeats word for word much of the introduction of the first tape. Furthermore, the second tape seems to end in the middle of a lesson and leave the learner "hanging." I am inclined to think the authors more complete Spanish lessons on tape are more coherent and productive than this two tape set.

Rating:
Summary: 748 Spanish Sentences
Review: The instruction on this tape is very clear and easy to follow. For what the tapes cover the learner can benefit from this introduction to Spanish.

The problem I have with this two tape set though, is that it is not a coherent lesson in learning Spanish. The first tape is pretty much a stand alone introduction to some Spanish. The 748 sentences claimed for these two tapes are really just a combination of about five short phrases mutliplied by about twenty-five verbs and then multiplied by 2 when the word "no" is added.

There are numerous references on both tapes to a book or manual which is not included with the set. The manual referenced on the first tape does not seem to be the same one referenced on the second tape.

There is a distinct break between the two tapes which makes me think the second tape was an afterthought. The second tape begins again with the alphabet and even repeats word for word much of the introduction of the first tape. Furthermore, the second tape seems to end in the middle of a lesson and leave the learner "hanging." I am inclined to think the authors more complete Spanish lessons on tape are more coherent and productive than this two tape set.