Easy Speedy Spanish (2 One-Hour CDs)

Rating:
Summary: Easier and Speedier Than I Imagined.
Review: I learned to speak and understand a lot of basic Spanish very quickly and easily with this course. The tapes were very easy to follow and the compact listening guide that came with the course allowed me to see how the language is actally written. I would use it as a guide (I would just shove it into my shirt pocket) on my trips to Mexico and Costa Rica. No complaints about the course or the guide. Just the comment that I am looking forward to the day that Language Dynamics writes a full comprehensive Spanish text or manual that uses the same fantastic, easy to learn techniques as the tapes.

Rating:
Summary: Easier and Speedier Than I Imagined.
Review: The cassettes are good listening and of good quality. I felt that I really did learn quickly, but there are a couple of provisos. I had wanted to learn with my ears, but found that the tapes EXPECT the listener to also have a textbook, which I never found! I did buy the second set in this series, and at that point the lack of the textbook (NO text materials were provided with the tapes) became more extreme. Also, there are only listen/respond components to these tapes, so you don't learn to HEAR the language. You can talk, you just won't understand the response!

Rating:
Summary: Learning by listening
Review: The cassettes are good listening and of good quality. I felt that I really did learn quickly, but there are a couple of provisos. I had wanted to learn with my ears, but found that the tapes EXPECT the listener to also have a textbook, which I never found! I did buy the second set in this series, and at that point the lack of the textbook (NO text materials were provided with the tapes) became more extreme. Also, there are only listen/respond components to these tapes, so you don't learn to HEAR the language. You can talk, you just won't understand the response!