Basic Spanish: Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur)

Additional Basic Spanish: Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur) Information

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What is the Pimsleur® difference?

The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Spanish structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Spanish can actually be enjoyable and rewarding.

The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands of words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts.

When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That same learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed.

With Pimsleur you get:

Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.

Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills.

The 10 lessons in the Basic Spanish are the same as the first 10 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive Spanish Level 1.

The 10 lessons in Basic Spanish are also the first 10 lessons in the 16-lesson Conversational Spanish edition.

Pimsleur learners progress from either the Basic or the Conversational to the Comprehensive Level 1, and not from Basic to Conversational edition.

What Customers Say About Basic Spanish: Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur):

I bought this product for my 14 year-old son since he was having problems with his spanish class at school. The product was good in terms of teaching basic spanish and he was able to pick up the lessons quite easily. But we expected there to be more lessons or at least more content in each lesson so that he would have been able to speak more of the language at the end.Maybe there could have been more of a description of the content and the level and amount of the language being taught.

I am only through lesson 4 and I feel like it is very easy and that I am making good progress. I really like the graduated recall. I have never taken spanish in school. I could see how the slow pace would frustrate those of you that have had spanish in high school or college, but for someone who has never had that background.I find the pace perfect. I would recommend this for those that have no spanish background. However I wish it were Latin American spanish instead of the more formal version that is used here. I think that has helped me not become too frustrated.

You have to keep going back and grabbing the word. I work in health care and really want to be able to communicate with my spanish patients. Because it keeps you from just stashing the info in your short term and moving on. I am just substituting "mucho gusto" for "encantada" when I respond out loud for example. I have done each lesson twice, just to make sure I have it before moving on. The speakers diction is great and easy to understand. After I complete this, I think I will try Behind the Wheel Spanish.

I don't know who was more amazed - the co-worker or myself. Spanish is one of the easiest languages to learn -- and THIS AMAZING SHORT COURSE has to be the easiest path to speaking Spanish EVER devised. If I had known Spanish could be so easily learned, I would have been studying it years ago, but meanwhile, this terrific package has me thrilled that I've learned it at last. It's positively brilliant. After just one brief session working with these audio CDs, I spoke Spanish to a Spanish co-worker whose jaw dropped in amazed delight. If you want to learn really useful basic Spanish FAST -- by all means, get your own copy of this fabulous resource. You'll be stunned with the results.

I learned basic Italian very well from their very first Italian beginner tapes. I understand they no longer use this instructional design. They should go back to it, because the boring Spanish beginner tape didn't cut the mustard.

I'm an auditive/visual person. I'm a perfectionist, and I know that repetition is the way to go. Since I'm a linguist and love music, this system is perfect for me. I learn a lot when I hear people saying the words and I can repeat them, specially when pronunciation is key. This software provides that and I'm so glad I got it. What a great way to learn a language.