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| Curt21 Groupie United States Joined 6291 days ago 55 posts - 55 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Russian, Arabic (Written), Japanese | Message 1 of 7 29 January 2008 at 4:05pm | IP Logged |
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"listening-reading system?"
Here is the audio I plan to use: Dracula Audiolibro Here is the book in Spanish I plan to use: Dracula Here is the English version: Dracula Basically I was wondering if someone could listen to a clip of the audio and tell me if this is a good audio book to use for a beginner, before I spend the money on the books. Edited by Curt21 on 29 January 2008 at 4:08pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Ajijic10 Diglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 6906 days ago 161 posts - 210 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish | Message 2 of 7 29 January 2008 at 9:54pm | IP Logged |
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You know, this is a tough question. If you are a true beginner, you aren't going to understand anything right away. I've always thought that the "listening-reading" method would be much better for a high-beginner, low-intermediate than a raw beginner. I would recommend a course like Pimsleur or Assimil first, then I would recommend attacking adult literature. It only takes a couple of months to go through Pimsleur or Assimil, and I think that it would alleviate the tendency to become very frustrated by "diving into the deep end" right away.
I'm by no means an expert on the topic, so take what I've said with a huge grain of salt. But there are several multi-lingual posters here whose judgement I trust, who I think would agree with the above. On a side note: If you need interesting audio material, check out audible.com. Quite a few offerings in Spanish, and the initial 3 month membership is only $7.95 US per month, which you can cancel anytime. This will get you 3 full audiobooks for less than 25 dollars - not a bad deal. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Curt21 Groupie United States Joined 6291 days ago 55 posts - 55 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Russian, Arabic (Written), Japanese | Message 3 of 7 19 February 2008 at 11:12pm | IP Logged |
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It seems like a good system. A way to immerse yourself in the language on your own.
Anyone with some feedback? Edited by Curt21 on 19 February 2008 at 11:13pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Curt21 Groupie United States Joined 6291 days ago 55 posts - 55 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Russian, Arabic (Written), Japanese | Message 5 of 7 20 February 2008 at 1:22am | IP Logged |
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Where do you see the free text? I can't find it. That would save me some money.
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| fredomirek Tetraglot Senior Member Poland Joined 6897 days ago 265 posts - 264 votes Speaks: Polish*, EnglishC1, Italian, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Japanese | Message 6 of 7 20 February 2008 at 3:40am | IP Logged |
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Spanish text
English text Good luck with Listening-reading! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Curt21 Groupie United States Joined 6291 days ago 55 posts - 55 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Russian, Arabic (Written), Japanese | Message 7 of 7 20 February 2008 at 1:36pm | IP Logged |
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Awesome, I looked right over it. Thanks a lot.
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