newyorkeric Diglot Moderator Singapore Joined 6379 days ago 1598 posts - 2174 votes Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Mandarin, Malay Personal Language Map
| Message 9 of 28 27 December 2012 at 3:20am | IP Logged |
Curse my luck. The only one I am interested in is $30 after discount. For other courses, there seems to be some great buys.
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LtM Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 5860 days ago 130 posts - 223 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German
| Message 10 of 28 27 December 2012 at 3:35am | IP Logged |
newyorkeric, to answer your question, I've ordered from them before without any trouble. However, in a thread from several months ago (sorry, I don't remember which one), both Juan and I wrote about trying to order from Schoenhof's. He was unable to successfully place an order, whereas I had no trouble at all. I'm guessing that his trouble stems from the country of origin of his order (Colombia), but I'm not sure.
(And as geoffw wrote, it's important to always check the ISBN to make sure you're ordering what you want, since the cover shots aren't always accurate.)
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Sonny_T Newbie United Kingdom Joined 4430 days ago 7 posts - 8 votes Speaks: English
| Message 11 of 28 27 December 2012 at 10:04pm | IP Logged |
Hi, thanks for the heads up. I'm a beginner
in Spanish so would like to ask if Assimil
Spanish with Ease is the right one for me.
On that Shoenhofs it's only $29:98.(which
in pounds i'm guessing is about £25).
Seems like bargain.
Even though there are 4 CD's, all in it's
only 3hours 20minutes. It doesn't seem
like that much for someone to learn
Spanish.
Would I just be better saving up the extra
£40 and buying Michel Thomas 8hour
course.
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geoffw Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 4688 days ago 1134 posts - 1865 votes Speaks: English*, German, Yiddish Studies: Modern Hebrew, French, Dutch, Italian, Russian
| Message 12 of 28 27 December 2012 at 11:33pm | IP Logged |
FWIW, the Spanish course also is available from amazon.com (US) for $32.97, and my first hit on Google today pegs
$29.98 as equalling about £18.61.
Poke around the site here, and you'll see that there are lots of people who swear by Assimil (myself included now),
but also plenty who use Michel Thomas (no personal experience).
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emk Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5532 days ago 2615 posts - 8806 votes Speaks: English*, FrenchB2 Studies: Spanish, Ancient Egyptian Personal Language Map
| Message 13 of 28 27 December 2012 at 11:34pm | IP Logged |
Sonny_T wrote:
Even though there are 4 CD's, all in it's
only 3hours 20minutes. It doesn't seem
like that much for someone to learn
Spanish.
Would I just be better saving up the extra
£40 and buying Michel Thomas 8hour
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Assimil's With Ease courses are great, and they typically cover a lot more
material than Michel Thomas, from what people tell me. I used Assimil's New French With
Ease and made significant progress--by the time I was done, I could carry on a basic
conversation in French and read the newspaper with a dictionary. Assimil is generally
an excellent choice.
Those 4 hours and 20 minutes are all in Spanish, and you will know that material quite
well by the end of the course.
Quite a few people around here like doing a Michel Thomas course first, and then going
on to Assimil. You may be able to find Michel Thomas in the library if you look.
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Crush Tetraglot Senior Member ChinaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5865 days ago 1622 posts - 2299 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Mandarin, Esperanto Studies: Basque
| Message 14 of 28 28 December 2012 at 8:24am | IP Logged |
I wish they shipped to more places :) I had a nice list of books but unfortunately they don't ship here.
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Sonny_T Newbie United Kingdom Joined 4430 days ago 7 posts - 8 votes Speaks: English
| Message 15 of 28 28 December 2012 at 10:57am | IP Logged |
Cheers geoffw and emk for your repllies, just got a couple of questions.
This is the link to the Assimil Spanish with Ease
http://www.schoenhofs.com/Spanish-With-Ease_p_40590.html
But as I want to learn Spanish as in the country Spain.(as that's where I always go on holiday), it doesn't
mention what Spanish it is so how do I know?
On this link I've provided it says published by Assimil France. So am I buying the right one for an English
speaking person to learn Spain Spanish? I don't want to waste money on the wrong item.
And finally, is the this Schoenhof a safe and legit place to buy stuff? I've just never heard of it before that's
why I have to ask.
Hopefully someone can help with these questions is would be much appreciated. I just hope they deliver
to Glasgow lol.
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newyorkeric Diglot Moderator Singapore Joined 6379 days ago 1598 posts - 2174 votes Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Mandarin, Malay Personal Language Map
| Message 16 of 28 28 December 2012 at 11:13am | IP Logged |
Sonny_T wrote:
But as I want to learn Spanish as in the country Spain.(as that's where I always go on holiday), it doesn't mention what Spanish it is so how do I know?
On this link I've provided it says published by Assimil France. So am I buying the right one for an English speaking person to learn Spain Spanish? I don't want to waste money on the wrong item. |
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Yes, it is the Spanish as spoken in Spain and yes, it has an English base.
When in doubt, plug the ISBN in Amazon, as suggested.
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