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JacobTM
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Message 9 of 14

10 April 2010 at 2:55pm | IP Logged

Jhslash,

If you're in college, study abroad in a Spanish speaking country. I'm 21, and started taking Spanish in school my Junior year after having taken the mandatory Spanish classe sin middles/high school without much interest. Last semester, I studied in Mexico. 2 semesters of classes along with listening to music and reading newspapers didn't do NEARLY as much as 1 semester of actually living in Mexico with a family there and making Mexican friends.

It's a great experience on its own, and it's definitely the easiest and quickest way to learn any language.

Edited by JacobTM on 10 April 2010 at 2:56pm
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datsunking1
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Message 10 of 14

11 April 2010 at 6:06am | IP Logged

Johntm wrote:

I'm learning Spanish, I'd say go for it, natives are awesome to speak to. Also, try Michel Thomas and Assimil, they are some of the best. Also purchase a workbook such as one from the Colloquial or Teach Yourself series, they are recommended a lot here. DON'T get Rosetta Stone.

Also, I'd say start Michel Thomas, work through a couple hours of it and the workbook, then start Assimil.

¡bueno suerte, amigo (¿o amiga?)!
Good luck!

buenA suerte :D
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Kyrie
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11 April 2010 at 7:07pm | IP Logged

Pimsleur, FSI Language Courses, and the Barron's series helped me to speak and write Spanish. These are just two of the many cheap materials that you can buy or download for free (Like FSI.)

There's an abundance, and some will help you better than Rosetta Stone, which is what, 600 US dollars?
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Lance
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Message 12 of 14

12 April 2010 at 4:14am | IP Logged

I have tried Michael Thomas, Pimsleur, Rosetta Stone, Platiquemos, and several others. Then I found Spanish Power at www.bilingualamerica.com

It has every level from beginner to expert available. To me, I am learning far more than with any of the other courses. I highly recommend it.

Lance
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Smart
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13 April 2010 at 8:09am | IP Logged

I would recommend Assimil :)
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Johntm
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14 April 2010 at 8:40am | IP Logged

datsunking1 wrote:

Johntm wrote:

buenA suerte :D

:O
Gracias, I've been getting that wrong all along. I guess that's what happens when you learn vocabulary from facebook.

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