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Nurse wants to learn Spanish quickly!
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smkiya
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United States
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Studies: Spanish

Message 9 of 11

14 January 2010 at 11:35pm | IP Logged

canada38 wrote:

You said that you have done Pimsleur along with some other resources. Which Pimsleur have
you completed?

If you have done all 3 levels of 30 lessons each, then I'm not sure where to direct you
as I am still in the beginner stage of learning Spanish myself. However, if you have only
done the first ten Pimsleur lessons from the Basic set or however many come in the
goPimsleur set, you should continue on with the rest.

If you aren't sure which you've done (or anyone else reading this): if you've only spent
roughly $30 on the Pimsleur set, it is probably the Basic or goPimsleur series. If you
spent over $200, then you have one of the three Pimsleur levels (each costing about
$200). While expensive, it really is a good method to learn to speak a language.

I have Pimsleur Spanish (Latin American) The Complete Course with all 3 levels. I only completed up to lesson 13 last year though, so I'll have to start over.
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s_allard
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Speaks: French*, English, Spanish
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15 January 2010 at 3:34am | IP Logged

You're certainly doing well. With what you have and the advice others have given here, you're well on your way. The only thing I would add is something you could use at an intermediate level. I've been using something called the Essential Spanish 1 perpetual language calendar for the past two months, and it has made a huge difference. I have it hanging on the wall in front of me right now, and I look at it every day to work on a particular grammar or vocabulary point. I like it because it gives me entire phrases that I can work on. Everybody has said my Spanish has really improved. It's not a course but more a supplemental tool that works for me. It's a Canadian product at: www(dot)langcal(dot)com. For the Canadians (and anybody interested) in the crowd, I should add that all the daily Spanish examples are translated into English and French.

Edited by s_allard on 15 January 2010 at 3:43am
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meramarina
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Speaks: English*, Spanish
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15 January 2010 at 4:13am | IP Logged

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Do you use Spanish often?

Unfortunately, not enough. I'm actually reviewing the books I mentioned so maybe I can go back to this kind of work, because jobs are so scare around here now. (Not back to the ER though, that's insane! Maybe in a nice community health center) I hope you are not squeamish--you really need to experience the blood-and-guts reality of hospital life (and death) if you want to work there, as I'm sure the original poster would tell you. And the insurance paperwork is even worse. But there are great rewards, too, such as being able to help someone who is frightened and alone and doesn't speak English.

Spanish is in great demand, so this is a very strong asset to have. Many of the nurses I worked with were studying Spanish on the side. They used to borrow my books--they are still full of notes that I and others made!

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