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| Silvance5 Groupie United States Joined 5289 days ago 86 posts - 118 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, French | Message 1 of 11 29 April 2010 at 6:29am | IP Logged | |||||
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If I've already gotten through the beginning grammar and pronunciation of Spanish, is it too late for me to try Assimil? I don't know French, so my selection is limited to the Assimil with Ease series.
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| goosefrabbas Triglot Pro Member United States Joined 6163 days ago 393 posts - 475 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German, Italian Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 11 29 April 2010 at 6:32am | IP Logged | |||||
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Nope. It's definitely not too late. Even if it were, there's always the Using series. Using French and Using Spanish are the only two English-based ones for now.
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| zorglub Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 6795 days ago 441 posts - 504 votes 1 sounds Speaks: French*, English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: German, Arabic (Written), Turkish, Mandarin | Message 3 of 11 06 May 2010 at 2:22pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Certainly not.
Do "Spanish with ease" or without toll" You'll be speaking Spanish (shadow a lot !) and only thereafter: "using Spanish". But you won't be rewarded earlier than 6 months into it. I did this but I had done the 100 Pimsleur lessons first, which had rewarded me a lot. I could speak emlementary Spanish with a lot of vocabulary lacking. Assimil on top of that was such a pleasure, but with each lesson you get new vocabulary so that you're lost without the translation page on the right. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Silvance5 Groupie United States Joined 5289 days ago 86 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, French | Message 4 of 11 06 May 2010 at 5:24pm | IP Logged | |||||
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That's great. I've completed my grammar workbooks, and I have a full, working knowledge of Spanish grammar, but I can't speak it for the life of me. I can't hear it either. I went ahead and purchased Spanish with Ease, so hopefully it will help me develop these skills.
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| Warp3 Senior Member United States forum_posts.asp?TID= Joined 5330 days ago 1419 posts - 1766 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Korean, Japanese | Message 5 of 11 06 May 2010 at 5:36pm | IP Logged | |||||
That is useful info as I've been considering pretty much the same path. I'm nearly done with Pimsleur Spanish III (i.e., lessons 61-90) and Assimil was my most likely path for the next step. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| zorglub Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 6795 days ago 441 posts - 504 votes 1 sounds Speaks: French*, English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: German, Arabic (Written), Turkish, Mandarin | Message 6 of 11 06 May 2010 at 5:38pm | IP Logged | |||||
Uh... There was no reason at all for you being able to speak Spanish after learning grammar. This is all very normal. With Assimil, do not concentratye on the grammar, let the language sink/pour/flow in. What you've learnt will be useful at some time but learning to speak is another job than working on grammar. ANd in addition it's much more fun ! 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Silvance5 Groupie United States Joined 5289 days ago 86 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, French | Message 7 of 11 07 May 2010 at 1:55am | IP Logged | |||||
Am I limited to the 1 30 minute lesson a day? If I do 2 lessons a day, or 3, would I suffer from diminishing returns? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| goosefrabbas Triglot Pro Member United States Joined 6163 days ago 393 posts - 475 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German, Italian Personal Language Map | Message 8 of 11 07 May 2010 at 2:47am | IP Logged | |||||
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I used Spanish With Ease after learning for a while beforehand. I went through seven lessons a day for four days and didn't find it difficult at all. But since you seem to be more of a beginner, it might be a good idea to stick to one lesson a day, especially to absorb the sounds of Spanish, since you say you can't hear the language. Also note that you should go through each lesson multiple times.
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