I am a high school sophomore in beginning spanish 1-2. my counselor recommends that i should do a summer college course in order to skip spanish 3-4 and go straight to accl. spanish 5-6. This means that by senior year i get to take AP spanish. I dont know what to do. Any help would be appreciated!
DO IT!!! If your advisor recommends it, ask if it would be covered by the state in which you live in under like a dual enrollment. If not take the Spanish at the most affordable place. AP courses are the best they help so much in the long run! Think of it as money in the bank.
I’d like to stay away from buy online if I can. Are there any stores that sell it? (Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Barns and Noble, etc…)
I tried Rosetta Stone for Spanish. It does not have any translation, grammar or conjugation instructions so it will be very hard to go beyond the basics with it. There is no way to be fluent with it. Their program is based on the same thing where you see these 4 pictures over and over again. I was disappointed especially for the price I paid.
My college uses a software called tell me more. It covers not only the basics, but also intermediate or advanced level. It is also a lot less repetitive. My goal was to become fluent so it was perfect for me and I bought their individual version. It has a lot of different activities: picture/word association, videos, dialogues,…, includes also grammar and conjugation. It has also more content than any other language software. Their speech recognition is great so you can have a dialogue with the computer. You can check out their website at http://www.tellmemorestore.com for a free demo and compare too. You can check out independent reviews on the web too Top Ten Reviews or about.com websites. I just noticed they launched a new product.
The best way to learn a language would be through immersion, visiting these countries. Learning a language will require some time. In addition to software, you can have books which are useful as well. Audio CDs like Pimsleur for instance might help you out but you cannot get any feedback on your pronunciation so I did not like it so much
i’d prefer something intensive, at least 3-4 hours a day, and in the condesa/ roma area. many thanks
I studied at Alliant International University. It’s a very small school, so the quality of Spanish instruction that you will get there will depend very much on the individual professors that are available at the time. But you’ll probably have a very small class. When I was there I happened to be the only student at my level at the time, so I had a private class. The school can also help set you up to stay with a family who lives near there, if you desire to do so. Enjoy your time in Mexico City! It’s a great place. Say hi to my chilango friends — I miss them.
I shouldn’t have said ‘alternative’. Besides a completely different product, which I would still like to know about, is there a place or site I can find Rosetta Stone at a cheaper price?
This site reviews the top spanish software programs out there..
http://learn-spanish-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
Also Visual Link spanish offers weekly newsletters with tips, vocabulary, and online lessons- their course is much cheaper than Rossetta Stone
http://www.learnspanishtoday.com/indexB.html
I am thinking about investing in this expensive venture but I would like to know if its the easier one out of most of the languages. could someone who has learned it or in the process of learning it give me a little more information than the website? thanks
I personally didnt like Rosetta’s online stuff…maybe it was the time in my life or something because i have heard good things from them. I attempted to learn Italian 2 years after trying Rosetta and used Unforgettable Languages.
Here is their Free Spanish Demo and more information link…I’m pretty sure they are cheaper too and they have a great memorization tactic that worked perfectly for me…Good Luck
http://www.unforgettablelanguages.com/frames_a1.html
im taking a Spanish course in high school right now and was wondering wuts the difference between the two…and which should i use along with the class (obviously dont want to learn the wrong one) and if any, what is the difference?
they are the same in context but there are different words and ways to say things. think of it as british english and american english they are both english but there are different words for things.
usually in high school they teach the basics and it isnt that in dept were you can go and have a full blown conversation with people so you shouldnt waste your money on rosetta stone but if you want it and you wont change your mind then get latin america one its more modern
I am going to Mexico in 8 weeks and I would like to pick up some conversational Spanish. I can already speak a bit, and I can understand a lot of what is written in Spanish, but I would like to round out my knowledge a bit more.
you can go to: www.livemocha.com there, you can take courses of spanish, franche, and other languages, it’s for free and it’s pretty good.
You can also chat cith other people that is learning and practice it with them
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I found this website that has a learn spanish chatroom, forum, msn community and plenty of material to learn spanish. It has tests too which is cool.
http://www.aprendaspanish.com/
and this is their community..
http://groups.msn.com/learningenglish-spanishlanguage/home.msnw
Also, what type of accent do citizens of Granada have?
You will not be able to tell the difference among regional accents until you acquire some fluency. However, you might be able to tell the difference between a Mexican Spanish accent, an Argentine Spanish accent and a Spanish accent from Spain. Here is a directory of study-abroad agencies where you can find more information about Spanish programs in Granada: http://www.macquil.com/abroad.php
Buena Suerte!
I found some at the University of Alberta:
https://www.beartracks.ualberta.ca/ (click the Guest link and just search in a very straightforward way)