Monthly Archives: October 2008

Top Seventeen Good Things about Fluenz Spanish


Here is my Top Seventeen list for the benefits of learning to speak Spanish with the Fluenz Spanish program. This was going to be a “top ten” list but I was still going strong at #10. Fluenz Spanish is based … Continue reading

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Rosetta Stone or Fluenz Spanish? Comparing the Best Programs

Rosetta Stone Spanish is the market leader when it comes to programs available to help you learn to speak Spanish. It’s been around for a long time and is a large company, with programs for learning many, many languages. Chances … Continue reading

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How Did You Learn the Spanish You Know?

If you speak even a little Spanish, how did you learn to speak Spanish? Did you study it in high school, pick it up in Mexico, take academic classes before coming to Mexico, or take lessons once in Mexico? What’s … Continue reading

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Do You Need Voice Recognition Software to Learn Spanish?

Should you consider voice recognition software when you consider what program to use in learning to speak Spanish? Here’s how it works: The program says a word in Spanish. You have a microphone hooked into your computer and you say … Continue reading

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How to Speak in Spanish?

If your first language is English, speaking Spanish or any other language is going to require getting over some emotional barriers. It isn’t enough just to learn all that vocabulary… no, you have to deal with yourself too! What I … Continue reading

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Why Fluenz Spanish Got the #1 Ranking on This Website

Why did Fluenz get the top spot on the comparison chart for learning Spanish programs of LearnSpanishRapidly.com? And what does this mean to you, if you are wanting to learn to speak Spanish? Whether you are completely new to Spanish … Continue reading

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Platiquemos Español Revisited

This morning while working in my garden, I listened to the first lesson of a program called Platiquemos EspaƱol. I had bought it in 2003, and worked with it during a time that we were roaming around Mexico in our … Continue reading

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Spanish Language Multi-Media Software: Fluenz, Rosetta Stone, and Tell Me More

Fluenz Spanish is the new kid on the block when it comes to multi-media Spanish language software. It’s going up against the well-known Rosetta Stone, against Tell Me More, and possibly some other programs. This is a way you can … Continue reading

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Tell Me More Spanish: I Get Off to a Frustrating Start

UPDATE 2011: When I wrote this blog post back in 2008, my non-standard Windows XP machine choked on Tell Me More Spanish in several ways, which I blogged about here. I still have that computer, but I have been emailing … Continue reading

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How DO We Learn Spanish?

“I could never live in Mexico like you do,” a good friend in the US said to me on the phone the other day. “I am no good at languages.” I didn’t contradict her at the time, but I thought … Continue reading

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