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Monthly Archives: December 2008
VTrain Flashcard Software: A Review
When I was looking for a good Spanish flashcard program to use on my computer, I came across several recommendations for VTrain… that’s short for Vocabulary Trainer. You can download it and try it for 30 hours, after which the … Continue reading
Anki: A Popular Free Spanish Flash Card Program
Anki is a free language flash card program for Windows, Mac, Linux, and some mobile platforms which I turned to after exploring another one called Mnemosyne. For an overview of Spanish flash card programs, this link takes you to my … Continue reading
I’m Remodeling the Blog
I’m upgrading the Learn Spanish Rapidly blog to a new theme, which I think will be more useful and attractive when I’m done, but it may take me a few days when the blog may be pretty ugly or even … Continue reading
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Fluenz Spanish: Lesson Two Review
Lesson Two of Fluenz Spanish was actually what got me excited about this innovative software for learning Spanish. You can do it online for no charge at the Fluenz software demo, as I did. You don’t even have to give … Continue reading
How Much Do I Follow My Good Advice on How to Learn Spanish?
This month, most of my writing time has gone into creating my new ebook, Five Keys to Learning Spanish Rapidly. You can sign up for it from the top right corner of any page of this site. It isn’t grammar … Continue reading
Mnemosyne: A Free Spanish Flash Card Program
Mnemosyne is one of two free programs descended from a commercial flash card program called SuperMemo. SuperMemo exists but I found a number of references online to its being buggy and these two programs being better than it, so I … Continue reading
Review of Fluenz Spanish, Lesson One
So you want to learn how to speak Spanish! Is Fluenz Spanish the best choice for you? I was very impressed with the company’s website, and so I decided to work my way through the program. I speak enough Spanish … Continue reading
Two Very Easy Videos in Spanish
Short videos are an excellent way to learn some Spanish quickly. Here are two that even total beginners should get something from. The first one I made with a tiny portable video camera I have, called “the flip.” Recently I … Continue reading
Spanish Flash Card Programs: An Overview
There are flash card programs that will present you with the cards at intervals that correspond to how our memories work, and they come in both free and low cost versions. I examined three programs that seem to be widely … Continue reading
Fluenz Spanish Review: Watching Their Introduction
If you want to learn how to speak Spanish, one very good way is with the relatively new programs from Fluenz. This article begins a weekly series in which I will review both Spanish 1 and Spanish 2. To begin … Continue reading