Monthly Archives: March 2009

Pimsleur Spanish: Tops for Pronunciation


Pimsleur Spanish is arguably the best of all the various learn-Spanish programs when it comes to pronunciation. That’s what friends of mine who have used it extensively say. (I’ve used it a little but not enough to have an opinion … Continue reading

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Breaking Out of Beginner’s Spanish: A Book I Wouldn’t Be Without

I see that our copy of Breaking Out of Beginner’s Spanish, by Joseph J. Keenan, is beginning to show signs of age. We’ve had it for several years, and recently Kelly and I had a friendly squabble over whose bookshelf … Continue reading

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Rocket Spanish Comes with a Lot of Written Material

I thought of Rocket Spanish as an audio course with some added-on PDF ebooks, but actually the ebooks bring a great deal to the program. I just opened all seven of them to have a good browse. Here are the … Continue reading

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Learn Spanish Free Online from Austin

Online Spanish classes come in many forms. I’ve just been having a lot of fun exploring the Spanish Proficiency Exercises at the University of Texas at Austin. You listen to short videos made by people from many parts of the … Continue reading

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Coming Up: More Reviews, Including Free Online Spanish Courses

I just wanted to let my regular readers what is going on here: I am going to be posting one blog article a week instead of the two I’ve been averaging. My plan, loosely, is to continue with a lot … Continue reading

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Rosetta Stone Spanish: A Review

Recently I had the opportunity to try out Rosetta Stone Spanish on a friend’s computer. After that experience, I can better understand why some people like this program a lot. Someone else I know, who is very visual, commented that … Continue reading

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Using a Spanish – Spanish Dictionary

This guest post is from my friend Linda, who lives near me in Mexico. — Rosana Beginning and even intermediate level students of Spanish usually own a few bi-lingual dictionaries. I know, because I am an advanced intermediate student now … Continue reading

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