08-05-2008, 07:52 AM
I second the Michel Thomas method. I knew very little spanish when I went to Spain and ended up fooling natives at times, as long as it was a short sentence and not a long conversation.
I've always wanted to try Rosetta Stone but it is way too expensive. I've used Pimsleur's for Italian and didn't really care for it too much.
Another free podcast is coffeebreakspanish. They are short 15 minute lessons that remind me a lot of Michel Thomas except this guy is Scottish but has a pretty good spanish accent. He's a bit more entertaining than Michel Thomas. I think there is around 80 podcasts available. I'm not sure how in depth it gets because I haven't finished it.
On a side note, if you don't know the story of Michel Thomas, you should look it up. He's a pretty interesting guy. michelthomas.com
On notesfromspain.com, in the forums, they have an area for "intercambios". You get yourself a skype account that lets you call other people throughout the world that have an account for free. Hook up with a native spanish speaker and help each other out. Talk in spanish half the time and english half the time.
I've always wanted to try Rosetta Stone but it is way too expensive. I've used Pimsleur's for Italian and didn't really care for it too much.
Another free podcast is coffeebreakspanish. They are short 15 minute lessons that remind me a lot of Michel Thomas except this guy is Scottish but has a pretty good spanish accent. He's a bit more entertaining than Michel Thomas. I think there is around 80 podcasts available. I'm not sure how in depth it gets because I haven't finished it.
On a side note, if you don't know the story of Michel Thomas, you should look it up. He's a pretty interesting guy. michelthomas.com
On notesfromspain.com, in the forums, they have an area for "intercambios". You get yourself a skype account that lets you call other people throughout the world that have an account for free. Hook up with a native spanish speaker and help each other out. Talk in spanish half the time and english half the time.
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