Spanish Complete Course

I love this course it's well-structured, nicely paced . the exercises or engaging.. I've got half way through the book in one day I was that motivated. This is great for complete beginners or people already with a little bit of Spanish or a significant knowledge of Spanish. I haven't yet listened to the CDs as I will do that on my commute to work to supplement the work I have done in the book. Would definitely recommend. I love the way certain explanations of grammar I worded so clearly and easy to understand

The structure and teaching methods in this course are incredibly well thought out and structured. There are naturally limitations to learning via audio-only, but this course is a great supplement for beginners and improvers alike!

The book moves at quite a slow rate, aiming, I guess to constantly reinforce. Everything is very clearly explained. The vocabulary and pronunciations are south american. I thought it might be because it is published in America. This doesn't bother me too much because I am wanting to brush up on my Spanish from years ago, but be aware if you are intending to visit Spain. I however like it.

I can't be bothered with CD and mostly learn pronunciation from Memrise. But the course material is excellent. I used both French and Spanish from complete course, and rather wish they make every other language!

Im a complete beginner and I found it really easy to follow and I’m so pleased that it comes with workbooks too, very pleased with the purchase

I love this series (complete course) if you want to learn a language fast plus you want to get proper volume of audio and books this is what you need.

This was a brilliant set and worth every penny. Was delivered quickly and efficiently and I am very happy with my purchase.

Its a very good course but do be aware it is primarily LATIN (American) Spanish as opposed to European Spanish. Much of it is interchangeable but some words and pronunciations are different.

This set comes with a total of 9 audio CDs, 3 for the Beginning level, 3 for the Intermediate level, and 3 for the Advanced level, and has a book to correspond with each level. The books are a combination textbook-workbook. The CDs and books are designed to be used together: the content on the audio CDs is printed in the books. But there is additional content (exercises) in the books that are not on the CDs. Although you can just listen to a CD in your car while driving, for example, or read in one of the books at bedtime without playing the audio for it, having a study time and using one of the CDs together with the book is a terrific way to learn. The practice exercises are interspersed throughout each lesson (and the answer key is printed on the same page making it easy to check my answers). I like to pause the CD and do the practice exercises as I come to them in the book, rather than going through the whole audio for the lesson and going back to the exercises afterwards. In the audio lessons you listen and repeat. Listening and repeating means I learn to pronounce the Spanish words correctly as I learn them. Being able to read along as I listen also helps me to "tune my ear" to the Spanish sounds of the words, and recognize them more easily the next time I hear them. The CDs also include conversations that are great for improving comprehension of spoken Spanish. After reading along with a lesson, I listen a second, or even third time without reading along. This has really helped improve my comprehension. I like this program better than a formal Spanish class because it costs a lot less, I can move at my own pace through the lessons, and I can repeat anything as many times as it takes to learn it. I like that the program incorporates the vocabulary I have just learned into complete sentences and practice exercises, both of which help with retention of the vocabulary, and the overall learning process. I found this set at the public library near my house, and liked it so much that I I kept re-checking it out until someone else requested it. I wanted to own it, but figured it would be cost-prohibitive for me. When I saw I could buy the whole set for under $30, I was thrilled. The content of this set is huge for the cost. No doubt about it, this set is well worth the money!

It's really best book for Spanish learner especially who wants to do self study. I'm also studying it and its work out part is helpful for self test.

This is what I have wanted for a long time. When studying English, audio texts are essential. But I couldn't find good ones for Spanish learners in Japan. Now that I have this set, I look forward to learning Spanish with this.

Un sistema molto utile per ripassare e migliorare sia il vocabolario sia la grammatica. Un altro sistema molto utile e più approfondito è Bienvenido al Espanol.

J'ai déjà le manuel d'italien et de russe, j'attends l'allemand et je compte acquérir autant de manuels possible de cette collection, qui est à ma connaissance la meilleure du marché, et je collectionne les méthodes de toutes les époques pour une bonne vingtaine de langues maintenant. Il faut comprendre l'anglais, mais si vous avez du mal, testez le manuel de français, qui logiquement devrait vous enseigner l'anglais ou monter votre niveau en anglais tout en tentant de vous enseigner le français. 9 CD sont inclus (attention, c'est le modèle carton éjectable : vous ouvrez et les CD déjà en balade s'envolent dans toutes les directions), trois livres qui ont l'air épais, plus un cahier aux pages vierges pour prendre des notes - niveau essentiel, intermédiaire et avancé : c'est remarquablement conçu et expliqué, la présentation aérée et efficace, tous les exercices nécessaires pour activer progressivement ses compétences, les voix sont naturelles et les phrases produisent l'équivalent d'une immersion. La progression thématique est identique quelle que soit la langue enseignée (quels mots, quels phrases pour quelle situation), ce qui accélère l'apprentissage des langues suivantes avec la même méthode si vous cherchez à devenir polyglotte ou si vous étudiez la linguistique et que vous voulez savoir de quoi vous parlez pour de vrai. La progression thématique est ensuite brillamment exploitée pour une prise en main parfaite et complète des éléments grammaticaux dès la première leçon. Chaque volume est complété par un guide de prononciation, une grammaire remarquablement claire et les lexiques anglais / espagnol, espagnol / anglais du vocabulaire.. Les défauts : il s'agit "seulement" de parler couramment, et de devenir autonome. Si je compare avec certains cours Assimil de breton ou des vrais cours de latin du 18ème et 19ème siècle, ou encore les deux épais volumes d'une méthode de Japonais, on peut aller plus loin. Le problème étant que ces cours plus exhaustifs ou massifs, aussi précieux qu'ils soient ne permettent pas de parler la langue aussi rapidement et aussi spontanément, en tout cas dans les mêmes situations. Donc je dirais que Living Language est le meilleur compromis à ma connaissance, et tient toutes ses promesses. Pour le français que je suis, l'espagnol est vraiment du gâteau, au point que je peux suivre à l'oreille les derniers cours même si je n'ai pas retenu les premiers cours. Si on ne retient pas un cours, il suffit de repasser les disques et relire les bouquins. On peut suivre séparément les cours écrit et les cours audio, par exemple lire d'abord l'écrit, puis ensuite écouter l'oral ou l'inverse. Seule condition comme pour tous les cours de langue : répéter à haute voix les phrases en contexte, et pratiquer au quotidien, sans quoi impossible d'avoir les bons réflexes.