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Conversational Spanish: Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's)

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This Conversational program contains 8 hours of interactive audio-only instruction, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.

HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT

What is the Pimsleur? difference?

The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Spanish structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Spanish can actually be enjoyable and rewarding.

The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only these pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts.

When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed.

With Pimsleur you get:

  • Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,
  • Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,
  • The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,
  • 30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.
  • Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills.

    Conversational Spanish includes the 10 lessons from Pimsleur's Basic Spanish plus an additional 6 lessons.

    The 16 lessons in Conversational Spanish are the same first 16 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive Spanish Level 1.

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    From: Amazon Posted: Apr 10, 2008 Type: User Review Video Reiview covering the good points and bad points of Pimsleur Spanish

    Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RMELR6MRUXC1G If you are a visual learner you may not enjoy Pimsleur as much as I did. A visual learner may want to try Rosetta Stone V3:...
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    From: Amazon Posted: Nov 29, 2007 Type: User Review Pimsleur

    This is very helpful for the student who wants to learn Spanish, and especially helpful for those with pronunciation problems.
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    From: Amazon Posted: Nov 02, 2007 Type: User Review Annoying

    While the Pimsleur method remains solid, this series accentuates the product's weaknesses. It's very, very basic, so if you know any Spanish you'll be frustrated. It also encourages you to call Spanish by its Castillian name, but avoids...
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    From: Amazon Posted: Sep 08, 2007 Type: User Review The best 30 bucks I spent in months!

    Exactly what I was looking for! I drive to work, roughly 45 minutes each way, and always wanted this time not to be wasted. The length of lessons fits right-in with some 5 minutes to spare in case of an interrupting phone call. The course assume...
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    From: Amazon Posted: Aug 27, 2007 Type: User Review Pimsleur Conversational Spanish

    8 CDs no Books. 1/2 hour each lesson. I used it in my car to and from work. Each lesson is a track so you can't stop in the middle of the lesson.
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    From: Amazon Posted: Aug 14, 2007 Type: User Review Decent but Better with Behind the Wheel Spanish

    I agree with the review from Rivera who states that PimsleuBehind the Wheel Spanish/Complete Illustrated Text/Answer Keys/8 One Hourr's Conversational Spanish has its merits but also has many drawbacks. Some of them are glaring. Spanish from...
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    From: Amazon Posted: Jun 25, 2007 Type: User Review Well.......

    Not so sure about this "program". On one hand it is well organized and I feel like it presents the material and challenges the student quite well.

    BUT It really needs supplemental text. I used it for a week and had been pronoucing...
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    From: Amazon Posted: May 17, 2007 Type: User Review Learn Spanish

    I sent this to my mother, who really enjoyed it. She liked the fact that it repeated the words and phrases many times. She is 86 and going to Spain with me in the fall. It didn't get quite as advanced as I had hoped.
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    From: Amazon Posted: May 13, 2007 Type: User Review misleading book display

    I wanted an English Spanish parallel reader. this book was displayed as such on your web site and it was very misleading since this book is not a parallel reader.
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    From: Amazon Posted: Apr 26, 2007 Type: User Review Pimsleur compared to other Spanish courses - NOT from the viewpoint of a Gringa - but from the viewpoint of a Latina (Mexicana)

    Pimsleur Spanish is the very first major Spanish course that I purchased. I have completed all of the Spanish lessons in the Pimsleur series, and have also completed Learning Spanish Like Crazy: Spoken Spanish, Vol. 1 and Learning Like Crazy...
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