Foreign Language Books

This book was indispensable and it fit right in my backpack. I used this book, the Menu-Master for Spain and the Chile guide by Youman and Estep. These three were all I needed for two weeks in Chile.
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Everything in this book is what you would already know after a Spanish I class. Any new vocabulary words could easily be picked up elsewhere. As far as the phrases go, some of them could come across as rude if not used correctly. For example,...
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Overall good, but there are some real 20th century anachronisms in this book. "Bring me an ashtray," "I wish to buy a hat," "How many pesos is that," "I would like to send a cablegram," etc. Also seems more geared for south America and not as...
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I have been studying spanish for five years and have found that 501 Verbs truly helps me maintain my knowledge of the tenses. This is a great reference book and should be used intelligently. Just don't constantly depend on it; you should learn...
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I have to be one of the few reviewers who have felt compelled to rain on 501 SV parade and its rave accounts, but it just seems fair with respect to the overlooked competition. The 501 is clear but basic and repetitive. Indeed, it will serve the...
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I am on a crash course to learn spanish and have acquired many books and resources, ... my local library. This book was so highly touted by other ... reviewers that I bought it. I am not that impressed. Precisely half the book is totally...
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This book 'Spanish for Dummies' is a joy to read. The author stresses learning at your own speed. I am learning Spanish so that I can converse with my ever-increasing population of Spanish-speaking patients. It really makes a difference. I...
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Thank God I didn't have to pay for this book. It's overloaded with information that I didn't find helpful in actually learning to speak Spanish. Even a retired person, such as myself, began to grow impatient with the abundance of information that...
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I have familiarity with several languages but just started studying Spanish about 6 months ago. This was the first book I bought. I agree that this is not sufficient by itself. It has a lot of good side bar information as well as dialogues and...
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This CD set is excellent! I recently took a semester of beginning Italian and this tape serves to reinforce what I've learned as well as prepare me for the next level course. What's great about it is I get more practice speaking Italian and...
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This my first review on Amazon but I was compelled to write based on my experience with this course. The first CD is fantastic. It starts off slow and gives you a solid foundation to build upon as you move from lesson to lesson. Within a few weeks...
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This series covers all of the basics needed to converse as a tourist in Italy. It's organized very well. Unfortunately, the native speakers forgot who there target audience is: people not native to Italy ! I find myself tapping the rewind...
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Best dictionary ever.. that describes it. A great dictionary for the house, school, or work. Will always help you to spell the words and find the definitions.The 11th edition includes 10,000 new words and more than 100,000 new meanings and...
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I liked the dictionary but was highly dissapointed to see that the tabs do not start at the start of the letter. why would you have tabs and not put them in the right place. it sucks.
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Being a user of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary for about 20 years, I am disappointed with this new edition. To be more specific, I am disappointed with the free CD-ROM came with the dictionary.

Using dictionaries for me means sitting...
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I purchased the Pimsleur's Conversational Spanish CD set with 18 lessons (not sure if this is the same, but close). I am a military brat and stand true to the belief that learning another language should start at the early elementary age. I...
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I bought these cd's for my 3 daughters(ages 11, 8 and 7)who I am trying to teach spanish. I used some great cd's to learn the basics while driving my car to work and back and we have a 15 min drive to and from school each day so I though these...
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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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This book is a superb textbook for anyone who wishes to study French on their own or for faculty seeking a well written, interesting and asthetically stimulating text for their introductory courses. While I am on the faculty at my college, I...
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I set out to learn some French on my own and I picked this book up because the publisher Heinle produces some fine language learning materials. This book,however, was not a good choice. The book strives to be innovative but ends up being a...
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I had to buy this book for class and I really, really don't like it. It is confusing in the way that it is organized. The professer for my 102 class hated it as well. He said that it left out a lot of critical information and confuses the reader....
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I've been trying to learn the German language for 1 1/2 years because my parent company is based in Germany and I speak/correspond with them almost daily. I've tried Hueber, Langenscheidt, PONS and Rosetta Stone courses, but even though I was...
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I found the Pimsleur Conversational German set to be helpful learning the pronunciation of the German language. The program carefully takes you through how to annunciate many words and/or phrases. However, I did not find this program helpful with...
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Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish is a terrific book. I recommend it to all my second-year Spanish students, and to all students who travel with me on study abroad programs. It contains a wealth of down-to-earth grammar, vocabulary, and cultural...
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