Learning the language (for a holiday)

mwnger · 06-03-2009 08:38PM #1

First of all, apologies if there's already a thread about this, but would appreciate advice/recommendations.

Basically I'm going on holiday to South America this summer and thought it would be handy to learn a bit of Spanish before I go. What do you recommend in terms of language tapes/discs/programs etc? The one everyone mentions is Linguaphone but is there any better ones out there? Taking into account of cost and general availability as well as quality. Cheers.

BuffyBot · 07-03-2009 12:20AM

I've move this to the Spanish forum as it's more a language learning issue than a Travel/Holiday issue. You'll probably find other learners there who will know more about the different packages available.

dory · 07-03-2009 02:50AM

I got Linuaphone free with some Sunday newspaper about 2 years ago and even for a free program it was damn good! Before South America I did night classes, computer programs, spanish mp3 lessons, the lot! Check out some free podcasts on itunes. Also lots of free lessons online, just google. Michel Thomas and a few others are good, it all depends on how you learn best. Like, I could never learn from just listening, I have to see the written word to remember anything. Once you igure out how you learn best then you can start shopping.
Then, parallel to Grafton St is a language learning shop that you can buy some great software in. Enjoy!

Smart Learning · 19-04-2009 02:31PM

Smart Learning have a Latin American Spanish course available for €29.99 + P&P. The language pack focuses on the most common 250 words to build up a vocabulary and has been quality assured by the SALIS School of Languages in DCU.

For more information check out www.smartlearning.tv or email dan.quinn@smartlearning.tv

Learning the language (for a holiday)

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