Learning a language

Tye

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Dec 9, 2003
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I am currently struggling to learn Spanish from a BBC book and CD. The examples are spoken far too quickly! I have heard that Linguaphone was very good but its too expensive to risk purchasing. Any recommendations?

I look forward to all of your words of wisdom.

Tye
 
The Michel Thomas Cds are expensive but well worth it. I haven't tried the Spanish ones but the French CDs were excellent. After literally two months I was able to hold my own in a conversation with a French guy at work.

I'm trying to learn Hungarian at the moment as that's where my Mrs is from, but I think it'd be easier to learn Klingon...
 
I'm in Spanish 3 in high school right now. I don't know how easy it is to learn a language from books...but with a teacher, you catch on real quick.
 
hmmm i think i tried to learn italian with micheal thomas - quite good for a tape, also tried to do classes, but im lazy and had 2 jobs at the time so i gave up - bad me..but new years res is to pick it up again.
 
The best way to learn a language is to go to a country where that language is spoken, and then stay with a native family. The English I learnt at school wasn't very useful to me; I can't imagine a better teacher than my host mum in New Zealand...

rafael said:
I'm learning german ....
Wie läuft's? Kommst Du gut voran, oder fällt es Dir schwer?
 
snow2fall said:
The best way to learn a language is to go to a country where that language is spoken, and then stay with a native family. The English I learnt at school wasn't very useful to me; I can't imagine a better teacher than my host mum in New Zealand...


Wie läuft's? Kommst Du gut voran, oder fällt es Dir schwer?


I've had it for only 4h a week in a few months. I can't that much yet.