123 Speed Spanish 2/Four Audiocassette Tapes

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Summary: Excellent Return on Investment
Review: At the urging of a friend I decided to try the Speed Spanish Series. Below were my impressions: 1. The course was by far the clearest and easiest to learn recorded presentation of Spanish that I have yet experienced. (and I have tried several). 2. The instructor gave English translations for everything on the tapes which meant I didn't have to look up anything. 3. The native Spanish speaker's voice was extremely clear and easy to understand. The best I have heard. 4. The material was relevant to everyday situations one would encounter in a Spanish speaking country or in conversation with a Spanish speaking person. 5. The course was by far more flexible in its approach to the teaching of basic sentence building which allowed me to express myself and my likes and desires basically but effectively IN MY WAY and in my own words without studying Spanish for years. This was VERY helpful. Overall, I would highly recommend the Speed Spanish series, and I hope that there will soon appear a written guide to accompany these wonderful tapes! Michael Thomas

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Summary: REAL VALUE! FASTEST, EASIEST SPANISH COURSE I EVER USED.
Review: At the urging of a friend I decided to try the Speed Spanish Series. Below were my impressions: 1. The course was by far the clearest and easiest to learn recorded presentation of Spanish that I have yet experienced. (and I have tried several). 2. The instructor gave English translations for everything on the tapes which meant I didn't have to look up anything. 3. The native Spanish speaker's voice was extremely clear and easy to understand. The best I have heard. 4. The material was relevant to everyday situations one would encounter in a Spanish speaking country or in conversation with a Spanish speaking person. 5. The course was by far more flexible in its approach to the teaching of basic sentence building which allowed me to express myself and my likes and desires basically but effectively IN MY WAY and in my own words without studying Spanish for years. This was VERY helpful. Overall, I would highly recommend the Speed Spanish series, and I hope that there will soon appear a written guide to accompany these wonderful tapes! Michael Thomas

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Summary: Great Sequel to a Speed Spanish 1
Review: Having found 123 Speed Spanish extremely helpful I purchased 123 Speed Spanish 2. I am somewhat disappointed to find that Mark Frobose continually refers to pages in an "ENGLISH KEY" that does not appear to exist! The first set of audiocassettes was accompanied by a Learning Guide and Tapescript but nothing came with set #2. Living in New Zealand, it is virtually impossible for me to access the live instruction offered on Language Dynamics Inc. website and it is rather irritating that I can find no information on that site, or on Amazon.com, telling me how to obtain the Printed Product. I consider it irresponsible to constantly refer to a "book" without giving details of where and how such an item can bepurchased.

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Summary: INCOMPLETE MATERIAL
Review: Having found 123 Speed Spanish extremely helpful I purchased 123 Speed Spanish 2. I am somewhat disappointed to find that Mark Frobose continually refers to pages in an "ENGLISH KEY" that does not appear to exist! The first set of audiocassettes was accompanied by a Learning Guide and Tapescript but nothing came with set #2. Living in New Zealand, it is virtually impossible for me to access the live instruction offered on Language Dynamics Inc. website and it is rather irritating that I can find no information on that site, or on Amazon.com, telling me how to obtain the Printed Product. I consider it irresponsible to constantly refer to a "book" without giving details of where and how such an item can bepurchased.

Rating:
Summary: INCOMPLETE MATERIAL
Review: Having found 123 Speed Spanish extremely helpful I purchased 123 Speed Spanish 2. I am somewhat disappointed to find that Mark Frobose continually refers to pages in an "ENGLISH KEY" that does not appear to exist! The first set of audiocassettes was accompanied by a Learning Guide and Tapescript but nothing came with set #2. Living in New Zealand, it is virtually impossible for me to access the live instruction offered on Language Dynamics Inc. website and it is rather irritating that I can find no information on that site, or on Amazon.com, telling me how to obtain the Printed Product. I consider it irresponsible to constantly refer to a "book" without giving details of where and how such an item can bepurchased.

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Summary: UNDERRATED. MUCH BETTER THAN ADVERTISED.
Review: Imagine a big puzzle of unfamiliar words, sounds, expressions. They are all jumbled up into a big ball of confusion. This is what learning Spanish was like for me. Language Dynamics took all of this confusion, organized it, gave meanings I could understand to all of it, and then showed how to put it together quickly and painlessly, express my own needs and desires with it, and even how to pronounce it correctly. Speed Spanish 2 is even better than I expected it would be.

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Summary: Great Sequel to a Speed Spanish 1
Review: Just a word of thanks to the writer and recorders of Speed Spanish 2. It was the perfect follow-up to Speed Spanish 1 which was the BEST in the West (or anywhere else for that matter).
With Speed Spanish 2 I reinforced what I learned in the first course, plus I learned idiomatic expressions and how to express myself in the past and future as well as in the present.

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Summary: Poor Value for the Cost
Review: The instructional method is effective for beginning speakers of Spanish, and the focus on practical everyday language is good. However, the tape set appears to be incomplete in that lessons are referred to which are not covered, and the last tape ends in the middle of a lesson. The written guide I received seems to be excerpts from a more comprehensive book. I expected more coverage for the cost of the package.

Rating:
Summary: Overrated
Review: These tapes are way overrated. It was dissappointing to say the least. If it wasn't for the fact that I took three years of spanish, I would have been completely lost. It would take years to get through these tapes

Rating:
Summary: Overrated
Review: These tapes are way overrated. It was dissappointing to say the least. If it wasn't for the fact that I took three years of spanish, I would have been completely lost. It would take years to get through these tapes