Behind the Wheel Spanish Learn at Home or in Your Car (Book With Bonus CD) [Paperback]

Mark Frobose (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 21, 2002

At last a Spanish course which allows you to reinforce at home what you have learned in your car. This wonderful book/CD course teaches you to actually speak, read, write and understand Spanish in a minimum of time and effort. Designed by the experts at Language Dynamics, 'Behind The Wheel Spanish Learn at Home or in Your Car' takes the learner form basic to intermediate level Spanish without the guesswork and pain usually associated with language learning. The book is truly unique in that it provides same page English translations, same page answer keys, as well as pronunciation guides and lots of interesting exercises. An expert English speaking instructor talks you through the CD in English while a trained professional native Latin American Spanish speaker teaches you Spanish the way it is really spoken.

Behind The Wheel Spanish Learn at Home or in Your Car is the ideal way to learn Spanish while at home or while you drive because there is no confusion, instant feedback, no looking up meanings, and no guessing. It's all in the book and CD. Use your home time to reinforce what you learned during your commute. Use your commute time to effectively learn Spanish with this delightful course whose method will have you speaking your first words in Spanish within minutes of receiving your course, and enjoying it.

Editorial Reviews

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Fantastic book! All answers, keys, and English translations on the same page. Fast and easy! -- Joan Christie

Loved the CD and book. Great illustrations and easy to use. Really helps to understand Spanish. -- Isabel Capp

Wonderful course. Never had to look up one word or ask on question. It's all on the same page. -- Laura O'Donnell

About the Author

Mark Frobose is a well known foreign language teacher, speaker, and author who has taught numerous languages at the high school, private school, corporate, and university levels. Mark's long list of accomplishments in the field of foreign language education include numerous degrees and certificates from foreign and American universities where he has studied and taught such as the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana where he was rated as an excellent instructor by his students, the University of Grenoble, France, the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, the Universidad Catolica in Quito, Ecuador, and the Universidad Ibero-Americana in Mexico City to name a few. Mark founded Language Dynamics in 1981 with the express purpose of simplifying and thus speeding up the language learning process. This philosophy of speed and simplicity is evident in every one of the over 60 foreign language titles he has authored.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: Language Dynamics Inc. (April 21, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 1893564320
• ISBN-13: 978-1893564329
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,307,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD for Behind the Wheel - Great Book for Home Review, September 17, 2005

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Christine Bodovich (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Behind the Wheel Spanish Learn at Home or in Your Car (Book With Bonus CD) (Paperback)

I highly recommend Behind the Wheel Spanish Book with Bonus CD. Judging from some of the reviews I have seen, I would like to clear up any misconceptions you may be subjected to when ordering this set.
First of all, this is NOT the 8 CD version. This is a ONE CD version with a book.
It is cheaper than the 8CD version (which I may try later). I chose the one CD version with a book because I expected to use 50% of my learning time in the car and then another 50% at home.
I want to know how the language is written and the book is the best I have seen in that category.
It cuts though all of the grammar and confusion and shows you how the Spanish language is actually put together in a way that's easy to understand.
The CD is equally good. A fine presentation that teaches you material from the book that you can review later.
Overall, a wonderful set.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value, August 13, 2005

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Marie-Claude (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Behind the Wheel Spanish Learn at Home or in Your Car (Book With Bonus CD) (Paperback)

I have been using Behind the Wheel Spanish Learn at Home or in Your Car for just over a week and I have come away after each session with the book and the CD with a good deal more ability to speak, read and even write Spanish than before the session.
I attribute my success to the clarity of the presentation in the text. I am able to study one page at a time and not have to jump back and forth between the book and a dictionary because the 'dictionary' is actually built into the book. What I mean to say is that the book offers all the meanings for the Spanish in English ON THE SAME PAGE. Not only do they provide you with the English meanings, they even give you an answer key also
ON THE SAME PAGE as the exercises.
This means several things. It means that I don't get frustrated anymore trying to figure out what the heck the sentences mean in English. It means that I don't waste time ineffectively trying to look up strange definitions in a Spanish-English dicitonary.
It means that I don't have to go to the back of the book or down to my local Mexican restaurant or the high school Spanish teacher to find out if my answer was correct or not because they give it to you right there. IMMEDIATELY. No work, no hassle.
Now, on to the CD.
Yes it would be nice to have had more than just one CD but I chose not to buy the 8 CD course. For the money, the CD that I received was excellent. Not only are the voices clear (the Spanish guy's accent is fantastic and easy to understand) but the CD also comes with the English explanation also right away.
Learning Spanish has never been so easy. I mean, this is unbelievable.
One suggestion ..... At times I do wish I had spent a few bucks more and bought the complete Behind the Wheel Spanish 8 CD course with text.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delivers Maximum Bang for the Buck, October 6, 2005

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Uma (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Behind the Wheel Spanish Learn at Home or in Your Car (Book With Bonus CD) (Paperback)

I really love and am enjoying great results with Behind the Wheel Spanish Learn at Home or in Your Car (Book With Bonus CD) by Mark Frobose.
This method makes learning Spanish so easy that I am almost embarrassed for the other
courses out there that fall so short of this.
I am on a budget, so I am particularly grateful for the price.
You get a lot for the money. A good CD and the book for home or office review.
Recommended buy.