Instant Immersion Spanish Advanced: "New & Improved!" (Topics Entertainment-Languages (CD)) [Audio CD]

Topics Entertainment (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2002 | Series: Topics Entertainment-Languages (CD)

Based on the highly effective Euro Method™ (an intuitive approach that surrounds you with native speakers and a new culture), New and Improved! Instant Immersion™ Spanish Advanced provides authentic dialogue and traditional settings that immerse you in the Spanish language and lifestyle. Written and developed by university professors and linguistic experts, each lesson in this 8-CD suite utilizes the same learning methods and retention techniques used in university-level language programs. The lesson plan is designed to build a solid collection of vocabulary terms and more advanced dialogue skills, all of which are reinforced throughout each advancing lesson. You will quickly move from an intermediate speaking level to an advanced level with easy-to-follow activities on everything from family and secular traditions to adjectives and past tense usage. Additionally, the cultural notes provide you with an inside glimpse of Spanish customs, and introduce proper etiquette appropriate to various situations. Whether learning for business or for pleasure, you'll quickly perfect your Spanish with Instant Immersion™.

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Written and Developed by University Language Experts!

Designed to strengthen your fluency by emulating everyday situations you may experience while in a foreign country, the Instant Immersion Advanced Spanish course fully prepares you for interaction among native Spanish speakers. Developed by university professors and linguistic experts, this thorough curriculum moves you from an intermediate to advanced level, fast. Starting with a complete review of essential vocabulary terms and verbs, this 8-compact disc suite focuses on building a strong vocabulary base before addressing more complex dialogue skills. Each advancing CD includes concepts from the previous lessons, ensuring you retain each core principle. In addition, the cultural notes familiarize you with ethnic foods, Spanish traditions, and appropriate etiquette that will benefit you while traveling. From vocabulary about family and professions to phrases concerning entertainment and religious traditions, the Instant Immersion Advanced Spanish suite is the quickest and easiest course available for learning to fluently speak the Spanish language.

Lesson Plan includes:
CD 1: Family, moods, corresponding verbs
CD 2: Vocations, indirect object pronouns, likes and dislikes
CD 3: Entertainment, listening comprehension
CD 4: Household items, negative and positive command form
CD 5: Religious, corresponding verbs
CD 6: Downtown vocabulary, listening comprehension
CD 7: Banking vocabulary
CD 8: The human body, medical information

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Topics Entertainment; Deluxe edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591500427
• ISBN-13: 978-1591500421
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #909,875 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Advanced Audio Learning - Hard to find, May 6, 2004

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Amjra "la tanguera" (Arlington Heights, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion Spanish Advanced: "New & Improved!" (Topics Entertainment-Languages (CD)) (Audio CD)

When searching for products for more Advanced language learning, I am always amazed at the dearth of products available. It is always easy to find beginner products of all shapes and sizes, advanced products are much trickier.

I believe that this cd is a good INTERMEDIATE tool for anyone who has been studying for 6 months to 4 years. Obviously it will depend on how far you have advanced in that time. You should at least be familiar with future tense verb constructions, preterit and imperfect verb constructions and pronouns.

This 8 audio cd set is great for intermediate learners of Spanish. I have been studying for 4 years, and I might be a little too advanced for this product, but I am still learning something, and the exercises on the cds are a nice review. It is better than nothing in the car.

Each of the cd lessons covers a certain topic, family, professions etc. For each cd there is vocabulary relating the topic, a grammar lesson or two, questions and answers, and a longer audio comprehension section that lets you listen to a conversation with translation, then without translation, and then asks you questions about the conversation, in Spanish of course. There is less of the translation 'word for word' in English of everything said on the cds, so this is definitely for more advanced users. I also like the fact that the lessons are topical, thus facilitating learning.

One interesting features is that this CD included the "vosotros" or third person plural familiar usage. This verb form is used in Spain and many language products will simply leave it out, as it is not used south of the U.S. border.

I only give it 4 stars instead of 5, because I believe that it should say "Intermediate Spanish" instead of "Advanced". Also, the Spanish that is being spoken in the conversations is slower than "normal" Spanish, but like I said it is an intermediate cd and a great start to more advanced fluency. Overall the set is an excellent learning tool at a great price!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing the Course Guide, June 23, 2005

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J. Barry Mccormick (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion Spanish Advanced: "New & Improved!" (Topics Entertainment-Languages (CD)) (Audio CD)

I bought this advanced set because I found the basic set very useful. I was disappointed to discover that no audio course guide (transcription) was included. This transcription was the most useful part of the set for me. So if you think that both products will have one, just because they both say "new & improved" and have almost identical covers, don't be fooled.

Other than this omission, the disks continue the interesting and effective style of the basic set, although "intermediate" would be a better description.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great for motivated intermediate learners, June 6, 2005

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Norma J. Sassone "Norma J" (Olympia WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion Spanish Advanced: "New & Improved!" (Topics Entertainment-Languages (CD)) (Audio CD)

I used both the beginner an d "advanced" cd's in this set in my car to and from work. Yes, she does speak a bit slowly, but not so slowly that it does not sound conversational. The pronunciations are very clear and the explanations of grammar in both Spanish and English are very useful (st least to this English teacher!) I have only been studying Spanish for about 8 months and found these to be just at my level. I agree that they are not actually advanced at all. It would be nice if the "Instant Immersion" folks came up with an actual advanced or advanced intermediate set of CD's. I'd like to move on and put my commute time to better use!