Behind The Wheel Spanish For Your Car / 8 One Hour Audiocassette Tapes / Complete Learning Guide and Tape Script (Cassette) (Spanish Edition) [Audio Cassette]

Mark A. Frobose (Author)

Book Description

Series: Behind the Wheel | Publication Date: October 19, 1999

At last a taped Spanish course which requires no reading and which teaches you to actually speak Spanish in a minimum of time and effort. Designed by the experts at Language Dynamics, 'Behind The Wheel Spanish For Your Car' takes the learner form basic to intermediate level Spanish without the guesswork and pain usually associated with language learning. An expert English speaking instructor talks you through these tapes in English while a trained professional native Latin American Spanish speaker teaches you Spanish the way it is really spoken.

Behind The Wheel Spanish For Your Car is the ideal way to learn Spanish while you drive because there is no confusion, no reading, no looking up meanings, and no guessing. It's all on the tapes. 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

Review

I drive over two hours a day to and from work and wanted an easy to use course for my car. I'm pleased to say that 'Behind The Wheel Spanish For Your Car' was the perfect solution to taking advantage of all of my down time commuting to learn a to speak Spanish. It worked for me. -- David Haas

I have tried other learn in your car Spanish courses which left me guessing at meanings. 'Behind The Wheel Spanish For Your Car' worked great for me because I NEVER had to look up one single word. Every word, expression, sentence, lesson, came with an immediate English translation which I loved. I don't like being in the dark when I'm driving, especially when learning Spanish. -- Larry Moore

I really learned to speak a lot of Spanish with this course because it was so practical, clear, and easy to use. -- Kay Flannigan

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

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Language Dynamics; Cas/Bklt edition (October 19, 1999)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1893564673
• ISBN-13: 978-1893564671
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,965,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars UNSYSTEMATIC, January 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Behind The Wheel Spanish For Your Car / 8 One Hour Audiocassette Tapes / Complete Learning Guide and Tape Script (Cassette) (Spanish Edition) (Audio Cassette)

I am convinced that I received a different product than the one that has received the glowing reviews. I hope this review appears objective in order to help possible purchasers. The criticisms:
1. The CD program does not follow any apparent sequence/order, nor does the instructor provide any headings for each new section (I am generous with the word section here). I think this is important since one is relying completely on the instructor without the benefit of the book (compare Penton's Learn in Your Car series - short lessons, in a logical sequence, which are always introduced by the speakers - a far better organized course) With the Behind the Wheel program you will have no idea where you are (or why), or where you are going;
2. A great deal of the program is repetitive, although Frobose advises that repetition and review are important to the foreign language acquisition process. Admittedly, repetition and review are important - but why waste valuable time repeating "It's 5:30" 50 times when more time could be devoted to providing additional material? (I think numbers were repeated approx. 10 times - perhaps more) Repetition, it seems, is something better accomplished on subsequent listens;
3. Although more of a personal matter, I found Frobose to sound somewhat condescending. The "native" speaker is almost comical in the way he over-pronounces each word. Certainly, the words are expressed clearly, but if you pronounce the words in the same way as the native speaker, I am sure you will get some raised eyebrows; and,
4. Some reviewers suggest the interesting phrases/idioms are helpful for sounding "native." Honestly, the isolated phrases presented throughout the course have no context - they just come "out of the blue." Further, the phrases are not broken down for an understanding of the words/phrase (for a true "building block" system see Michel Thomas' Spanish with Michel Thomas. With MT you will build from an understanding of one word, then two, then three, etc. until you can formulate a sentence)
I would not suggest any one purchase this course. If you are looking for a solid foundation, start with Michel Thomas to gain an understanding of the structure of the language. I would follow MT with Learn in Your Car (3 volume) for additional structure and vocabulary (which MT lacks).
Hope this helps in the foreign language quest.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Fast, Simple, and Effective, November 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Behind The Wheel Spanish For Your Car / 8 One Hour Audiocassette Tapes / Complete Learning Guide and Tape Script (Cassette) (Spanish Edition) (Audio Cassette)

I am delighted with the excellent results I am getting from Behind the Wheel Spanish. As a commuter, both by train and car, I can say that nothing is more important to me than clear, effective, and enjoyable Spanish instruction. The results speak for themselves, and the process was so easy and fast!!

38 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor quality and poor methodology, April 13, 2000

By 

Tom Blackman (Denver, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Behind The Wheel Spanish For Your Car / 8 One Hour Audiocassette Tapes / Complete Learning Guide and Tape Script (Cassette) (Spanish Edition) (Audio Cassette)

I am actually returning the tapes. I thought the sound quality was poor and the methodology was equally poor. There is little repetition and though the speaker requests that the listener repeat phrases, little time is given to repeat the phrases. The tapes spend alot of time on sentences and not on the actual words that make up the sentence. These tapes might be more appropriate for advanced speakers wanting to polish their skills but I would not recommend them for beginners.