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Spanish All Talk Basic Language Course (4 Hour/4 Cds): Learn to Understand and Speak Spanish with Linguaphone Language Programs (All Talk)

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This is above average for a listen and learn audio course, with a couple of interesting and unique features. A lot of the dialog is embedded in a continuing story, which puts it in context and limits the boredom factor. The main character is an English visitor arriving in Spain, so it naturally covers the usual travel phrases. Each section ends by repeating the dialog with Spanish speakers at normal speed, giving the practice you will need to understand a real Spanish speaker. It is mostly Castillano, European Spanish, but it includes several characters from Latin America, so it can cover the differences between American and European Spanish. The differences don't matter much, but I am glad to know the differences and how little they matter. I'm planning to visit Andalucia, where the Spanish apparently falls somewhere in between.

This is a very cool product. I find myself learning quickly. I would recommend it to anybody.