Teach Yourself Instant Spanish [Paperback]

Elisabeth Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 11, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0844201979 | ISBN-13: 978-0844201979 | Edition: 1

This streamlined language guide is the answer for people who have little patience and even less time to study. Even those who have failed in traditional language courses succeed with Teach Yourself Instant Spanish.

This easy course teaches you only the words and phrases that really matter and bypass difficult and bothersome grammar rules. It is a method that will get people speaking a new language right away and conversing with confidence after only six weeks.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A language lifeline ... fun, fast and easy -- The Independent ... Elisabeth Smith's Instant Greek was a real help ... the simple scripts and audio make it crystal clear ... I'm delighted with my progress. -- 'Greece' magazine 20030701 "Its narration is laid-back and encouraging and the method is straightforward" (4-star review) -- Time Out 20030701 Teach Yourself Instant German: The elements are simple and very straightforward ... strong encouragement ... plenty of opportunity for spoken practice. This course worked very well for me. -- 'Professional Manager' magazine 19990901 I am terrible with languages yet I am picking up Spanish! I found Instant Spanish excellent! -- Helen Goddard, Devon 19990901 We have completed your Instant French. We think it is wonderful. -- Tom and Maureen Peil, Preston 19990901 It is now a year since I first came across [Instant French] at my local library and I have benefited tremendously from this happy occurrence ... I loved the sense of humour ... Each week I did the final test with bated breath wondering if this time the little bar chart [...] would take a nose dive - but it didn't. -- Lesly Hopkins, Twickenham 19990901 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Elisabeth Smith has been teaching her successful "instant" courses worldwide for 30years. She regularly lectures in Marbella, Spain, and at Natal University, South Africa.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844201979
• ISBN-13: 978-0844201979
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,221,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teach Yourself Instant Spanish, April 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Teach Yourself Instant Spanish (Paperback)

This is a really great book! I borrowed it from the local library. I have used the book while at home and during breaks at work. The tape is great for time spent on the road. I have learned so much in the past two weeks, that I decided to purchase the book/cassette.

A really great resource for the individual that wants to learn Spanish.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very effective, December 10, 2003

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Kieran M. Mcmanus (Portland, ME) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself Instant Spanish (Paperback)

I've used this book and it works very well. It definitely filters out the education nonsense, and gives you just good honest practical vocab and sentence structures. You'll learn the rest in time, but most importantly you gotta just get speaking and feeling confident and having fun. This book/cassette accomplishes that.