Ven Conmigo!: Holt Spanish Level 1 (Spanish Edition)[BOOK ONLY] [Hardcover]

Nancy A. Humbach (Author), Oscar Ozete (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 383 pages
• Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston (January 1, 2003)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0030565898
• ISBN-13: 978-0030565892
• Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 9.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A decent Spanish textbook for average-slow paced learners., September 8, 2004

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Noah Barbans (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ven Conmigo!: Holt Spanish Level 1 (Spanish Edition)[BOOK ONLY] (Hardcover)

In my school they used this book for Spanish I. I found that although it was adequate, it went at a pretty slow pace. Throughout the entire book, as far as verbs go, it only teaches the present active verb conjugations, the simple concept of being going to do something, and at the very end, the present progressive, which translates to I am running (etc.).

One of the better parts of the book was the vocabulary. There were a good amount of nouns (although not as many verbs), and they were grouped somewhat coherently.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Poor, May 14, 2003

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Travis Kater (North Pole, AK, USA (This IS real)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ven Conmigo!: Holt Spanish Level 1 (Spanish Edition)[BOOK ONLY] (Hardcover)

I found this book to be very poor in the teaching of Spanish. Most of the teaching relied upon vague references and much guess work. Many key areas of the spanish language were very briefly covered and had little to no explanation for the usage of words. Most of the teaching was with examples that didn't seem to follow any rules. Ultimately, I disliked this manual and the course using it. The ONE good thing about it is it teaches numbers very well and basic greatings. However, I wouldn't expect anyone using this book to ever learn how to converse in long conversations. Ultimately, if it wasn't for a few saving factors, this would be at the bottom of the barrel.
- Travis

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Organized, September 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Ven Conmigo!: Holt Spanish Level 1 (Spanish Edition)[BOOK ONLY] (Hardcover)

As a student, this textbook was really difficult for me to learn from. There were many entirely useless sections, and many of the things we were tested on were vaguely skimmed over in a small corner of a page. It was also poorly organized, and did not structure a successful way of learning the language.