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Colloquial Spanish of Latin America (Colloquial Series) 2nd Edition

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Product Details

  • Series: Colloquial Series
  • Paperback: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (February 9, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0415426944
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415426947
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.8 x 1.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA must for those of us int the 21st century
By Amazon Customer VINE VOICE on May 21, 2003
Format: Paperback
This book get 5 star for a number of reasons, but the main reason its near and dear to my heart is because it actually address things like email addresses and other technology and how they translate in spanish, None of my other book on learing spanish devote any time to things like e-mail. Being that I work in I.T. in a city that is around 75% hispanic I find this to be a nice touch.
The Tapes are nice, and the book is well laid out. I recomend it to fill in all the gaps that spanish 'textbooks' have.
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3.0 out of 5 starsWhy didn't i have this sooner!!!
By L. Gilbert on May 20, 2006
Format: Audio CD
For my situation this product is great. I have been a pitiful excuse for a spanish major. Though i have studied in class,i still have very little ability to communicate verbally in Spanish. I checked this book/Tape series out at my library ONLYA WEEK AGO. The tapes work to connect my full brain in Spanish. I do have a certain familiarity with the language already. But have found myself unable to use the knowledge. I can see that if i had this long ago, i would be much more coherent in Spanish, and be of a mind to be able to quickly reply in spanish, when spoken to. I wish i would have had it long ago.
The book,i see, is very comprehensive, and clear, and well laid out. It appears to cover what you need without a lot of extras to get lost in. Better than any textbook i've ever seen. For someone taking a class in Spanish, or who has studied in the past in a class or on their own, this is a great tool. IF you have no understanding of Spanish whatsoever, I would advise you to begin somewhere else, or if you are a beginner who is serious about speaking it,perhaps incorporate this book/tape series with another more basic learning tool. The first half of side one tape one is very very very basic, then after that it is more for the intermediate student as i am. There is no in between level in this course. It should not be for the complete beginner as it was created for, at least not on it's own. However, for my purposes,I like it, and the price is very cheap. I spent over 200 dollars on another course, and i find this inexpensive one has helped me much more in the one week i've had it,than in the year i've had the other,much more boring course. A note: I do have to utilize my pause button frequently when i am participating with the tape.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsExcellent grounding in Spanish for beginners
By Mikhaela B. Reid on March 24, 2009
Format: Paperback
I've used this book twice now for trips to Mexico, going through most of the written exercises from Chapters 1-13 a few times, and I highly recommend it. I also purchased the CDs, but never really used them much as I didn't find them too practical for actually learning to speak/understand Spanish.

What this book will do: give you a good basic grounding in all the key grammar and structures of Latin American Spanish, help you in learning to read and write colloquial Latin American Spanish and have basic conversations, give you a good grounding in key vocabulary (traveling, writing emails, using the computer, shopping, renting hotel rooms, etc). It's well structured and well organized, but it's paced so quickly that I found it hard to retain some of what I learned--I ended up creating flash cards and doing some of the exercises repeatedly to make them sink in better.

It's also a great reference and supplement to other language-learning programs (the one I have used with the most success is the excellent Fluenz Spanish 1+2 Learning Suite Mac, Including DVDs, Audio CDs, Podcasts, and Fluenz Navigator. Next-Generation Spanish Language Learning Software.) As the title suggests, the book takes a conversational approach--the kind of real-life language you need in actual situations.

What this book won't do: give you much practice in spoken Spanish (understanding, pronouncing and speaking it yourself). Still, I found it very useful!
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book and audio
By Elizabeth on November 26, 2009
Format: Paperback Verified Purchase
This book covers all the basics to help get you to intermediate level.

Some of the things it covers:
present tense (I work.)
present continuous (I am working.)
preterit (I worked.)
imperfect past (I have worked.)
future (I will work.)
[(voy) + a + infinitive] future tense (I am going to work.)
subjunctive mood
conditional
giving commands
pronouns
reflexive pronouns
vocabulary of things like email, etc.

If you are starting from scratch, you should get another course to supplement because this course moves pretty fast and you may get discouraged. Even if you're not start starting from scratch, I still recommend another course to supplement. There are short dialogues with accompanying audio and written exercises; however, you should get something that allows you to get more practice listening and speaking.

Also, I've found some words were not glossed. The Spanish-English and English-Spanish glossaries are not exact matches. There are less words in the English-Spanish glossary than the other one.

There's 120 mins of audio, 60 mins on each CD. One thing I don't like about the audio is that the narrator speaks in a really boring Ben Stein voice. He should have sounded more conversational.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Resource for LA Spanish
By Josh on February 22, 2012
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This is a good course for focusing on Latin American Spanish without any Castilian whatsoever!!! Also be sure to get the follow-up course to this one; which is Colloquial Spanish of Latin America: The Next Step.
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1.0 out of 5 starsIf you need audio this product is NOT FOR YOU.

Its difficult to buy the audio with this book. Its VERY EXPENSIVE and a pain in the you know what to buy. This company seems to be run by total idiots.

Published 12 months ago by Brian
2.0 out of 5 starsMaterial in eBook seems fine, but still waiting on MP3 pack.

I purchased the combination eBook and MP3 pack in early December. I received the eBook flawlessly through Amazon, but the MP3 pack is a separate item and there are instructions in... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Francis W Mellon
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Bought this for my son for Christmas last year. He is pretty fluent in German and now wants to learn some other languages. He really liked this.

Published 19 months ago by Vicky Howell
2.0 out of 5 starsNo booklet to support audi

Without a booklet containing the written course material, I found this very difficult and time consuming. Read more

Published on September 3, 2013 by Sandy Cardno
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat review of Spanish grammar

It fit my need as a review in grammar.
Well organized and well presented.
I use it frequently. Good size too.

Published on March 9, 2013 by Linda Matthews
3.0 out of 5 starsHelpful only if combined with the book

Being able to listen to spoken Latin American Spanish, with a translation available (from the book) should be helpful for our upcoming trip.

Published on February 20, 2013 by Elizabeth Gaidry
3.0 out of 5 starsWorks but could be better

As a teacher I have used this book for classroom instruction. I highly recommend the Routledge Colloquial Series for learning practical use of any language, though this book has... Read more

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