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Michel Thomas Foundation Course: Spanish (Michel Thomas) - Michel Thomas

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From having no interest in learning languages in the past, largely due to the method of teaching in the school systems, I have recently discovered a passion for languages. I have previously tried... more

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  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    harryrulestheworld

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy to use, effective, engrossing...

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Is not quite thorough enough in vocabulary for use by students.

    This is a standard, become-fluent-in-Spanish-in-a-day course like any other, with one crucial difference: it works. Michel Thomas was a genius, and he has revolutionised language learning with a simplicity, accessibility and plain elegance that literally astounds. As advertised on the CD box (which is unfortunately rather cumbersome: the size of two DVD boxes stuck together), this course demands no writing, no books, and indeed no homework (not even any mental homework.) Everything takes place while listening to the eight CDs (each an hour in length), and this is learning the way it should be: ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 1 Urchin1987

    Member since 20/05/2012

    Reviews written: 7

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Teaches the underlying structure of Spanish in an easily absorbable way.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not much vocabulary taught so not so good if you want to quickly learn tourist level Spanish.

    From having no interest in learning languages in the past, largely due to the method of teaching in the school systems, I have recently discovered a passion for languages. I have previously tried to learn Spanish by myself using alternative CD courses but have found that most courses aim to teach you "survival Spanish" by teaching set phrases such as "Can you tell me where the bank is?" Unless you literally need to have the bare basics, I do not find this method particularly useful. Michel Thomas's method is completely different. The course is formatted as if you are the third student in his ... more
  • 0 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Batuwu

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great method and format

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Mistakes

    Great method of teaching and great format with the two students and one teacher. Very enjoyable to learn a language this way. But ..... there is a number of mistakes in the material. My girlfriend is Spanish and it was great to show off my newly learned phrases when talking to her on the phone or writing them in an e-mail or sms. However it was quite disheartening to hear that some of what I had learned was incorrect. For example, 'reservation' is not 'reservacion' but 'reserva' And the imperative for 'tu' is simply taught wrongly. And the present perfect for 'escribir' is not 'escribido' but ... more

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Type Audio CD
Genre Languages
Title Michel Thomas Foundation Course: Spanish (Michel Thomas)
Author Michel Thomas
Publisher Hodder Arnold

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