Do you want to improve your level of conversational Spanish? We take a look at a course that claims to have been designed with that specific aim in mind and find out how good it really is.
Many Spanish language courses have been developed on the principal that the best way to teach a language is to teach the “correct” version of that language. Many languages have a body that acts as a guardian to correct useage such as the Real Academia de la Lengua Espanola in Madrid, Spain, which makes decisions about what words and grammar may be used in “correct” Spanish.
The problem with this whole philosophy is that languages naturally evolve to their local environment and so Latin American Spanish has distinct differences to that spoken in Spain.
What’s different about this course?
Learn Spanish Like Crazy was specifically designed to overcome this problem and puts a different emphasis on the language learning process. The course, which is aimed at beginners and intermediate level concentrates on:
- Speaking and hearing the language, rather than reading – this gives you the ability to hold a conversation in Spanish much faster than other methods and is how you learned to speak English.
- Latin American pronunciation – in Spain the sounds are quite different to Latin American Spanish and will sound unfamiliar to you when speaking with Latin Americans.
- “Street” Spanish – the words and phrases that people educated at college actually use, rather than the “correct” Spanish taught in many other courses and the Real Academia de la Lengua Espanola.
Is this course right for you?
As with so many things in life, the answer to this is – it depends.
- Yes – if you need to talk with Latin Americans because of work or socially then this approach will clearly give you an advantage, as it will if you are planning a trip to South America, Mexico or the Caribbean.
- No – if your aim is to improve grammar, reading skills or you will be visiting Spain then probably you should look elsewhere. Although there will be some benefit in Learn Spanish Lile Crazy there are other language courses that cover your specific requirements better.
Ordering details
Learn Spanish Like Crazy is available either as an instant download or on CD from the company website.
- At $97 the download is much cheaper that the CD due to the elimination of most of the costs of production and delivery. As well as the better price, you can also start learning to speak Spanish within a couple minutes of ordering.
- The price of the CD version is much higher. However, additional course materials are provided and so you may find the additional expense is more than justified.
- The product is provided with a comprehensive 60 day money back guarantee – if you don’t like it you can get your money back, which makes the purchase decision pretty much risk free.
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