Learning a language is a great way to expand one’s mind. Learning a new language can open up the doors of communication to a new linguistic and cultural community. This is particularly true today in the United States.

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This video is provides a general explanation of the Pimsleur Method, but focuses on Pimsleur Spanish Level 1. It provides a description of the goals/content covered by each major lesson block (i.e. lessons 1-5, 6-10, etc.)

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Its been a few days since I’ve posted, but that’s only because we’re working on getting our Free Spanish Course download setup. I did however come across a very good site called Speak Easy.org

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Perhaps one of the most famous Spanish courses still available is the original Programmatic Spanish course produced by the Foreign Service Institute.

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Rosetta Stone provides an easy and well-organized way to learn a language. Rosetta Stone teaches by using a series of drills that associate text, spoken words, and pictures. Rosetta Stone teaches you way beyond tourist phrases, but also lots of vocabulary and grammar in a clear and simple manner.

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The Pimsleur Method is among the most popular language learning programs available. The reason for its popularity lies in part with its strictly audio approach learning a foreign language. Its popularity and fame goes far beyond this.

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While a child has the unique advantage over an adult in learning a new language, teaching a foreign language to a child outside of a fluent context does have challenges. The case of a father or mother who are both fluent in several languages and expose their children to them are in a different position that those that might not have that fluency, but may nevertheless want their children to get a head start on learning a new language.

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A quick review of the FSI Based, Platiquemos Spanish course revised and edited by Don Casteel, a former US diplomat and student at the Foreign Service Institute.

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The Survival Spanish course was originally designed by the Central Intelligence Agency. It is designed to introduce adults with no previous knowledge of the Spanish language to practical scenarios involving Spanish conversations.

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Platiquemos or “Let’s Talk” is one of the premier Spanish learning series available anywhere. Part of this lies in the fact that the course has the weight of the Foreign Service Institute’s original Spanish Basic Course as the basis for the course.

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