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Viewing Do Learn-in-your-Car Spanish CDs Work?Do Learn-in-your-Car Spanish CDs Work?
By Adrian Fletcher There are plenty of language self-learning programs on the market these days. Some are quite expensive and some seem like a reasonable price, but surely, the ultimate judge of value for money is whether the product has managed to teach you to speak Spanish. Can you learn to speak Spanish from just a book and/or a CD or MP3s? Well, kind of. This article will cover the advantages and disadvantages of using an audio language course to learn Spanish. To begin, I think if you only have an audio course, then you are learning the language the way you learned your native language. Babies and children learn their mother tongue by listening and repeating what their mother (and other people) say to them. This is usually the method adopted with Spanish MP3s or CDs. Words and sentences are spoken, and you listen and repeat. Although it is not exactly the same as learning as a child, it approximates this and can be useful. This is in sharp contrast to more traditional methods that require students to learn reading, writing, and grammar at the same time. This is not an intuitive model, as most kids learn these skills after they are fluent speakers. This teaching method works for some people, but many get overwhelmed by the huge amount of knowledge and learning they have to take in, and simply lose interest. A second benefit of audio MP3s or CDs is that they will teach you how to pronounce words and sentences correctly. This is vital, more so than grammar, when you are first learning, because you will be able to speak with people and be understood. Speaking to people is key to consolidating your skills and having the confidence to take your abilities to a fluent level. Lastly, a great benefit of learn Spanish CDs or MP3s is that they are easy to use. The classic example of this is listening to the course as you drive to work each morning. You could also listen to it in the gym or when cooking a meal. This is largely true. However, I would say that when you are first listening to the audio, you need to focus all your attention on the course and what is being said. Thus, I don't think you could use it in the car or at the gym initially. Having said this, once you have listened to the course repeatedly, it does get easier to multitask, because you have learned much of the course already. You are just topping up your knowledge and don't have to concentrate as hard. So can you learn to speak Spanish with a CD or MP3 course? I think they are really useful in teaching you the language. They will not make you fluent, but they will give you some skills that can help you get to that kind of level. They break the learning process down into chunks that are more sizable. They concentrate on getting two core skills right rather than hitting you with five areas of learning. They also give you some confidence to speak to native Spanish-speaking people. To me this is where the real learning comes from, and having this confidence is essential. About the Author: Interested in getting a Spanish course? Visit rocketspanishreviewed.com. The site has reviews on three popular Spanish courses, including a comprehensive Rocket Spanish review. Article Source: A Language Guide - http://www.a-language-guide.com More free articles: 1st Rate Articles - 1stRateArticles.com |
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