Top 5 Spanish Courses

Review of Popular Spanish Courses (Download or CD)
by Kim McConnell for Study-Spanish-Language.com

Over the past five years I’ve had the opportunity to test virtually all the top Spanish courses with my students. It’s fascinating to hear their comments and see how use of the best Spanish courses can dramatically improve their learning progress. (See results below.)

All of the courses I reviewed are widely used, available by immediate download or on CD, and most cost $99 or less. If you want to suggest a course for review, please email me.

Note: Whichever course you choose I strongly recommend you augment your studies with the Verbarrator for fastest progress.



**EDITOR’S TOP PICK**

Rated #1

Rocket Spanish

Website: www.rocketspanish.com

Editor’s Comments: This is the most complete course in the under $99 category. Includes hours and hours of fun, effective lessons in all major aspects of language learning (speaking, listening, reading and writing). Excellent value. Review

Description: Comprehensive language course that includes 31 interactive audio lessons each 15 to 25 minutes long, over 400 pages of instructional text and grammar lessons, hundreds of exercises, and MegaSpanish learning software. Appropriate for beginner and intermediate students. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required. More

Best Price: $99.95 at Official Rocket Spanish Website

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Rated #2

Synergy Spanish

Website: www.synergyspanish.com

Editor’s Comments: This is a very good course if your goal is to learn basic Spanish in the shortest time possible. The course achieves this using the 80/20 principle. This principle states that in any field of human endeavor 20% of the effort brings 80% of the results. Review

Description: Unique, efficient course that teaches 138 “core” words and how to use those words to form 88,000 phrases and sentences. Students work through 68 structured audio lessons with the aid of a guidebook. More

Best Price: $67.00 at Official Synergy Spanish Website

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Rated #3

Shortcut To Spanish

Website: www.how-to-speak.com

Editor’s Comments: This is a quick start course in the under $50 category. Includes hours of fun, effective lessons that puts boring grammar to one side and concentrates on building familiar, real-world vocabulary. Excellent value.

Description: Simplified course that aims to get you speaking real Spanish as quickly as possible by focusing on the most common words used in real, everyday conversations. Includes 31 audio lessons each 15 to 25 minutes long, memory techniques to help you practice and remember core words, and tips to help you avoid the rookie mistake of spending too much time learning words and phrases you probably wont use. Appropriate for beginner and as a great way for intermediate students to focus effort on the most important parts of the language. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required. More

Best Price: $39.95 at Official Shortcut To Spanish Website

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Choosing a Course

In choosing a Spanish course, you’ll need to consider your language goals. For example, do you want to learn Spanish for travel or for business? Do you want to become fluent in the language or just learn enough Spanish so you can get by?

Our students (especially beginners) consistently give Learning Spanish Like Crazy the best feedback, probably because it is the most fun and accessible course.

However, Synergy Spanish offers the most direct route to achieving basic Spanish communication skills in the shortest time possible. You will not develop advanced Spanish skills with Synergy. It is strictly designed for achieving basic communication fast.

Learning methods also need to be considered.

If you are the kind of person who learns best through listening, repeating and conversation, and will not do grammar or written exercises, the Learning Spanish Like Crazy courses may be best for you.

Review Summary

#1 Rocket Spanish Good course for beginners through to intermediate learners. Excellent value.
#2 Learning Spanish Like Crazy – Level 2 Good course for people who completed and enjoyed level one of the popular “Like Crazy” series
#3 Synergy Spanish This is a very good course if your goal is to learn basic Spanish in the shortest time possible.
#4 Shortcut To Spanish Fun, interactive audio course for people who hate grammar and written exercises.
#5 New Review Coming Soon

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