Pimsleur Approach Spanish Level 1: 30 Lessons - 16 Audio Learn Spanish for Travel, Work, or Family Using This Spanish Language Learning Course. Gold Edition I By Dr Paul Pimsleur – Method w/ Superb Review By PBS & Forbes

I decided to pick up Spanish since I could use it in my job interactions.The second reason I bought the CDs was the fact I had a long drive to work and like to learn!I took Spanish 1 yearin High School and always wanted to beef-up my skills.The CDs are really well-made. I did think about Rosetta Stone, but they are more costly and these seemed to be a better learning tool for my use.The CDs have authentic Spanish speakers. They start with simple words, make the words into sentences and teach verb change through pure listening. You can identify what word to say with gender or with pronouns. The speakers have the listener repeat many, many times to learn which is very helpful. It is actually quite fun to learn and listen to in the car.I recommend this system because it is easy, yet very well made. You are able to go through each lesson, and repeat the tape if you feel you need to hone in the skills and words a bit better. Then, you can move on to the next lesson - it's great because it's all self-paced.You never have to go too fast and you are able to rewind the portion of CD speaking you might have not understood how to pronunciate or how to say.Great program!

I used the Pimsleur approach to learn Italian before visiting Italy two years ago. It was very successful. While not fluent (that takes much more than 6 months!), I was able to rent a car, order food, check in and out of hotels, and even have a functional conversation with a B&B owner who spoke NO english. I was frequently complimented on my pronunciation. There is no better program to master the pronunciation. Recommendation: I found it helpful to write down words and phrases often. From a learning standpoint, this gives you the visual as well as the audio. Thanks Pimsleur. I am excited to learn Spanish, not just for my upcoming trip to Mexico, but for the purpose of making this my second language.

I love this course already because it is much better than anything in the past. I'm actually learning from it and is actually enjoying it. However, since I am Autistic, I also need visual aids to see what the Spanish words look like and read out loud from what I'm reading also. I am having a little bit of a difficult time in understanding what the speaker is saying so I do have a translator I can use for certain words. But, I highly recommend this course and don't be afraid to type out certain words and sentences if you need visual aids like a do, reading out loud from those as well and than speak without the audio or visual aids.I have always wanted to learn Spanish and I wanted to do it at my own pace and this is just the course that will do it for me.

The instructors speak clearly and and at a regular speed and also leave enough space in between to say what they teach. They also repeat each new word or phrase a few times and build on what they teach in previous lessons as the lessons progress to new levels of learning.I recommend the Pimsleur approach above others I've given a listen to!

Great program. I have taken Spanish in school, but that was mostly reading and writing. I never learned to speak and understand Spanish. The Pimsleur program focuses on these skills. It’s challenging but effective. I kind of thought I could do this while driving, but I found that to be a little dangerous, at least for me. It takes too much concentration. Anyway, I am on Unit 11 and feeling like I am on my way to finally be able to speak Spanish.

Have had the course for two days. Impressed with what I have gotten out of the first two lessons. By the second day I had total recall of what the first days lesson was. Even had fun using the words in conversational style the first night with my wife. If the rest of the course is as good, I guess it can be said, you can teach an old dog new tricks.

I was looking forward to this product because I drive a long distance to work and was looking forward to using this but when I opened the package there were no disc inside it. So disappointed and felt deceived. Asked for refund and sending it back.

The Pimsleur Lessons are a re-master of the old 1998 Edition, but still somewhat effective. I had the first 8 lessons, and wanted to continue, instead of moving to another product. While not a perfect solution, you can learn from it. It can be irrelevant at times and overly repetitive, but it does build communication skills if you follow the instruction and keep with it. What was ordered was listed as new, and factory sealed, was definitely not sealed or new. There is scuff and wear throughout the package and the CDs. It does not affect function, and I am able to listen to all the CDs I have tried so far. If I had not ordered new I would call it good quality for used. I have a paper in the package that talks about being able to download reading booklets in pdf form but the only order number did not work. Pimsleur Approach Spanish Level 1: 30 Lessons - 16 Audio Cds - Learn Spanish for Travel, Work, or Family Using This Spanish Language Learning Course. Gold Edition I By Dr Paul Pimsleur - Method w/ Superb Review By PBS & Forbes

Love the Pimsleur learning method, in 1 hour I learned to say several phrases and remember them even after a month. will definitely buy other languages

this seems to be working out for me Muy bien,, really easy to listen to in my car,, I would say ,,well worth the money I spent to pick it up..

awesome product. Delivery as promised.

An effective and likable first course in Spanish. I learned Spanish in high school 40 years ago, and this course was exactly the thing I needed to bring all that vague knowledge and forgotten vocabulary back into action. I am feeling much more confident in my skills now, much more ready for my upcoming 3 months in Spain.I have a half-hour commute each day, exactly the right amount of time to complete a Pimsleur lesson. I found that it was worth repeating the later lessons in the course 2 or 3 times before proceeding to the next one. If I have time, I will probably restart at lesson 20 or so once I have completed the entire course.One thing this course lacks (naturally enough) is written practice, and I found Duolingo (a free online course) a very good complement to the spoken practice with Pimsleur. The two together are actually more than the sum of their parts, and I'd recommend the combination to anyone serious about learning Spanish.