Barron's Beginner's Self-study Course Spanish (Beginner's Self-study Language Courses) (Spanish Edition)

This completely interactive language learning course is designed for students who want to learn Spanish but prefer to teach themselves rather than participate in a formal classroom setting. The attractively boxed language package contains a textbook presenting grammar and vocabulary basics with learning exercises. Included with the book are four audio CDs, three of them presenting dialogues and exercises, and the fourth focused especially for travel situations in Spain and Latin America. The course concentrates on proficiency in speaking and understanding Spanish in the context of informal conversations, travel situations, making purchases, and verbally finding one’s way around in international settings. It is an ideal introduction to Spanish for business and vacation travelers. The book is heavily illustrated with color photos and illustrations, as well as hundreds of question-and-answer exercises.

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Beginner’s Self-Study Language Course: Spanish
Learn Spanish on the go or in your car

Make yourself understood in Spanish quickly and easily

Dialogues teach you to communicate in everyday situations

Learn to speak and to understand what others are saying to you

Pick up a basic knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and information about culture and geography

A great self-teaching program for beginners and a helpful brush-up refresher if you already know some Spanish

Learn Spanish as you listen to a traveler’s story told in installments

Improve your language skill through exercises and sound samples

Immerse yourself in Spanish and Latin American culture with this program’s information, advice, illustrations, and more

This self-teaching language program gives you:

A 172-page Study Guide with 16 lessons and 4 review units

A 104-page Companion Book with a grammar overview, answers to exercises, travel tips, scripts of all audio material, and a glossary

3 Instructional Audio CDs presenting dialogues and much more

1 “Take-Along” CD with the traveler’s story in Spanish plus sentences for you to repeat and practice