Spanish for Dummies by and the Language Experts at Berlitz
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Book Review: Spanish for Dummies
Summary: 5 Stars
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Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great beginning Spanish learning book. great that it has pronunciation of all Spanish words.....Book Review: shipped promptly
Summary: 5 Stars
i've only had time to briefly peruse the book but i am hopeful that my spanglish will improve.Book Review: Beginning Spanish
Summary: 5 Stars
Great addition to learning spanish. Basic and easy to grasp spanish words and phrases.Book Review: The World of Spanish!
Summary: 4 Stars
At the very beginning of the text Ms Wald infers that Spanish for Dummies is as much a cultural introduction to the Spanish speaking Americas as it is a premier in the fundamentals of the language itself. That she loves her subject is evident in her writing content and style.
She makes very clear that this book alone will probably not make one fluent. It's not a rehearsal of grammar in depth nor is it a textbook. But if one is willing to supplement the study of its basic ingredients with immersion in the language, one should do well. My suggestions include adding the complimentary volume (Intermediate Spanish for Dummies), the SfD Phrase Book, additional high-quality texts, popular magazines in Spanish, Univision and Telemundo television if available, an assortment of beginning dual-language books, a New International Version dual-language New Testament or Bible (or other form of Spiritual Works or Scriptures as available), and an E-News source or two of choice. Add to this mix a few generous colleagues, friends and neighbors who speak the language.
SfD is well organized. It's clear, intuitive, informative, uncluttered and humorous throughout. The cartoons are great! Previous criticism regarding misprints and typos are valid and such lack of attention to detail makes me crazy. I tend to see more and more of this in print and on-line the past decade or so. Certainly the author is ultimately responsible but perhaps this also is commentary on the quality of proofreading and editing these days. I've marked certain corrections and clarifications in my copy but wager I didn't catch them all.
The accompanying single CD is helpful with the rudiments of diction and pronunciation. Expect a number of canned conversational phrases directed toward the novice - nothing extra. More substantive audio recordings and programs are to be had through Berlitz and Rosetta Stone.
Spanish for Dummies has done what I expected it to do and I'm pleased to have it on my language-studies shelf.
My Four Stars would have been Five expect for the several printing errors as mentioned.
Russell de Ville
1 January 2010