| Other than getting a personal tutor, the best | | | | Pimsleur and Rosetta Stone have conversational |
| teaching resource for conversational Spanish is an | | | | Spanish aspects but are more oriented toward |
| interactive audio Spanish learning course. Most | | | | teaching the grammar and vocabulary of formal |
| courses come with a number of learning | | | | Spanish. |
| resources such as flash cards, interactive | | | | Almost all have a downloadable version in the |
| computer games and vocabulary-building | | | | $100 to $200 price range and a hard copy version |
| exercises. | | | | in the $250 to $550 price range. |
| Interactive audio learning courses are great | | | | The second tier of conversational Spanish |
| conversational Spanish teaching resources. They | | | | teaching resourses are aimed at teaching basic |
| are available in either hard copy (on CD's and with | | | | conversational Spanish as fast as possible. |
| printed books) or in digital format which can be | | | | Examples include Synergy Spanish and Surefire |
| downloaded 24/7 from the Internet. | | | | Spanish, both good courses that are downloadable |
| The downloadable form can be bought online, | | | | for under $40, and Learn How to Speak Spanish |
| downloaded immediately and can be used at once, | | | | and Spanish Language Speed Learning Course, |
| a few minutes after purchase. | | | | both available for under $20. |
| There are many advantages to these types of | | | | First tier learning programs should give you |
| conversational Spanish teaching resources. They | | | | vocabulary and conversational abilities of 6th to |
| are highly portable, they can be studied anywhere, | | | | 9th grade students in Spanish. Second tier will give |
| you control your own learning speed, learn the | | | | you basic conversational abilities and advanced |
| accent, rhythm and meter of speaking from | | | | travelers' Spanish. |
| excellent native speakers. | | | | Whichever route you choose or whichever |
| In addition, you own the tools, the course. You | | | | conversational Spanish teaching resourse you |
| can review, brush up on your Spanish and refresh | | | | select, the important thing is to get started. With |
| your memory at any time. | | | | 41 million Hispanics in the U.S., 17 million of whom |
| The first tier of conversational Spanish teaching | | | | either don't speak English very well or don't speak |
| resourses consists of industry-leading courses | | | | it a all, Spanish is the second language of |
| generally recognized to be the best. Included in | | | | preference to learn. |
| this first tier are Rocket Spanish, Learning Spanish | | | | You can always get a low cost fast-learner |
| Like Crazy, Fsi Spanish, Pimsleur Spanish and | | | | course to start, finish that and then see if you |
| Rosetta Stone Spanish. The first three of these | | | | want to go on to one of the larger, more |
| are mostly conversational Spanish. | | | | complete courses. |