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I have been using http://www.languagetransfer.org http://www.languagetransfer.org to learn Spanish, and it is the best language system, aside from total immersi
by gramie 9y ago
I have been using http://www.languagetransfer.org http://www.languagetransfer.org to learn Spanish, and it is the best language system, aside from total immersion, I have ever used (I speak five language with varying degrees of fluency).
It is a series of audio files, typically about 10 minutes each, and all you do is listen to them, answering questions when the instructor asks.
German, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Swahili, Spanish, and others. It's a labour of love by Mihalis, who asks for donations but otherwise does it all for free!
I haven't tried Chatterbug, but I am completely sold on Language Transfer, because it sidesteps the rote memorization that so many other systems use.
- rahimnathwani 9y agoI just went to the site. From the description, it sounds like a similar method to that used in the Michel Thomas CD courses. I'll definitely try it!
- KGIII 9y agoI have zero experience with it, but I've heard many good things about the Rosetta Stone software. As in, I know real life people who have used it and gush about it it. I'm not able to judge their fluency, but some of them have been using it to learn a variety of different languages. The lady that lives at the neighboring farm speaks at least a dozen languages and she's learned all but two of them with the software. She speaks passable French and Spanish (and English, of course) so I can vouch for the Spanish and the missus is fluent in French.
- bababooey 9y agoI think it's actually better than Michel Thomas, but you're right that it's the same system. Fun fact, this system was first pioneered not by Michel Thomas, but rather by Margarita Madrigal. She has a book called the Magic Key to Spanish. You can also find her Magic Key to French and German online since those are out of print.
- bababooey 9y agoI've been supporting Language Transfer for years. I believe that the program suffers a bit when it branches out into languages with grammatical case more complex than English. But the courses are all free of charge. Please recommend them to friends or family to spread the word! I can especially endorse the Spanish course.