Spanish

[WOTmag]

Intercambios are great.. you just have to be careful that they don't turn into a drinking fest.. or something else.

The thing about kids and learning. I read a great article once which proved (as I remember) that pushing kids doesn't work. Allow them the space and time and they will flow into it. Anybody any experience of that?

[Perky]

On the question of Skype,I have this and it is a great tool and saves lots of cash on calls,for a small sum you can even use it to phone other land lines, although the basic peer to peer system is free .
I am particulaly interested in using it in Spain as the signal for mobiles where we are is very bad.

[katy]

Er..isn't this a bit off topic thought we were discussing learning the spanish language here

[concorde]

Possibly not the one to one you were hoping for but I think the BBC Languages site is fantastic, and since Ryanair will be allowing mobile phones on board from July, I will definitely be plugged in to my Walkman on the flight, with my Spanish lessons, or I might have to kill the first passenger that shouts ' I'm on the plane, on my mobile'

I like the idea of being in the local bar, the minute I take out my Spanish/English phrasebook or dictionary, I am usually surrounded by Spanish men, offering to buy drinks and chat. Brilliant. My husbad usually lurks at the bar, talking Spanglish mixed in with French and Italian when he's had a few, and very fluent he is too (not) Trouble is no-one understands him, but he always managed to get another beer. The universal language of holding an empty glass up!

[spanish_lad]

I also reccommend the Michel Thomas discs. You can buy them on ebay

and copies on here, if you know who to ask

[swerve]

and copies on here, if you know who to ask

Just download them every one else probably has

[hedonist]

Swerve... ssssh.. nobody does that!!

he he

I may owe Michel a pint.

[Mixter]

If i didnt want to 'find' Michel Tomas discs on here, where wouldnt i look?

[daisylou]

Oh....wish I had known that, could have saved myself a fortune...I bought the first discs from WH Smiths!!

[Perky]

Katy you are quite right just followed on from Aimeej post, its an age thing
lol.

[Perky]

Has anyone else used this system and if so how did they get on

[Valencia_Paul]

Michell Thomas courses are a good start apart from his accent.
The Pimsleur full course is very good (although with S American Spanish - a few differences to note) but is very expensive unless you can get hold of a "copy". The full course is 90 half hour lessons on CD, retails for over £500!!

[Julie]

Or you can down load off the internet, or buy from ebay about 20 quid