Learn in Your Car Spanish Level One

I purchased this program last September (7 months ago) and have been playing it in my car to and from work each day (30 minutes each way). I am thrilled that I finished the complete 3 CD set this week! It's the first program I've ever gotten through, I've learned it completely, and it was EASY! I begin by listening to each track and I simply repeat that track over and over again until I'm comfortable that I've learned it. After listening a time or two and getting used to the words, I take a minute before I go into the office to read through the lesson that is reprinted in the book. This has been really helpful in helping me to distinguish small sounds in some words, and it also allows me to visualize the word in my mind the next time I hear it which helped me to learn them even faster and also improved my reading skills. I have enough skill now to form sentences on my own, even those that weren't taught on the discs, just by putting new words from a spanish-english dictionary together with what I already know. Today I will be buying level 2!

this is easy to use especially drivng to and from work, not distracting at all and just repetitive enough.

This seems like a good set of CDs. The instructors speak very clearly and a book is provided with the same material in it so that one can see how the words are spelled.

I found the lesson structure very effective. They begin simply and build on previous lessons. I had no prior experience with Spanish, but after completing the Level 1 tapes I would feel comfortable trying to communicate basic needs and questions.I agree with some of the other reviewers that a separate book would be helpful to learn written Spanish. However, the included booklet was all I needed to successfully learn the vocabulary on these tapes. (By the way, I've tried other language methods that do not provide ANY written materials which was very ineffective for me personally. I need to see a word to fully comprehend it and how to say it.)I ordered the cassettes (since the CD version was backordered), and I did experience some slight volume variances. The volume changes were slight and rare, so overall they didn't impact my ability to learn the materials. I've just ordered Level 2 on CD, so hopefully that won't be an issue.My one complaint--about the cassettes specifically--is the difficulty of finding the start of a lesson while rewinding. That's an issue with the medium, not the manufacture of the tapes. Hopefully the CDs will make finding the lesson starts easier.

I have never taken Spanish before - ( I speak Italian which was a major pain and a big mix up! ) I ordered this CD 5 weeks ago and just ordered the 2nd series. It is wonderful... It is clear and concise...no volume problems as you've read about the tapes. I can't believe how much I know. Do it! Get it!