lisabees Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 First the rant. I have heard good things about Señor Jordan here on the boards. But aaaah! His accent is awful. Does it bother anyone else? I wish there were a similar series with native speakers. DD13 is enjoying Spanish. Right now, she is doing Pimsleur and duolingo. Pimsleur has made her feel like a speaker instantly. Her accent is wonderful. I am thinking of taking her through Madigral's Key to... book. I really like this particular approach. It is similar to Language Transfer, which I use, but Language Transfer's pace is too fast for her right now. I would like to surround her with more videos and audio and podcasts, but at her level - absolute beginner. I did find First Step en Español etc. and like it. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) My daughter taught herself Spanish starting with these resources: Notes in Spanish – Learn Spanish with Podcast Audio Conversation from Spain. | Learn Spanish with Spanish podcast audio. This is real, exciting conversation from Spain. http://www.studyspanish.com/ https://www.duolingo.com/ https://learner.org/series/destinos/ http://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/languages/spanish-basic.html . BOOKS: Easy Spanish Step by Step Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Verb Tenses She also listens to Spanish radio, Spanish podcasts, reads news and books in Spanish, and used EasyPeasy's site for quizzes. I can ask her for more ideas if you'd like. She taught herself to be fluent in reading, writing, and listening. She's doing DE to get speaking practice. Edited September 15, 2016 by Erica H 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Maybe this will be helpful: http://www.tobefluent.com/2014/07/30/how-i-learned-spanish-from-scratch-a-self-study-guide/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 Erica - you are fabulous! I believe your previous posts were the ones that helped design a course for ME. I am also learning Spanish, but I have had the benefit of learning in school and growing up with Puerto Rican relatives. DD needs more "beginner" immersive resources. I forgot about Mi Vida Loca. DD would like that. Is your daughter familiar with Learning Spanish like Crazy? I will also check out Easy Peasy. My stepdaughter used Practice Makes Perfect last year; I will get that from her. I will also check out the books you recommended. How awesome that your daughter taught herself! My son taught himself Japanese and it is only now that I understand what an overload it can be on one's brain!! :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Have you tried News in Slow Spanish, which has audio, a transcript and many terms defined within the transcript? https://www.newsinslowspanish.com/latino/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 Have you tried News in Slow Spanish, which has audio, a transcript and many terms defined within the transcript? https://www.newsinslowspanish.com/latino/ I've used it! DD is not ready for it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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