| There is a quiet revolution going on in
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| | you' changed to 'how're ya?', further
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| the way people learn languages. Formal
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| | shortened to 'h're ya?')
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| education in colleges and universities is
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| | It is the same with Spanish, except more
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| being by-passed by lower cost interactive
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| | so. There is a world of difference
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| audio learning courses, most of which are
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| | between formal university Spanish and the
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| available for download from the Internet.
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| | more informal Spanish that is commonly
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| Speaking a language requires more than
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| | spoken and used in conversational Spanish
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| just academic knowledge. Fluency is more
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| | 'on the street'. The good learning
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| than just vocabulary and grammar; it is
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| | courses teach the popular, more usable
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| an acquired skill. It's a skill like
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| | form of Spanish.
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| driving a car, flying a plane or playing
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| | The format of the best interactive audio
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| a musical instrument is a skill. There
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| | courses, like Mauricio Evlampieff's
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| are elements of factual instruction, but
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| | Rocket Spanish download, is that of adult
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| it is more than just mental data
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| | education. It differs from academic
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| acquisition.
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| | courses in that it is not focussed on a
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| The essence of learning a skill is in the
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| | distant degree program. It focuses
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| doing, getting the 'feel' for it and
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| | instead on giving the student
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| becoming able to produce the desired
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| | specifically what he or she wants and
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| results. You are going to learn to drive
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| | needs, right now.
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| or fly, not in the classroom but in the
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| | Courses must produce visible results and
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| driver's seat or cockpit. When they hire
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| | be interesting and fun to keep students'
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| musicians they do not ask for copies of
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| | attention.
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| their college diplomas, they ask to hear
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| | All courses present more or less the same
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| them play!
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| | material to teach the same language. It
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| And when you apply for a job that
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| | is the presentation and delivery that
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| requires a bi-lingual person, they won't
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| | distinguishes the leaders from the
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| be much interested in your academic
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| | "also-rans". When it is interesting, fun
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| credits. Parts of the job interview will
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| | and entertaining, you learn faster and
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| be carried out in both languages you
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| | remember more. When it is tedious and
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| claim to speak. In each part you will
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| | boring, students lose interest and head
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| find yourself conversing with a native
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| | for the exits.
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| speaker of that language.
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| | The digitally downloadable aspect of
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| Modern interactive-audio
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| | these courses means that you can take the
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| language-learning courses start with
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| | text and the mp3 digital audio portions
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| basic conversation. You learn a few basic
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| | of the materials anywhere. You can study
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| words and how to use them, then gradually
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| | at your own pace, repeat as often as you
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| expand your knowledge, always speaking,
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| | like and have the exact materials
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| listening and interacting. You learn to
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| | including pronunciation and accent
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| speak, to understand and to make yourself
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| | available for instant review.
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| understood.
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| | The net result of this revolution in
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| The best learning courses for
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| | learning is that instead of having to
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| conversational Latin American Spanish are
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| | spend $500 to $3,000 or more in language
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| offered by Rocket Spanish, Learning
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| | training tuition, you can get better
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| Spanish Like Crazy and Fsi Spanish (in
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| | training, such as a Rocket Spanish
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| descending order of quality). Pimsleur
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| | download, for $100 or so. Also you can
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| Spanish and Rosetta Stone Spanish are
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| | buy a learning program, download it and
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| also good, but are more formal learning
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| | start lessons in 10 minutes time, from
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| and less conversational.
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| | anywhere and at any hour.
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| A Latino friend once complained to me
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| | This means that many more people are
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| that when he learned English where he
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| | learning Spanish (the second language of
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| went to school, they taught him to say,
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| | preference for North Americans).
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| "Hello. How are you?". But when he got to
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| | Furthermore, they are learning it fast
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| the U.S. for the first time, no one said
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| | and enjoying the process.
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| that! They said, "Hi, h're ya?" ('how are
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