VisualLink Spanish | Learn Spanish language
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Hola!
Today’s Spanish review is Visual Link Spanish.
Listen to our short audio review:
Listen to our short audio review:
What do I get in this system? 
- Learn over 700 vocabulary words
- Master 11 challenging grammar concepts
- Learn to understand native speech with 12 comprehension lessons
- Quiz yourself in all major verb conjugations in Spanish
- Learn the 5 most commonly mispronounced Spanish sounds
- Learn 40 essential culture topics
- Gain access to Spanish newspapers and an online Spanish-English dictionary
My impressions:
I have had a subscription to this program over the last few days. The program is run online, it has a very simple interface listing the topics available. You can easily navigate through the topics to find your area of interest. Each topic has many games and learning resources with clear audio and fun images.
I headed straight to the comprehension section, I was able to learn basic introductions quickly. With the help of the user friendly interface I could slow down the conversation examples and repeat them without using English, there is the possibility to translate the difficult parts if needed.
The Culture section is particularly interesting, offering a variety of useful tips when in Latin America or dealing with Spanish:
“If you sneeze once, Latin people say ‘Health!’ If you sneeze a second time, they say ‘Money!’ and a third sneeze in a row brings ‘love!’”
To conclude, this is a very thorough, informative and fun program. There are literally hundreds of resources to use, but make sure you follow the structure to get the full benefit.
Update: I believe it is currently selling for $99us, making this a very competitive choice next to Rocket Spanish
Cheers,
Tristan
