| PRODUCT DETAILS | | Behind the Wheel Spanish/Complete Illustrated Text/Answer Keys/8 One Hour |  | |
Behind the Wheel Spanish/Complete Illustrated Text/Answer Keys/8 One Hour
At last a Spanish CD course which requires no reading and which teaches you to actually speak Spanish in a minimum of time and effort. The course also comes complete with a complete 207 page illustrated text with tapescript, same page answer keys and English translations for home review. Designed by the experts at Language Dynamics, 'Behind The Wheel Spanish For Your Car' takes the learner form basic to intermediate level Spanish without the guesswork and pain usually associated with language learning. An expert English speaking instructor talks you through these tapes in English while a trained professional native Latin American Spanish speaker teaches you Spanish the way it is really spoken. Behind The Wheel Spanish For Your Car is the ideal way to learn Spanish while you drive because there is no confusion, no reading, no looking up meanings, and no guessing. It's all on the tapes. Use your commute time to effectively learn Spanish with this delightful course whose method will have you speaking your first words in Spanish within minutes of receiving your course, and enjoying it.
Manufacturer: Language Dynamics
Price: $69.00
 Behind the Wheel Spanish/Complete Illustrated Text/Answer Keys/8 One Hour
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| User Reviews |  | If you can't decide between BTWS and LIYCS, get both
rating: 5
Here's a comparison of Behind the Wheel Spanish (BTWS) and Learn in Your Car Spanish (LIYCS).
Cocst:
LICYS costs $32.97 and BTWS costs 43.47 as of 5/08.
Packaging:
I give LIYCS 5 stars for contruction. CD's are all pressed like commercially made cds. It comes w/ sturdy cd case, cd of mp3/pdf of booklets (though some of the tracks are 96 kbps rather than 128 kbps), dvd covering some popular tourist areas, and 3 booklets w/ transcript. Booklets pretty convenient to carry and have plenty of space for u to jot down notes. Though it says 9 CD's on the cover, the page actually has 2 extra bonus cd's for a total of 11 cd's. There's one bonus cd for Level 2 and another one for Level 3 that provides more examples.
I give BTWS 1 star for construction. CD's are CD-r's that have been burned and have a white sticker in front which is b/w and printed using a laser printer. Several of the tracks skipped and the first package that I got had CD #8 that didn't have any data on it...it was a blank CD-R. Amazon promptly shipped me a replacement the next day. Included is a book which has like 8 chapters w/ material that are separate from the audio cd. At the end of the book is a few pages in size 6 font that tries to squeeze all the transcriptions from the 8 cd's into a dozen pages. It also has transcriptions from Spanish II and Spanish III courses.
Content:
LIYCS gets 4 stars. It's mostly a traditional tape that covers all the contents of Spanish language. However, I found it boring 2/2 to the repetition. Typical example would be: "We pay in cash"...followed by "Pagamos al contado" twice. No variation in speed. Contrast this with BTWS, where the English narrator would mix things up and ask something unexpected, like: "So learner, how would you say "'We pay in cash?'". LIYCS seems more difficult by the last CD than BTWS. LIYCS also divide each cd until more tracks than BTWS. For example, BTWS has some tracks that are 20 minutes. One good thing about LIYCS is that you could easily go to a certain cd to learn more about preterit because there's a table of contents. On the other hand, the transcription in BTWS doesn't have any table of contents.
BTWS gets 4.5 stars. The packaging sucks, but the content is more entertaining. Easier to stay engaged. However, it's annoying that the english speaker calls you "learner"..lol. "Learner, please.." In terms of content, BTWS seems to cover less material. Maybe that's why they have Level II and III, which are sold separately. I started off w/ 3 cd's from BTWS and then switched to LIYCS cuz LICYS seemed to cover more material. I'll update this section once I get back to BTWS.
Overall:
I'd buy BTWS if i'm a complete novice. Once I'm done w/ that, I'd consider LIYCS to get more vocab or consider BTWS Level II. To be honest, I'd go w/ BTWS since it keeps me more engaged and is more entertaining. They're supposed to come out w/ an updated version in August 2008. Hopefully by then it'll correct the deficiencies and be more professional. In the mean time, since I have both, and I previously had some high school spanish, going through LIYCS is easier cuz I can skip around easily and target the areas that I've forgotten, like preterite, imperfect, etc. You can't go wrong either either product.
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Easily the best Spanish Audio product
rating: 5
I bought these CDs based on the recommendations here and was not disappointed. I've borrowed some other courses from the library but this is the best for a number of reasons. The CDs stand alone, they are ideal for listening to in the car because you do not need to follow along in a book. The CDs consist mostly of a series of phrases and sentences spoken first in English and then in Spanish. All of the instructions are in English. This system works well because every time you hear a phrase you know exactly what it means. What I like best is that the material progreseses without ever going too fast so that you start by learning a few words and phrases then by building on the words you know and adding more words you end up getting to form more sophisticated sentences. I have been able to use my Spanish in conversations with Spanish speaking people and have been able to hold down my end of a simple conversation. I found that listening to each CD twice worked well for me. Having completed all 8 CDs I have moved on to the second 8 CD series which is also working out well for me.
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Complete Spanish Course
rating: 5
I love this course. The audio is easy to understand and the course book is a great addition. Oral participation is critical for pronunciation but I also need the book for a visual image of the language. This is my fourth experience with a CD course and it's by far my favorite. Learning Spanish "Behind the Wheel" is the way to go.
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Spanish Made Simple
rating: 4
This is definately one of the easiest ways to learn spanish.To be encourage to make mistakes was nice for a change,to learn new things it is okay to screw up when you are trying to pronunciate words.Will definately work my way thru for professional and personal use.
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Excellent!
rating: 5
There are no Spanish programs on the market that compare to this. The structure of this course, this ease with which one may learn to construct original sentences, the 'guessing' being removed by the English speaking instructor, the superb native Spanish speaker's voice, make this the top car Spanish course on the market.
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Behind the Wheel Spanish/Complete Illustrated Text/Answer Keys/8 One Hour
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