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03-31-2020, 07:08 PM
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Best resource for learning a new language?
Ramping up the use of my COVID-19 induced extra time at home to tackle some things that have been put on hold in the past due to work, other outside interests, etc.
Took years of Spanish in high school/college many moons ago but never had practical opportunity to use it once I left academia and it died a slow death. Now I would like to revive it. Anyone have any resources - books, tapes, etc. - that they have found particularly helpful. I am not necessarily looking for fluency, but more practical conversation skills. 
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03-31-2020, 07:14 PM
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Maybe this...
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03-31-2020, 07:19 PM
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I'm using the Doulingo app to learn Spanish. I took French in high school but find that most of the places we travel speak Spanish.
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03-31-2020, 10:56 PM
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Watching good Spanish YouTube videos or TV news can be a good support to learning the language through books and video lessons. It helps your ear adjust to the pronunciation and rhythm of the language.
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04-01-2020, 05:56 AM
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They focus on conversational skills, in short bursts. I first used them to recover my long lost French skills. They were so much better than just conjugating verbs! I also used them to learn a little Italian (having had no previous experience). They must have a Spanish version as well. You might be surprised to find, as I was, that everything I had learned previously was still there, it just needed to be uncovered/revived after so many years of not using it!
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04-01-2020, 01:36 PM
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I am a member of A Language Learner's Forum at https://forum.language-learners.org/. The consensus there appears to be that if you want to go beyond simple "tourist" Spanish, Assimil Spanish With Ease is one of the best options out there to learn conversational Spanish. However, it is not cheap and some serious effort is required.
If you are looking for online resources, "Mi Vida Loca" by the BBC is free and a good video-based review of some basic Spanish (www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/), which could be followed up with Destinos (https://learner.org/series/destinos-...on-to-spanish/), also free and quite good, which will take you even further.
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04-01-2020, 02:22 PM
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I used Pimsleur CDs to pick up some simple conversational French several years back. I believe they're pricey if you want to buy them, but I found them at the local library. For me it was a great way to get some basic, getting-around conversational skills.
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