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I first learned of Learning Spanish Like Crazy when I was about 3 months along in my learning Spanish journey; I had started the Pimsleur Spanish series and was in the middle of Level 2 at that point.

The three things that were very important to me as a self-teaching student of Spanish and that really stuck out in my mind when I read the Amazon.com reviews of it were the following:

  • The speakers used are native speakers from Latin America (I am planning to live in Colombia and Argentina for a few years in the near future) and they are using normal, everyday (colloquial) language, whereas the speakers in Pimsleur are from Spain and use a very stiff, formal version of Spanish.
  • Learning Spanish Like Crazy actually uses the Pimsleur method of teaching (which, I will gladly admit, is excellent) HOWEVER they’ve supposedly improved on it by including a LOT more general material and especially vocabulary.
  • They actually give basic lessons in grammar (you will be told what exactly the subjunctive is, for example, why it’s used and when) as you go through the lesson–they don’t spend much time on it, maybe 2 or 3 minutes per 30 minute lesson explaining any necessary grammar for just that lesson, but they DO do it, and that makes a world of difference to me if I can understand the basic structure of the language and understand WHY something is done a certain way, it really helps me to learn and remember the material. Also, a nice little bonus is that they do include a written transcript (PDF format in the downloadable version) of ALL spoken dialogue, which Pimsleur does not do.

learn spanish like crazy review

They HAVE now released level 2 of LSLC, it is known as Learning Spanish Like Crazy Nivel Dos (click here to see their website)

I downloaded Learning Spanish Like Crazy while I was still doing Pimsleur, but did not actually start it until I had finished the last level of Pimsleur Spanish (level 4). I was very pleased with the sound quality, also the native speakers do speak faster than the Pimsleur speakers but this is a GOOD thing because it gets you used to hearing native speakers talk at a normal rate of speed (you get used to it very quickly).

Compared to Rocket Spanish this offers lesser value for money, but they have also done a fairly good job – much better than paying a couple of hundred dollars for classes.

However, this product only has audio, a big handicap. I could listen to it in car or load it up my mp3 player and listen to it while I was jogging. However, I had nothing in terms of reading. I had to make the notes and it was bit time consuming and irritating.

learn spanish like crazy 2If you like to listen or are spend a good deal of time travelling, then this is definitely good. However, if you want to buy only one product that meets all your needs, Rocket Spanish is the product to get.

I swear, I love Pimsleur (well, at least the Pimsleur teaching method) but I learned more Spanish in a month with LSLC than I did in 4 months with Pimsleur! The only thing I could possibly complain about is that LSLC doesn’t have enough reading/writing exercises to really learn much as far as reading/writing Spanish goes (although they do include a transcript of all the dialogue, which you could use for this if you wanted), but LSLC specifically bills themselves out as an audio course that teaches you how to SPEAK Spanish, so I don’t really have a problem with that.

Overall, it’s the best Spanish course I’ve tried so far (I’ve used both Pimsleur and Rocket Spanish, and I’ve borrowed FSI Spanish from a friend), it’s available on both CDs and in an entirely digital MP3 format that can be downloaded immediately, and I highly recommend it for any and all beginner to intermediate level individuals who are really serious about getting fluent.

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