An Honest Review of Learning Spanish Like Crazy

Product description:
The Learning Spanish Like Crazy course teaches you everything you ever wanted to know about how to use everyday Spanish so that you can use your new skill no matter where you go in Spanish speaking countries. 

This comprehensive course provides more than a thousand hours of instruction including 30 audio lessons on 15 CDs. The course is ideal for beginners and lower-end intermediate users, is arranged in a very logical manner, and above all, is fun and enjoyable enough to fully capture the user’s attention. 

 If you are interested in conversational, practical Latin American Spanish, try Learning Spanish Like Crazy. Latin American college graduates wrote this course so you know you’ll be learning a form of Spanish that’s correct and helpful for you. 

And for those of you who live in North America, learning how to speak Latin American Spanish is probably close to essential. Look to a different course if you want to learn Spanish you can use in Spain. That said, Latin American Spanish will be more useful for people from the US and Canada, who are more likely to visit or interact with people there than in Europe. 

The makers of the Learning Spanish Like Crazy course assure their potential students that they will be speaking Spanish fluently and with a Latin American accent in no time at all. If you are willing to put in the effort, the class will give you what you want. 

Learning Spanish Like Crazy was founded by Patrick Johnson, a lawyer from New York who actually did not create the material or appear in the recordings. He says he discovered the best method to help people learn to speak Spanish. Unfortunately, there is almost no information as to the identity of the actual creator or how Patrick acquired all the rights to this know-how.   

Product Research
Overview:

Learning Spanish Like Crazy uses only audio instructions.If your learning style is more audio based as opposed to visual and kinesthetic then this course will work for you.This is ideal if you’re pressed for time and want to learn the language using headphones while you work out or drive to work.   

The audio instructions are taught by native Spanish speakers who have a Latin American accent. You’ll learn Spanish as it is spoken by South and Central Americans which is somewhat distinct from the language of Mexico and quite different from Spain. 

Thirty lessons, each of thirty minute duration comprise the course. There is a first level system and additionally an upgraded platinum system. You can get the Level 1 course as a CD through the mail, or you can download the mp3 immediately. At the Platinum Level, you get all the contents of Level I along with 5 more lessons created by the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute. These were designed especially for the use of diplomats, DEA and CIA agents and military personnel, just to name a few. Before going to Latin America, quickly learn Spanish! CD format is currently the only platform Platinum Course FSI courses are available in.   

In 2006, Level 2 of the course was put out be LSLC. This is titled “Learning Spanish Like Crazy Nivel Dos” and it will make sure that your Spanish skill jumps to a whole other level! Just like you saw in Level 1, you’ll get another 30 lessons of 30 minutes each. You even get a bonus DVD plus 2 more bonus sections. Using native Spanish instructors, this course also teaches you about things like the subjunctive mood and how to use conditional tenses.   

Pros:

-It is excellent for helping you to improve your skill in Latin American Spanish.  

-It works excellently for learning Spanish for conversing, including street Latin American Spanish. 

-English translations. Hear sentences spoken repetitively in both English and Spanish.   

-Quick English descriptions on less simple matters.  

-Transcripts of the audio lessons are available upon inquiry. 

-There is a differebt verb conjugation or grammatic theme focused on in each lesson. You will be taught how to conjugate most of the verbs in Spanish.  

-A lot of information, large learning material.  

-Try the free online and video lessons before you buy. This gives you access to all four levels. until the upper levels Along with Learning Spanish Like Crazy, you’ll also get a programmatic Spanish course from the Foreign Service Institute at no additional cost to you. The included drills may sometimes feel dull but they really work. 

-Windows and Mac compatible. 

Cons:    

 -One bad thing is that if you are a complete beginner in Spanish you would likely need outside resources, such as a verb conjugation guide, to maximize the impact of this course. 

-Writing is Spanish isn’t something you will learn.

-The lessons for some reason are inconsistently reviewed in the entirety of the program. For more effective memorization, it works better to repeat new words more often.  

-Every lesson is so packed with information you may feel a little intimidated. Each unit will need to be reviewed over and over.   

-The course does not have printed material available and does not provide interaction.  

Guarantee: 60 day unconditional money back guarantee

Price: $99.95 for the downloadable version. $299.95 for their Platinum package of 48 CDs.  

Support: It offers online forum

Conclusion:If you want a very good basic introduction to Spanish the Level 1 material is your best bet. Each set will provide you with 30 minutes of basic language instruction.For those who are interested to learn the intermediate and advanced levels of Spanish and go to the higher level 2, cab use the same “chunk” format which is for about 30 minutes.

Check out the officcial Learning Spanish Like Crazy website