Total Page : 272
Publisher : McGraw Hill
Publication Date : 2008 12 09
>> Practice Makes Perfect Basic Spanish by Devney Richmond
Devney Richmond does an excellent job of going step by step with the most basic skills required in Spanish speaking mixing in vocabulary and continuing to use these as the course progresses
>> Not for Absolute Beginners
Let me first say that this book does a good job on its intended purpose When you flip to page v the preface the author clearly states that this book is not intended to be the primary teaching source or that it will introduce concepts
There s nothing wrong with that but the title of the book is Practice Makes Perfect Basic Spanish I bought it with the impression that it would introduce beginning Spanish concepts I wanted to use this book with students or homeschooled kids who needed a good place to start When I saw this book listed on Amazon I was excited to see that a book for beginners had been published But this book is not for beginners If the title had been Basic Spanish Review I probably wouldn t have bought it or I might have bought it if I needed additional materials for a Spanish class
This book is best used for maybe Spanish I in high school or Spanish 101 in college The exercises are useful in that respect But if you want a book that is for absolute beginners get a copy of Getting Started with Spanish It is one of the best if not the best book for absolute beginners of Spanish
Brandon Simpson
>> Finally a Practice Makes Perfect beginners can actually use
I ve been critical of many books in the PMP Spanish series because they really just aren t very useful to beginning students They simply require an intermediate level vocabulary to even understand the questions
They got this one right though and its great Tons of questions to work out without requiring a dictionary by your side
The PNP Spanish Vocabulary book also seems to be very nicely done It would be a great way to quickly get beyond the initial boring words and into some of the more interesting words It seems like it would keeps you interested and will probably be my next Spanish book purchase
