Recommended Spanish Text Resources
Course books (for beginners unless otherwise stated)
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Accelerated Learning Spanish – Student’s book (U.K. video edition)
- Video cassette
- Video manual
- Study guide
- Audio cassettes
- Word cards
- Games
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Accelerated Learning Spanish – Study guide ( U.S. audio edition )
- Audio cassettes
- Transcripts
- Vocabulearn
- Cassettes
- Vocabulearn
- Glossary
Arranged in 2 box files, the materials of these 2 courses are a bit difficult to find your way around because they share the same name. The student’s book is divided into 12 “acts” with a strong story-line, and the supplementary materials include word cards for 4 of the “acts”, a video, 12 audio cassettes and the Name Game, a misnamed introduction to Castilian Spanish/English vocabulary similarities.
Basically an audio course, the 15 “study” and 15 “memory” audio cassettes are accompanied by a transcript book and booklet. Read the study guide and introduction in English carefully before starting. Other materials include a Latin American Spanish/English glossary to accompany the 2 Vocabulearn cassettes and a handy phrase card.
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Linguaphone Spanish Course
- Coursebook
- Student handbook
- Written exercises
- Spoken exerises
- Audio cassettes
The coursebook contains 30 units of dialogues in Castilian Spanish with vocabulary exercises, while the handbook explains each unit with grammar and vocabulary notes in English. Very traditional and thorough coverage, recommended for beginners who are looking for an understanding of written Spanish only.
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Linguaphone Spanish Video
- Student’s book
- Video cassettes
- Video User Guide
- Audio cassettes
Use in conjunction with the video/audio cassettes. New vocabulary is pre-taught and the course prepares the learner for each new situation in English. Unlike the above 2 courses this can help you learn spoken Castilian Spanish too.
Reading Skill books
- Early Fluency Level 2 ( yellow )
A set of 10 graded readers for early intermediate learners in Spanish without a glossary. - Early Fluency Level 3 ( yellow )
A set of 10 graded readers for early intermediate learners in Spanish without a glossary. - Early Fluency Level 4 ( green )
A set of 10 graded readers for later intermediate learners in Spanish without a glossary. - Early Fluency Level 5 ( green )
A set of 10 graded readers for later intermediate learners in Spanish without a glossary. - Gente que lee 1
11 chapters, 2 in comic-strip format, of a story about holidaymakers at a campsite on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Part of the “Gente de la Calle” course for intermediate learners – in Spanish without a glossary.
Reference books
- English/Latin American Spanish Dictionary
Pocket-sized bilingual dictionary including verb tables and food terms. - English/Latin American Spanish Picture Dictionary
Colourful bilingual picture dictionary organised into 12 topics with a guide to verbs and place names. - Spanish Verb Tables
Pocket-sized alphabetical listing of irregular verbs with examples. In English.