Instant Immersion Spanish - 8 Audio CDs - Audio Only
Brand New : . 8
CDs
Based on the highly effective Euro Method™ (an intuitive
approach that surrounds you with native speakers and a new culture), New and
Improved! Instant Immersion™ Spanish Advanced provides authentic dialogue and
traditional settings that immerse you in the Spanish language and lifestyle.
Written and developed by university professors and linguistic experts, each
lesson in this 8-CD suite utilizes the same learning methods and retention
techniques used in university-level language programs. The lesson plan is
designed to build a solid collection of vocabulary terms and more advanced
dialogue skills, all of which are reinforced throughout each advancing lesson.
You will quickly move from an intermediate speaking level to an advanced level
with easy-to-follow activities on everything from family and secular traditions
to adjectives and past tense usage. Additionally, the cultural notes provide
you with an inside glimpse of Spanish customs, and introduce proper etiquette
appropriate to various situations. Whether learning for business or for
pleasure, you'll quickly perfect your Spanish with Instant Immersion™.
The Quickest way to learn a language, guaranteed!
The most widely used method in the world!
Written and Developed by University Language Experts!
Designed to strengthen your fluency by emulating everyday
situations you may experience while in a foreign country, the Instant Immersion
Advanced Spanish course fully prepares you for interaction among native Spanish
speakers. Developed by university professors and linguistic experts, this
thorough curriculum moves you from an intermediate to advanced level, fast.
Starting with a complete review of essential vocabulary terms and verbs, this
8-compact disc suite focuses on building a strong vocabulary base before
addressing more complex dialogue skills. Each advancing CD includes concepts
from the previous lessons, ensuring you retain each core principle. In
addition, the cultural notes familiarize you with ethnic foods, Spanish
traditions, and appropriate etiquette that will benefit you while traveling.
From vocabulary about family and professions to phrases concerning
entertainment and religious traditions, the Instant Immersion Advanced Spanish
suite is the quickest and easiest course available for learning to fluently
speak the Spanish language.
Lesson Plan includes:
Part 1: Alphabet, sounds
Part 2: Greetings, introductions, subject pronouns
Part 3: Gender agreement, physical descriptions, and
corresponding verbs
Part 4: Weather, numbers, irregular verbs, finding and
following directions
Part 5: Days of the week, date, useful shopping terms
Part 6: Restaurants, food and corresponding verbs
Part 7: Cultural notes on ethnic food and customs,
finding accommodations
Part 8: Time/hours, corresponding verbs, and sue of
object pronouns
About the Spanish Language
Spanish (español ) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language originally from the northern area of Spain. From there, its use gradually spread inside the Kingdom of Castile, where it evolved and eventually became the principal language of the government and trade. It was later taken to Africa, the Americas and Asia Pacific when they were brought under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 19th centuries.
The language is spoken by between 322 and 400 million people natively, making Spanish the most spoken Romance language and possibly the second most spoken language by number of native speakers.
Today, it is one of the official languages of Spain, most Latin American countries and Equatorial Guinea. In total, 21 nations use Spanish as their primary language. Spanish is also one of six official languages of the United Nations.
Spaniards tend to call this language español (Spanish) when contrasting it with languages of other states, such as French and English, but call it castellano (Castilian), that is, the language of the Castile region, when contrasting it with other languages spoken in Spain such as Galician, Basque, and Catalan. This reasoning also holds true for the language's preferred name in some Hispanic American countries. In this manner, the Spanish Constitution of 1978 uses the term castellano to define the official language of the whole Spanish State
The name castellano is however widely used for the language as a whole in Latin America. Some Spanish speakers consider castellano a generic term with no political or ideological links, much as "Spanish" is in English. Often Americans use it to differentiate their own variety of Spanish as opposed to the variety of Spanish spoken in Spain, or vice-versa, to refer to that variety of Spanish which is considered as standard in the region.
Mexico has the world's largest Spanish-speaking population. Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in the United States and by far the most popular studied foreign language in U.S. schools and universities. Spanish is among the most popular foreign languages for study in the rest of the nations of the Anglosphere in general, where on top of the widespread use of English globally, the large number of additional countries and geographic territory that Spanish allows exploring is an attractive prospect for many people. Due to proximity, linguistic similarities, and trade reasons it is also a very popular second language in France, Italy, Portugal, and particularly the southern states of Brazil. It is estimated that the combined total of native and non-native Spanish speakers is approximately 500 million, likely making it the fourth most spoken language by total number of speakers. Global internet usage statistics for 2007 show Spanish as the third most commonly used language on the internet, after English and Chinese.
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