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Learn Spanish Language
Spanish, sometimes referred to as "Castilian" (in Spanish: "Espańol" and "Castellano") is the official language throughout the country of Spain. It should however be noted that the country is also home to a number of other languages, some of which have been declared co-official in the particular territories in which they are principally spoken. These languages include Aranese (Aranés) in Catalonia, Basque (Euskera) in the Basque Country and Navarre, Catalan (Catalŕ) in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and in the Valencian Community (where the language is known as "Valencian"), and Galician (Galego) in Galicia.
Spanish is also widely spoken beyond Spain: it is the second most spoken language by native speakers, with perhaps as many as 400 million falling into this category. Apart Spain itself, Spanish is in fact the official or co-official language in most Latin American countries, as well as in the African country of Equitorial Guinea. The language is also one of six official languages used by the United Nations, and perhaps the third most common (after English and Chinese) language in use on the Internet.
Learning Spanish can be an intellectually stimulating experience, and of course will allow you to converse with speakers of the language - very useful you plan on visiting a country for a vacation, and of course a major advantage in business. The good news is that learning Spanish need not be impossibly difficult - there are many tools that can help including language learning software (such as the popular Rosetta Stone program), Internet web sites for learning Spanish, and of course books. You might be surprised at how quickly you can progress - and of course, if you visit Spain or another Spanish-speaking country, and immerse yourself in the language, you'll improve even faster.
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Here are some web sites to help you learn Spanish:
If you want to learn Spanish, we recommend:
Rosetta Stone Released: 2007-08-28 CD-ROM (Pc) Windows XP/Mac OS X
 | List Price: $499.00 Lowest New Price: $449.10 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 15:40 Pacific 3 Jul 2008 More Info)
Click Here | - Rosetta Stone helps you understand everyday language through our proficiency-based listening and reading activities
- In no time you will speak without a script, Rosetta Stone's Contextual Formation™ makes sure you have the confidence and the cues you need to get the words out on the spot
- Track your progress to reinforce your strengths and revisit needs with our Adaptive Recall™ language feature
Amazon.com Product Description: Why is Rosetta Stone the world's No. 1 language-learning software? Because it works. Escape the endless tedium of translation, memorization, and grammar drills. Get the language you want, the skills you need and the success you deserve by learning a new language naturally--the same way you learned your first language.  | |  | | | 
The complete immersion environment puts your native language-learning skills to work, eliminating your dependence on tedious translation and rote memorization.
| |  | |  | You learned your first language without translation. You learned your first language easily and naturally by connecting words to objects and events around you. With Rosetta Stone, learn a new language the same way: using native speakers and thousands of real-life images to help you think in the new language from the very beginning. Studies show that learning exclusively in the new language, without translation as a crutch, is crucial. The exclusive Dynamic Immersion method reinforces your natural language-learning skills with award-winning instructional technology. Identify your learning goals, then choose customized courses that take you there. The timeless immersion method, along with research-based techniques and new technologies, make Rosetta Stone the clear solution to your language-learning needs.
What will you be able to do? Understand everyday language. Through Rosetta Stone's proficiency-based listening and reading activities, you'll learn quickly. Pronounce words correctly. After practicing with Rosetta Stone's speech recognition and analysis tools, pronunciation will come easily. Speak without a script. Contextual Formation makes sure you have the confidence and cues you need to get the words out on the spot. Spell and write accurately. You'll build gradually from letters to words and sentences. Engage in real-life conversations. With Milestone activities, gain confidence using speech alone in simulated situations. Retain what you learn. The unique Adaptive Recall reinforces language so it sticks with you in the real world. |
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Rosetta Stone Released: 2007-08-28 CD-ROM (Mac) Windows Vista/Windows XP
 | List Price: $219.00 Lowest New Price: $197.10 Lowest Used Price: $147.10 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 15:40 Pacific 3 Jul 2008 More Info)
Click Here | - Rosetta Stone helps you understand everyday language through our proficiency-based listening and reading activities
- In no time you will speak without a script, Rosetta Stone's Contextual Formation™ makes sure you have the confidence and the cues you need to get the words out on the spot
- Track your progress to reinforce your strengths and revisit needs with our Adaptive Recall™ language feature
Amazon.com Product Description: Why is Rosetta Stone the world's No. 1 language-learning software? Because it works. Escape the endless tedium of translation, memorization, and grammar drills. Get the language you want, the skills you need and the success you deserve by learning a new language naturally--the same way you learned your first language.  | |  | | | 
The complete immersion environment puts your native language-learning skills to work, eliminating your dependence on tedious translation and rote memorization.
| |  | |  | You learned your first language without translation. You learned your first language easily and naturally by connecting words to objects and events around you. With Rosetta Stone, learn a new language the same way: using native speakers and thousands of real-life images to help you think in the new language from the very beginning. Studies show that learning exclusively in the new language, without translation as a crutch, is crucial. The exclusive Dynamic Immersion method reinforces your natural language-learning skills with award-winning instructional technology. Identify your learning goals, then choose customized courses that take you there. The timeless immersion method, along with research-based techniques and new technologies, make Rosetta Stone the clear solution to your language-learning needs.
What will you be able to do? Understand everyday language. Through Rosetta Stone's proficiency-based listening and reading activities, you'll learn quickly. Pronounce words correctly. After practicing with Rosetta Stone's speech recognition and analysis tools, pronunciation will come easily. Speak without a script. Contextual Formation makes sure you have the confidence and cues you need to get the words out on the spot. Spell and write accurately. You'll build gradually from letters to words and sentences. Engage in real-life conversations. With Milestone activities, gain confidence using speech alone in simulated situations. Retain what you learn. The unique Adaptive Recall reinforces language so it sticks with you in the real world. |
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Here are some books about learning to speak Spanish:
By Christopher Kendris
Barron's Educational Series Paperback (600 pages)
 | List Price: $16.99 Lowest New Price: $10.44 Lowest Used Price: $8.06 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 15:40 Pacific 3 Jul 2008 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description: BarronÂ’s is today and always has been the Number-One reference source for verb usage in virtually every major language. With more than 1.5 million copies in print, the all-time best selling 501 Spanish Verbs beats all less well-established rivals with its brand-new 6th edition. ItÂ’s printed in two colors, it features tinted page edges for ease of reference, and it comes with extra help for Spanish language students in the form of a CD-ROM. The book presents the most important and most commonly used Spanish verbs arranged alphabetically with English translations in chart form, one verb per page, and conjugated in all persons and tenses, both active and passive. The accompanying CD-ROM gives students practice exercises in verb conjugation plus a concise grammar review. This combined book and software package is a comprehensive guide to Spanish verb usage with a wealth of reference material and language tips, including a bilingual list of more than 1,250 additional Spanish verbs, helpful expressions and idioms for travelers, and verb drills and short tests with all questions answered and explained. |
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By Henry N. Raymond And Oscar M Ramirez
Penton Overseas Audio CD
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Click Here | Product Description: The all new, updated, enhanced edition of the best-selling Learn in Your Car Foreign Language Series is ready to be released this Fall. In addition, this exciting new edition includes a Travelogue DVD of the relevant destination countries for each language. This added feature will enrich the learning experience and add that extra stimulus to motivate users with their studies. |
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Dover Publications Paperback (176 pages)
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Delightful stories, other material based on works of Don Juan Manuel, Luis Taboada, Ricardo Palma, other noted writers. Complete faithful English translations on facing pages. Exercises.
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