Learning Spanish Like Crazy receives our second highest rating of 4.5 stars. The reputation of Learning Spanish Like Crazy speaks for itself, and there is plenty of reason for all the hype. With thousands of satisfied customers, it’s no wonder why Learning Spanish Like Crazy is one of the hottest language learning programs on the planet. They pride themselves on teaching “real Latin-American Spanish” and only use Latin-American speakers for all of their dialogs. Similar to Affordable Spanish, they also offer two levels. The first level is an introduction into Spanish, but don’t let that fool you. Their “introduction” will expose the listener to more Spanish than all three Pimsleur sets ever thought about. Their second set goes even further, and gets well into “advanced” Spanish. Almost all of the verb tenses are covered in these two Levels, and the student will have plenty of examples of their usages. Not only that, but Level 2 does an excellent job of exposing the listener to the subjunctive mood, which is often thought of as the hardest aspect of Spanish for English speakers. These levels are both fully downloadable, or available on CD upon request (with additional costs). They come with plenty of extras, and all of the lessons are accompanied by the pdf transcripts of both the English and Spanish dialog.
The reason that this set is receiving four stars instead of five is simple. Learning Spanish Like Crazy does an excellent job giving examples and many different usages of the various topics, but they could do a better job explaining why certain conjugations behave the way do. With a little more explanation amidst their many examples, they would easily have the top 5 star rating. They have done an excellent job exposing the listeners to real conversational Spanish, and this is definitely a tool worth investing in. After mastering this set, the student should be able to engage in everyday conversation with native speakers, but would have difficulties with Spanish radio and television. With practice, however, these levels could be achieved.
Click HERE to visit Level 1 of their program, or HERE to visit Level 2. We HIGHLY recommend this program in conjunction with the Spanish Verberrator!
