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So, you've decided to learn to speak Spanish, but faced with so many different learning options, you don't know where to start. That's exactly why we created this site. Our goal is to make it easy for you to learn to speak Spanish by helping you find a course and other resources that suit your needs and style of learning.
Throughout this site you will find information on the easiest and most effective ways to learn to speak Spanish. We compare essential features of the most popular courses, so that you can make an educated decision on which to buy. In addition to the course comparisons, we also provide a comprehensive resource center, packed with loads of materials to help you learn to speak Spanish quicker and more thoroughly.
So, how do you choose a method that will suit your learning style, budget and time commitment? This is perhaps the most crucial step. Do you choose audio, visual, or written, online or offline, software or books? Do you need to learn to speak Spanish quickly or can you take your time? Are you learning for business or pleasure? Whatever your reason, the following summary of available learning methods, along with our course review section, will help you determine what’s right for you.
Audio
If you want to learn to speak Spanish effectively, you need to know how it sounds. This is essential because language is primarily a spoken form of communication and therefore, the most successful language learning methods will always contain an audio component.
 Audio is crucial  to your learning experience. When you learn to speak Spanish, you need to ensure that when you talk you will be understood and when you listen you will understand. Without an audio component, you will struggle with the correct accent and pronunciation of your newly chosen language.
Although we consider audio to be the most important component of learning a new language, don’t despair if you would prefer to learn to speak Spanish using written or visual methods. Audio does not necessarily mean audio only and in fact the combination audio visual or audio plus written methods are now the most popular and best around.
Written
When you first decided you wanted to learn to speak Spanish, you probably thought of getting a translation or phrase book. This is natural since most of our learning and education has previously come from books.
If your preference is to learn to speak Spanish from books we strongly recommend that you supplement this learning with some audio. Although books may be a bit more convenient to take anywhere, it is now very affordable and we consider, mandatory, to add an audio component.
Visual
If you are someone who learns best with visual prompts, you will be pleased to know that thanks to computers and the internet it is very easy to learn to speak Spanish using visual methods. Usually combined with audio, the most popular visual methods come in the form of interactive software that get you involved in all aspects of the language.
This interactivity ensures that as you learn to speak Spanish you are learning the language comprehensively, which in turn means you are more likely to retain what you have learnt.
Combination Methods
Of all the different methods available for you to learn to speak Spanish, we believe the best all round are those that use a mix of at least two of the above components.
For more details and recommendations on the best methods to help you learn to speak Spanish, see our course review section.
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