Spanish Learning Software

• Interactive and lots of fun.
• Very good value for money and usually comes with a free trial.
• Perfect for beginners and intermediate students.

Over the past few years there has been a big increase in the quality of Spanish learning software. Some of these interactive courses come at a price, while others offer a free basic course with upgrades. All use different software so that you learn Spanish through a variety of different methods including: visual explanations, drills, video, audio, exercises, tests and even voice recording for others to evaluate.

There is great competition between the different courses which means that there are many options for you, the Spanish learner.

Different Spanish Learning Software Programs

→ ROCKET SPANISH – Fantastic for Beginners!

This is an interactive courses that includes audio, grammar lessons, word building games, software games that focus on spoken Spanish, megaverb software, membership to their forum and an interactive learning lounge.

The audio and software are very good and allow you to really progress. It’s mainly for beginners but intermediate learners will be able to get a lot out of this course also. At the moment you can try Rocket Spanish for six days.

Visual Link

Visual Link is a very popular program that includes various CD ROM’s, Audio CD’s and a pocket sized audio manual. Here is what you get:

• 201 interactive lessons.
• Also includes and easy training lessons, 28 vocabulary exercises, 38 games, 45 verbal quizzes, 13 written quizzes and 28 pronunciation lessons.

Like “Rocket Spanish” it is very interactive and gets you hooked on the lessons. There are also two other levels, with all three levels being available to buy.

SpanishPod101.com

The audio course at SpanishPod101 is the at the center of what you will do here. It is split up into absolute beginners, beginners, intermediate and advanced. There is a free, basic and premium membership available. For $1 you can try the premium membership for one month, which is worth doing so you can try what the membership offers.

The audio courses are very natural and those who are at an intermediate or advanced level will get a lot out of this course. Each audio lesson comes with a dialog, lesson guide, transcript, grammar explanations among other resources and then there are six different ways to practice what has just been discussed. The dialogs are done at a very natural pace at first (even for beginners), with a slower example afterwards.

The audio is split up into seasons, with around 5 for each level and 25 lessons in each season. There is a lot to go through at Spanishpod101 and it may seem a little fast at first, but once you get in a rhythm and do the practice exercises then things become easier.

As well as the audio there are lots of other resources to use, including: videos for beginners, a fantastic grammar bank, verb lists and the ability to customize your own lessons. SpanishPod101 is a very popular course and because you can try it for free, it’s worth checking out, doing a fee lessons and then upgrading if you like the way things are done there.

How Can Spanish Learning Software Help Me?

These type of programs are very interactive courses in nature and have a lot of different components to help you improve. They are very good for beginners and intermediate students, especially those who want to have fun while learning and like to do a variety of different activities. Because the course is fun, it is easier to stay with the course and complete it.

There are lots of different quizzes to test your knowledge of a particular subject and this usually gives you the opportunity to perfect what is being taught. This keeps you on the unit and makes sure that you have understood and learned the majority of the material in the unit before moving on, which is really important if you want to progress with a solid background.

Using Spanish learning software will help your Spanish improve if you use it in the correct way. Try out the programs above, see which ones you like and make the necessary purchases based on your trial period. Learning Spanish with software is one of the best ways to start learning.

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