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nida · 07-07-2011, 07:10 AM

Hello!

Have any of you ever used an e-book to learn a language?

I've been wanting to learn Spanish for a while but unfortunately I am quite low on funds at the moment and language classes cost a bit (for me anyway). I recently took a chance and bought a Spanish "phrase book" for like $2.99 on Amazon.

It's going pretty well so far...I mean, there are phrases like "hello my name is..." and "where is the hotel" so getting a conversation started is pretty easy. Of course in order to be really fluent I'd have to learn actual grammar but I imagine a phrasebook like this would be pretty great if you're going to Spain for 3 days. I believe their iPhone app actually has audio by a native speaker as well. (The company is Eton Institute)

Have you guys ever had a good/bad experience with these apps that claim to teach you an entire language? Or are they a waste of time and money?

07-07-2011, 07:10 AM	#1
nida Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle	Language Learning On The Cheap Hello! Have any of you ever used an e-book to learn a language? I've been wanting to learn Spanish for a while but unfortunately I am quite low on funds at the moment and language classes cost a bit (for me anyway). I recently took a chance and bought a Spanish "phrase book" for like $2.99 on Amazon. It's going pretty well so far...I mean, there are phrases like "hello my name is..." and "where is the hotel" so getting a conversation started is pretty easy. Of course in order to be really fluent I'd have to learn actual grammar but I imagine a phrasebook like this would be pretty great if you're going to Spain for 3 days. I believe their iPhone app actually has audio by a native speaker as well. (The company is Eton Institute) Have you guys ever had a good/bad experience with these apps that claim to teach you an entire language? Or are they a waste of time and money? Last edited by nida; 07-10-2011 at 12:37 AM.