I bought Learning Spanish Like Crazy because I wanted to see
how it compares to the other high quality home-study Spanish
courses around.
And I am very impressed. The course has a completely
refreshing focus of teaching Spanish as spoken on the street -
slang, colloquial expressions, insults and all. Which to be
honest is a more useful than a lot of the strict classroom-only
Spanish we've all had to learn but never used.
What I like about this course is that it is very engaging
and fun to follow. That is invaluable for something which you
have to do regularly, and make a habit of. The teachers and
voice actors - two men and one woman - are very personable and
interesting. You often find yourself listening to more than you
planned to for the day.
The course is audio-based so you can listen to lessons in
your car on the way to work, or any time on your ipod. And the
focus of teaching and practising real 'street Spanish' is
nicely balanced and backed up by very clear grammatical
explanations.
For the core of the course you learn from 30 audio lessons,
plus extra lessons on various expressions. And it also focuses
on teaching a Latin American pronunciation and style of speech
that is widely considered to be the most attractive form of
spoken Spanish.
I personally much prefer the South American accent to the
lisping, more formal Spanish spoken in Spain.
The creator of Learning Spanish Like Crazy is so confident
you will like it that he offers an 8-week money back guarantee,
which is nice as most home-study courses don't do this.
So if you're looking for a fast introduction to the Spanish
language I highly recommend that you give this course a
try.