Reviewer: Michael MacArthur
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Synergy Spanish
Synergy Spanish claims to be able to teach you Spanish to a
fluent level in just 3 weeks with 138 key Spanish phrases.
That's quite a claim and people
often ask... is it a scam?
I've bought and studied the course and I can attest that
Synergy Spanish is on the level.
With this course it's quite possible to reach a decent
level of fluency in everyday Spanish conversation in 25 days.
You won't be able to speak like a native of course, but for
anyone who wants to get by in Spanish alone in a
Spanish-speaking country this course is ideal.
The course is ingeniously designed by language expert Marcus
Santamaria, who has broken the Spanish language down to the 138
most common words and phrases. And it is true that 90% of
conversation in any language is the same 100 or so phrases
repeated.
What I love about this course is that it teaches you to
actually speak whole sentances with fluency right off the bat.
It does this by first teaching you these 138 phrases, using
simple memory techniques and mnemonics to make it very easy.
And with these phrases you can speak and pronounce them easily
and fluently.
Only then do you learn the grammar and structure of Spanish
in more depth to understand how it all fits together and move
on up to the next level.
I know that many students of Spanish have trouble talking
fluently to native speakers because they are trying to work out
every sentance in their heads before speaking them. Finding the
adverbs, the subject and object, conjugating verbs, etc.
Synergy Spanish completely bypasses this problem.
Here is a rundown of what you get inside the Synergy Spanish
course (the downloadable version):
A 220 page PDF study manual
A sequence of 68 Audio Lessons
Multiple practise exercises
Pronunciation guide
Pronunciation 3-part audio course
Quick-memory mnemonics guidance
Personal Spanish tutorship with Marcus Santamaria
The course is relatively simple and easy to follow. It
clearly explains the method at every step and you always know
where you're going next. The audio lessons are compact and
well-organised, you can listen to lessons in your car on the
way to work.
I highly recommend Synergy Spanish to anyone who wants a
jump-start into Spanish. Either for a holiday or a work
trip.
And for anyone who wants to begin a serious study of the
Spanish language - what's amazing about this course is that
after 25 days you could step straight into an
upper-intermediate or even an advanced Spanish class, where
some students have been studying for years.