Foreign Service Institute CD's

caslug says on Sep 28, 2005, 16:02:

You can get them at.. barnesandnoble.com or amazon, i think i got mine at borders or barnesandnoble store. However, while they are decent, they require LOTS of concentration(you cant listen and practice in your car) because you have to follow a workbook. My friend got a copy at the local library, so you might try there also. I would recommend pimsleur and michael thomas spanish instead. Pimsleur is excellent at learning basic pronunciation while thomas is good at explain basic grammar rules. Thomas spanish is at $30USD, i got it at BN store, while pimsleur is more expensive when bought new($125USD), BUT you can get them on ebay or such lot less. Both are good for learning by osmosis(listen while you drive or doing something else).

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mikes71 says on Sep 28, 2005, 16:16:

still need help :) Thanks caslug, for the other suggestions. I've been working on the basics with some other materials. I think I still want the FSI stuff. I searched amazon, borders, and B&N and still can't find. Maybe I'm being stupid, it happens occasionally. Could you post the ISBN's of the FSI stuff that you bought? Who's the publisher? Tx.

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vladimiro says on Sep 28, 2005, 16:58:

FSI Level I and II FSI SPanish are sold as Barron's Mastering Spanish series(search mastering spanish at amazon.com you can't miss it).

The levels III, and IV FSI spanish are sold at www.audioforum.com as Advanced Spanish A, and Advanced SPanish B. (Audioforum also sells level I and II FSI but the Barron's version at Amazon is the same thing and much cheaper).

They are the best tapes, in my opinion, because the dialogs are faster than other language courses which trains your ear to listen to way spanish is normally spoken.

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mikes71 says on Sep 28, 2005, 17:06:

FSI Tx vladimiro. I'll check it out.

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Michael_B says on Sep 28, 2005, 19:18:

Actually You may use Bit Torrent to download copys of both the mentioned CD's at http://www.bitme.org/ But of course these are only samples (wink-wink).

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calipro says on Sep 28, 2005, 23:17:

Well Michael_B.... I'd love take you up on your offer but Bit Torrent isn't taking any new members unless of course they are invited.

How about an invite (wink-wink).

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quindioman says on Sep 28, 2005, 23:58:

go to bit tornado
or even azereus
download the client (either bit tornado or azereus) once installed use torrent searcher and type "pimsleur" the pirate bay has them- i just checked....escuche Y repita.....QUIERO 2 CERVEZAS POR FAVOR

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Neonovo says on Sep 29, 2005, 10:57:

How about a similar venue to learn English on? We are looking to material in the libraries, but the ESL material is kind of lame.

Paz
Neonovo

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vladimiro says on Sep 29, 2005, 11:19:

Pimsleur Inglis I,II, and III volumes are excellent but expensive(and are probably difficult to get via file sharing, though some libraries have them). After Pimsleur, advanced FSI CDs are also available for English for SPanish speakers.

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sweetbabysam says on Oct 3, 2005, 10:15:

I would really love an invite to http://www.bitme.org if anyone could manage it. It would be truly appreciated!! :)

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