[Lesley D]

You are both welcome. Rio2003, I am glad to hear that you enjoyed the book. I have always been curious to hear the perspective of a student. IMO, the TY series tend to be helpful although if you read some reviews online some customers are dissatisfied. However, in my experience their own language skills and ability to learn a foreign language are usually weak. As well, they think language can learned overnight or in a course of xxx number of hours. That's just nonsense. Language learning is a process over a period of years. I am sure you will enjoy the course once you receive it.


General comment:

One of the biggest challenges when studying a language can be finding good resources. There are many available but you still need to know how to buy the right reference whether it's a textbook, dictionary, supplementary study aids etc. Depending on where you live you may have access to a wide variety of Spanish reference material or a limited number. However, internet shopping has resolved the problem of finding specific reference material once you know exactly what type of Spanish resources you need thanks to websites like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Reputable textbooks for language are those distributed by some of the well-established textbook companies. My favorites are Barron's, McGraw Hill and NTC Publishing Group. All have excellent reference material on language which are used in schools, universities and are also found in libraries. These textbook publishing companies have quality modern textbooks (various levels) and specialized Spanish reference materials for students, educators, casual learners, bilingual speakers etc. As well, don't forget to shop at the campus bookstore of large universities. The course material for Spanish at various levels is an option for you also.



-LDG.