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Piensa En Espanol = Think Spanish |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: Spanish Study Materials
Comments: Think Spanish materials are excellent. Each issue has several articles about Spanish culture. There are vocabulary words in the margin with definitions to make the reading easier.
Too get the almost all from the Think Spanish magazine subscription, the student needs to all ready have a fairly large vocabulary base. I would not endorse this for a beginner or a slightly to moderately dedicated student. great also for someone who simply wants to keep their Spanish skills up to date.
To use the CD's requires more aural skill as the material is read at a normal speaking speed. It's best to work through each article and learn it thoroughly before working with the CD.
These would be great for group studies with advanced Spanish students.
I would endorse this for self-study if the student is a dedicated student or has a native-spanish speaker available for help if needed. Also endorseed for an advanced Spanish student - great practice!!
Along with the subscription comes a monthly email newsletter. This makes other offers and adds some additional practice materials.
Well worth the cost of the materials. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: Nice Read!!
Comments: I originally purchased Piensa as a supplement reading material for my husband who is taking Spanish. It seems to be a little difficult to find reading materials in Spanish for adults, and this magazine is really fun to read. It has a monthly recipe (which I liked!!) and vocabulary words on each side for the article with which1is reading. It is a super concept, and I am glad we found it on Amazon!! |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Great for vocabulary building, great product for improving my Spanish, no complaints!!
Comments: I 1st purchased the book "Read and Think Spanish" made by the same publishers. I loved it and passed it along to my friend who is now enjoying it in her weekly Spanish conversation class. I have been receiving the Magazine/CD for4months now. I really love it!! I was a little worried because some of the reviews on here are negative however I do not have a single complaint. The articles are interesting and diverse. Some articles do contain idioms or phrases that you would not read in a regular paper however that is a great thing!! In some of the articles you are learning Spanish the way people talk (in the interviews) and also from different countries - so some of the articles have diverse vocabulary... again a great thing!! The words are translated next to the article from Spanish to English.. which you can use or ignore, depending upon your Spanish level. I have taken Spanish for2years on and off and this magazine is great for my skill level My husband has taken Spanish for1quarter at a community learning center and he also enjoys it. He does have a harder time with some of the words however he can certainly listen to the Audio CD to improve his listening skills.
I highly endorse this product!! however agree with another reviewer - you must get the Audio CD to really make this work.
The customer service with the company ([...]) is GREAT. I told them I wanted to order by mail and they sent my 1st issue right away plus a free gift before my check even arrived to them!! Keep in mind, if you order through Amazon you are ordering through a third party which might be why some of these reviews had bad service. If you contact the company directly they offer great handouts on how to use the publication, free gifts (at certain times of year I think?) and other Spanish learning advice. Buena Suerte!! |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: poor writing, disappointing
Comments: The articles in this magazine are simply not well-written--and the writing is all there is to the magazine. They are not written by journalists or even great amateur writers, just some people who happen to know Spanish. Can you imagine if you maked an English magazine in a Spanish-speaking country and just asked some random English-speaking friends to submit all the articles each month? This is what you would get. They apparently do not realize how heavily they rely on idioms and how rambling and extraneous much of the prose is. People who endorseed it highly apparently do not know any better and/or are desperate for something in Spanish--there doesn't seem to be any competition for this sort of publication, which is strange given how popular Spanish is.
Finding real writers and a real editor is the only thing that can save this operation. The idea for the magazine is great though and the market is there--anybody else want to try (please)? |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: Helpful, however could use more variety
Comments: great additional tool alongside a textbook and other more formal methods, however lacks a little variety in the range of speakers. Only2voices are regularly heard, which limits improvement in comprehension. Other voices and accents would be helpful. |
