INGLES en 10 minutos al dia con CD-ROM (10 Minutes a Day) (Spanish Edition)

I bought for my mom,,,so far she said that it's a good and easy book.

As a teacher, I have used this collection of books, not only the English one but this one, "INGLES en 10 minutos al dia con CD-ROM (10minutes aDay) (Spanish Edition)" has been very handy for my work. Great for teaching beginners!

This is very popular with our low level or non-literate students and an easy transition into English Language learning. Not only do the students prefer this in the classroom, most of them will purchase this for home study also. A good review for low to moderate learners.

I have been using this workbook to tutor two young men. Their native langue is Spanish and while they do speak some English, they have never had any formal training in English. I like the book because the exercises are interesting and useful and the illustrations are very colorful. Many of the English words are written in Spanish also which I think has been very helpful to my students. Also, because I am a beginning Spanish student, we have a nice cross cultural experience which is a lot of fun.

As a public school teacher in Massachusetts, I find this book almost unusable. I make use of it only as outside-class reinforcement for Spanish speakers in my classes who need to acquire ONLY basic speaking skills quickly. Keep in mind, however, that the Spanish/English version contributes to a dependence on the student's first language, and its format & layout can be confusing. There aren't enough practice exercises in general, and it doesn't address any academic skills such as punctuation, capitalization, writing longer sentences/paragraphs or reading comprehension. Its saving grace is the pre-laminated reference sheet for common vocabulary and phrases. It would benefit from an accompanying CD or tape for speaking practice and reinforcement at the very least. Take care before you buy.