Recommend me a good ADVANCED Spanish crash course book!

[amnesiac]

My university is being a complete dildo regarding my language requirement in that I can NOT take a course @ a CC during the normal school year, but CC's do not offer my language (Italian) @ level 3 during the summer. They won't waive my requirement either, PLUS I can't take Spanish 3 because I don't have the prerequisites for it.

My only option seems to be to place out of Spanish 3 (near-impossibility but I might as well try), and since I haven't spoken a lick of Spanish for 5 years I might be rusty.

What's a good book or program that I could use to get my skills up to par within, say, 3 weeks?

 

[feralkid]

" Recommend me a good ADVANCED Spanish crash course book!"


Wow.


How about a crash course in English Grammar first?

 

[BatmanNate]

Spanish and Italian aren't that far removed. Live in So California for a month or two.

 

[Ciber]

You need to speak it and write it?

I can help you with the speaking part np, my writing is a bit rusty.

Native spanish speaker here.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
Spanish and Italian aren't that far removed. Live in So California for a month or two.

Once you get into the intricacies, yes they are. Very much so, actually.
At the base level they share many traits but when you deal with conjugation and alternate tenses they become quite different.

Originally posted by: Ciber
You need to speak it and write it?

I can help you with the speaking part np, my writing is a bit rusty.

Native spanish speaker here.

Yes, read and write. There's nothing special about writing though -- it's written as spoken, it's not like Japanese where you have to learn hiragana, katakana, and kanji.

 

[BooGiMaN]

tu estas loco ricky!

 

[Ciber]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
Spanish and Italian aren't that far removed. Live in So California for a month or two.

Once you get into the intricacies, yes they are. Very much so, actually.
At the base level they share many traits but when you deal with conjugation and alternate tenses they become quite different.

Originally posted by: Ciber
You need to speak it and write it?

I can help you with the speaking part np, my writing is a bit rusty.

Native spanish speaker here.

Yes, read and write. There's nothing special about writing though -- it's written as spoken, it's not like Japanese where you have to learn hiragana, katakana, and kanji.

Well if you need any help let me know, I'm Ciber411 on AIM.


I have lots of free time till june 6, so dont worry about wasting my time or anything like that hehe.

 

[Sophia]

If you can find a copy perhaps Spanish for Oral and Written Review (Iglesias & Meiden, ISBN 015501093X)