Complete Spanish Step-by-Step, Premium Second Edition

I have used this book for many years to help me learn and refresh Spanish grammar and vocabulary. Information is presented clearly and effectively. This spiral edition is awesome and makes it much easier to navigate the book. Worth the extra money to get the spiral binding.

Actually retained some of my brief grade-school exposure to Spanish language and helping my high-school-aged kids through their flashcard learning, many years ago. Currently refreshing through an in-person class with a native speaker who is a professional interpreter. Her recommendation of Duolingo to support our class sessions has been so appreciated. As a bibliophile, I quickly realized my personal need for additional, supporting written resources. Appreciated reviews of this text by Amazon purchasers and can affirm with my findings: Defines relevant grammatical basics and correlates English to Spanish usage. Succinct, yet builds my comprehension through the engaging and progressive presentation of the material. Exercises are thoughtfully developed and comprehensive. Answers are included in the back of the book. Encourages pronunciation technique resources for robust conversational usage. In association with publishers McGrawHill and the provided (or outside apps) adjunct electronic resources, Ms. Bregstein’s text is THE BEST user-friendly text in my opinion!

Great way to learn at your own pace. Love it covers many things about the language.

OG review: So far so good. I've finished a few chapters of the book so far and I can honestly say that it has been really helpful. However, I've noticed that some of the exercises included in this book are a bit on the difficult side. I can see that if I were an absolute beginner I would get lost at some parts and possibly discouraged.The best quality of this book is the explanations, in my opinion. The material that is taught in it is taught well. I'm just not sure if the methods of reinforcing such things is appropriate for someone just starting out.I'll provide an update after working my way through more of the book if things change.Update 1: I really like this book, however I can't help but feel it needs someone to go over and revise some of the content. I can't help but feel some of the answers given in the answer key are wrong. I've just finished up chapter 6 and I still more or less hold the same thoughts as before on the book, although I will add that it's only normal some parts of the book will be hard and that you will learn a lot from this book. I strongly recommend using the app Spanish dictionary. Com on Android (or the website) while you work through this book. On top of looking up words, you can type in sentences or phrases to get definitions and translations of things the book might not provide.

I took 2 semesters of Spanish at a local university 8 years ago, and promptly forgot everything because I had no opportunities to use it. Now, I find myself needing it, so I added this book to the list of things I am doing to rebuild my skills/relearn the language. As a linguist, ESL, and French teacher, I have a good idea of how languages can best be learned; this book does a good job of helping a dedicated learner work through it. I am using it along with a subscription to Babbel (which is ok, but doesn’t give enough explanation; this book is a great companion to Babbel, though), some podcasts, music, reading in Spanish, etc. The exercises here present the right level of challenge, and answer keys to check your progress are included. I only have 2 complaints: 1. The paper quality leaves something to be desired. When you erase your answers because of an error, you take some paper with you; 2. I ordered the spiral-bound version, and unfortunately, it has a habit of un-spiraling itself, which is extremely annoying. Also, though it comes with an app, don’t get too excited about that. It’s not great.

Great guide to help learning Spanish, just remember Rome wasn’t built in a day! Practice practice practice!

I started learning Spanish via the app, Duolingo. I bought this Spanish book to help me understand and the basics. This is a great resource. It really does teach you Spanish by building up the concepts. It explains a lot of grammar concepts better than Duolingo. It still takes a lot of work to learn; sometimes I have to read the explanations over and over again before it finally sinks in.I recommend buying the spiral bound version of this book. It’s easier to flip through the book with the spiral binding. Buy a mechanical pencil with a big eraser for all the mistakes that you will naturally make as part of the learning process and enjoy learning Spanish!

this workbook has helped me learned so much spanish, more than anything else i’ve tried! last summer i would study using this book for 5-8 a day on my off days! this is the reason i can speak with and understand native speakers! ¡me encanta este libro tan mucho!