Product Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries.)
- Format: Color
- Rated: NR
- Studio: Cerebellum Corp.
- DVD Release Date: May 29, 2002
- ASIN: B0000694W8
- Average Customer Review:
Based on 6 reviews.
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
In the opening jingle, the oddball lyrics "Careful or you're
speaking Spanglish, then your grade will cause you anguish" provide a glimpse
into the premise of this production from the Standard Deviants. In this, their
second trip to the "Salsa-riffic World of Spanish," the energetic young cast
performs skits and unleashes some clever and elaborate computer graphics while
providing a reliable review course in the Spanish language. Starting with what's
billed as "Really Basic Stuff," the cast reviews practical matters such as how
to count, talks about what time it is, and discusses the weather. Moving into
more advanced material, there are pointers on grammar, with a focus on the rules
of particular verbs. It should be noted that the curriculum has been approved by
a panel of professors, but the cast members tend to present the material in a
relaxed format, which often involves the use of costumes and some bad (and
hopefully memorable) jokes. Each major portion of the program is followed by a
quiz, which the student can either take or skip, and the entire DVD concludes
with an exam titled "La Tormenta." This DVD isn't a substitute for classes in
Spanish, but as review material the unorthodox presentation would be helpful to
a student. --Robert J. McNamara --This text refers to the
DVD edition.
Description
Beyond the Basics provides you with the tools you need to
expand your understanding of the language. In this tape, the Standard Deviants
will teach you the numbers 100-120, adjective placement, -ar, -er, and -ir
verbs, expressing time, date, and weather, and more. Using the Standard Deviants
unique and effective learning style, you will soon be packing your bags for
Spain so you can show off your new language skills!
Habla Espanol: Beyond the Basics covers: The number "100", when to use "cien",
when to use "ciento", the numbers 100-120, multiples of 100, multiples of 1,000,
multiples of 1,000,000, expressing the time, expressing the date, expressing the
weather, using "hacer", using "estar, adjective placement, gender and adjective,
adjectives that end in consonants, practice using adjectives, demonstrative
adjectives, -ar verbs (conjugation, practice sentences), -er verbs (conjugation,
practice sentences), -ir verbs (conjugation, practice sentences), irregular verb
"tener", uses of "tener", the irregular verb "querer", conjugating "querer",
uses of "querer", negation words, constructing negative sentences, possessive
adjectives (singular forms, plural forms), the seasons, the months, the days of
the week.
With our DVDs, you can jump around with the touch of a button and skip over
those sections you have already mastered. These highly interactive DVDs also
permit you to interact directly with the tutorial through drill-style quizzes
and multiple-choice tests.
All Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review:
1 of 1 people found the
following review helpful:
COULD BE BETTER, August 4, 2004
This tape does teach you some words and phrases but not at all enought to
carry a real conversation.
2 of 5 people found the
following review helpful:
May not work in your DVD player..., January 22, 2003
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"zukinx" (Vancouver, WA United States) |
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I have a one year old Zenith 5 disc DVD player and it doesn't work for me.
13 of 13 people found the
following review helpful:
Only for the basics., July 6, 2002
I found the format of this DVD both distracting and not very effective. There
seemed to be more animation than actual learning content. I did learn a few
phrases but the DVD fails to combine words and phrases into valuable
conversation topics. This DVD is best suited for children, not for adults who
actually want to learn to speak Spanish.
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