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Your First 100 Words in Russian Review

March 31st, 2010 No comments
Your First 100 Words in Russian

100 words is not a lot, so I’m assuming you’d want this book for fun and very casual use.If you have a friend who speaks Russian and they are going to help you through this book, then it looks like it could be a fun little book to learn some simple words and spellings from.It [...]

Your First 100 Words in French : French for Total Beginners Review

March 27th, 2010 No comments
Your First 100 Words in French : French for Total Beginners

This is a real fun book with which you can learn basic vocabulary (clothes, animals,countryside, home, parts of the body, around town, useful expressions).
It contains games and puzzles like matching games, find the hidden objects, search a word, label the picture, etc. and tear-out flashcards to memorize the words. In the beginning, it has a [...]

Your First 100 Words in Spanish : Spanish for Total Beginners Through Puzzles and Games Review

February 24th, 2010 No comments
Your First 100 Words in Spanish : Spanish for Total Beginners Through Puzzles and Games

I use this series to teach 9-week, enrichment language courses to 3rd and 4th graders.I’ve already used Your First 100 Words of French, and will adopt Your First 100 Words of Spanish as well.Advantage?The same lessons and corresponding vocabulary, enabling students to draw comparisons between English, French, AND Spanish.The series has a language for everyone [...]

Your First 100 Words in German : German for Total Beginners Through Puzzles and Games Review

February 11th, 2010 No comments
Your First 100 Words in German : German for Total Beginners Through Puzzles and Games

This book is an amazing tool for starting your German Vocabulary. I had gotten a good start using a CD set, as an intro to the grammer and syntax, but after that part is over you need to learn words! There is no way around it. This book introduces common words that we use ourselves [...]

Your First 100 Words in Arabic : Beginner’s Quick & Easy Guide to Demystifying Non-Roman Scripts Review

February 8th, 2010 No comments
Your First 100 Words in Arabic : Beginner

“Read and Speak Arabic for Beginners” for the maximum benefit.I’ve been teaching myself Arabic off and on since I lived in Egypt in 1994, and these two are the best books for basic learning that I’ve found.Good basis on the fundamentals of the written language, as well as basic conversational skills.Repetition, the key to learning [...]