What About Transparent Spanish
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Transparent Spanish review

By Gerrit du Plessis

You've undoubtedly seen ads for Transparent Spanish, and you may have wondered how well it works. And the answer is – pretty well! The developers bill Transparent Spanish as "an entire comprehensive language course in one affordable package." While that may be pushing it just a little bit, the program – at $179.95 for either the Win Download or Win CD – has much to recommend it.

Unlike many language learning systems, Transparent Spanish knows that not all students learn exactly the same way. For example, you may have discovered in school that you don't remember much of what you hear, but if you can read along with the audio track, the words lock more firmly in your mind. On the other hand, your best friend may have long ago recognized that she doesn't easily comprehend what she reads, but if she hears it discussed or merely spoken aloud, she'll retain the information much more effectively. We're all different – so a well-designed language program seeks to present the material in as many different ways as possible. Transparent Spanish does this reasonably well, although not in the depth you'd expect from a "comprehensive language course."

Where Transparent Spanish really falls down, though, is in its absence of any interactive forum where you can pose questions and chat with other students. Most of us learn as much from our fellow learners, and one-on-one from our teachers, as we do from the educational material we're given. Transparent Spanish does not offer this type of assistance at all. For this you'd be much better off with a program like Rocket Spanish. With the purchase of Rocket Spanish, you'd be able to access an exclusive member's forum staffed by professional teachers and native speakers, and populated by students like yourself. You'd be able to share your Spanish learning experience in a way not possible with Transparent Spanish. And Rocket Spanish costs less than Transparent Spanish, too, offering a learning environment that is actually more affordable as well as comprehensive.

Now that you know the facts – which program would you choose?

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