Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course: Spanish Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach

My name is Drew. I’m a vlogger who reviews learning-Spanish products. Today, I’m going to review “Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners.” This is not the first Spanish program from Paul Noble that I have purchased. I’m very familiar with his programs and I must say they are among the best. There are many things that I really like about Paul Noble’s style of teaching Spanish. He has a no-pressure style of teaching. He starts out by giving you some “ground rules” on how to get the most out of his program. For example, he recommends that you do not actively try to memorize the material. There are pauses for you to answer his questions before the Spanish speakers says the correct answers. But he tells you to feel free to use your pause button and think about your answers before responding. He also recommends that you do not write any notes when studying with his program. That was some of the best advice that I ever received in a Spanish program – because no one has the time to review the notes they’ve written down. As part of Paul Noble’s no-pressure style of teaching Spanish, he also tells you to not worry about making any mistakes when learning Spanish. His “ground rules” and no-pressure style of teaching really put me at ease so that I could easily absorb and recall the Spanish he teaches. This is one of the few Spanish programs that teaches both the Latin American Spanish pronunciation and European Spanish pronunciation. Personally, I would have preferred if the program only featured voice actors from Latin America - because the majority of the Spanish speakers who I meet are from Latin America. The only real weakness in this program is the same weakness that I have found in many other Spanish programs. Many of my Spanish speaking friends are millennials and we talk about social media. We also work in computers and technology. This program doesn’t cover much Spanish for computers and technology or social media. Even with this one flaw, I still give it 5 stars based upon its effective teaching method. In closing, I’ll leave you with the 4 learning-Spanish resources which are currently my favorites. (My list of favorites changes from time to time): 1. 501 Spanish Verbs (501 Verb Series) If you think you can accomplish fluency in Spanish as an adult without mastering conjugating Spanish verbs, you are only fooling yourself. This book is an absolute essential resource for learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs. It will show you how to conjugate every Spanish verb tense imaginable. This is my NUMERO UNO resource for learning Spanish. 2. Millennial Spanish - Millennial Spanish - Learn Beginner Spanish: Learn & Speak Conversational Spanish This is my favorite learning-Spanish audio program. What I like most about it is that it teaches Spanish for the new millennium. Instead of learning Spanish centered around the same old conversations that most Spanish programs cover – such as checking in a hotel or eating at a restaurant - you learn Spanish for conversations centered around social media, technology and computers, veganism and even Uber transportation. This audio Spanish program also meets all my other criteria for being a top-notch Spanish program: Only features native Spanish speakers to develop listening comprehension and proper pronunciation in Spanish, and has a fun and engaging teaching method. The ebook alone will not do the job. You'll need to get the Audiobook at Amazon or Audible to get the most out of this learning Spanish program. 3. Learning Spanish Like Crazy Level 1 - New & Improved Version: Learn Beginner Spanish Bundle: Lessons 1 to 30 This is my second favorite learning-Spanish audio program. There's an "original" version of this audiobook that can be found on Amazon but this is the New & Improved Version. What stands out about this audio program is the style of teaching used. The teaching style is very engaging and interactive. The Spanish instructor is constantly interacting with the student and allowing the student to participate. Since the speakers in the audiobook are all native Spanish speakers, it really helps you to develop an authentic accent. But what appeals to me most is that there is a major emphasis on everyday, conversational Spanish unlike the Spanish taught in most audio programs which teach more academic or formal Spanish. Besides the beginner program, there is an intermediate version: Learn Intermediate Spanish Bundle: The Ultimate Learning Intermediate Spanish Bundle: Lessons 31 to 60 from Learning Spanish Like Crazy Level Two There is also a version for advanced students: Learn Advanced Spanish Bundle: Includes Both New Version & Original Version of Learning Spanish Like Crazy Level Three: The Ultimate Learning Advanced Spanish Bundle You will need the audiobooks. The ebooks alone will not be enough to learn Spanish effectively. All three audiobooks include a PDF transcript which can be found in your Audible library so there's really no need to buy the ebook. 4. Accelerated Spanish: Learn fluent Spanish with a proven accelerated learning system is my favorite learning Spanish ebook and that is because it does double duty. It has taught me numerous Spanish-learning hacks. And I have also learned countless techniques to enhance my memory. Not only am I able to use these techniques to remember all the vocabulary and grammar I learn when studying a foreign language, but I can also use the techniques to effectively remember anything, from small, minute daily tasks to insights that can have an everlasting impact. There is also a hardcover version of Accelerated Spanish.

Usually the present tense is what is taught first but these CDs are a little unorthodox. Paul Noble uses the past tense (actually the present perfect)in the beginning. He has a reason for using this tense first which I found in CD 10. He uses many tricks to learning the different tenses and one of them incorporates the present perfect tense. His method of teaching is very smart. I am remembering everything Paul is teaching because I only have to remember the tricks. You would think this 12 cd audio program would have more information on it, but because it gives you time to answer questions that is not the case. I have to say this is the only why to learn. I don't care how much learning information is on this 12 CD set because I am learning everything at a great price. Yes! everything thing. Why does it take a simple European audio program to do what all the American programs have not done for me? Now, I know why all the Europeans know how to speak many languages because it is there education system. great feature is having two Translators: First Translator - South American Spanish Second Translator- European Spanish The CD box is poorly designed with each CD placed on top of each other and almost touching. I feel in time this design will scratch the cds. In conclusion, This is the only way to learn spanish: Step one- teach, Step two- question me, step three -I answer, and Step four- then I am given the answer in two forms of spanish. Five Stars outstanding!

I liked how fast one can learn to order coffee with the first cd. I really like that there are two (one male and one female) repeating the pronunciations in spanish. What I dont like is that I'm unsure which spanish speaking country this cd is aiming to assist getting by in, since as the author mentions that different accents and phrases are used in different regions, like American vs England english. I really enjoyed the part about English being derived from Old German and Latin. I felt like a kid again sharing this "Did you know" information with my family. I purchased this to help me remember the basics and test out of the college level foreign language requirements. I am not sure if this will help with that, which is disappointing for such a steep price. I would like it more also if a text accompanied the cd to read along with what the speakers are saying to become familiar with the spellings and because other users have commented that the difficulty increases. I took Spanish in high school, and distinctly remember one of the first classes teaching I in english is Yo in espanol. This is nowhere mentioned in at least the first cd. So I am a little confused, but I will continue on with the cds in hope they end up being worth it.

This actually works. The method manipulates the natural way we learn languages via repetition and context. I'm going through the course for fun, one cd per every 3-7 days, and I remember more than I forget. And when I do forget words, Paul eventually reminds me as the course goes on and that causes me to reinforce those lost words in memory until I no longer forget them. I love the way the course had me forming sentences based on real life scenarios right from the start. Hands down the best course for learning Spanish. If you invest in this, you won't be disappointed and will learn Spanish, guaranteed. I'm shocked at how effective it is, really. Shocked.

I've been trying to learn Spanish off and on for the last 5 years and have tried quite a few options, but this is by far the most effective yet. I've always considered myself to be very poor at languages, and really struggled at school, spending 9 years learning French and hardly being able to speak a word! To learn Spanish, first I tried with the Pimsleur Course, which I failed to finish: it's very good, but doesn't get you into the language nearly as quickly, and the words and phrases aren't as immediately useful. Ultimately it seems like it would be more comprehensive, but it's also entirely South American Spanish rather than Spanish Spanish, which left my Spanish wife giggling at some of the words I came out with. Next I tried Michel Thomas: quite different to Pimsleur and a much more effective approach. However I did find it a bit tedious after a while, and somewhere along the way I seemed to get lost. I got about half way through and then my enthusiasm fizzled out. Finally I discovered Paul Noble's course - it caught my eye as I'd seen him on TV sometime speaking in about a dozen different languages so I figured it's worth a go. I'm really happy that I did. The approach takes some cues from the Michel Thomas one, but a lot more effective and way, way more logical. I was very quickly more confident and on my trip to Spain this month was finally able to hold a reasonable conversation. I think that with the other courses I always felt like I was trying to remember phrases, but after this one I was able to just make things up. I'm really happy with the purchase - I've found other language courses I've tried have been very expensive and ultimately I've questioned the value as I've never finished them. With this one I really feel that I've found a great course for a reasonable price and am very happy. Muchas gracias Paul! Eres un buen profesor!

This course made learning Spanish very easy. I listened to it in the car on my daily commute for a few weeks prior to my trip to Spain, and on the holiday was able to speak to the locals (at a basic level) very easily and confidently. I had never spoken a word of Spanish beforehand. Paul explains things very clearly and in a logical manner. For me, some of the explanations were a little long winded, but clearly the course needs to be able to cater to all levels of ability. The native Spanish speakers on the CD speak slowly at first, but at more normal speeds as the course progresses. This means that by the end of the course you'll be able to understand Spanish spoken by natives at normal speed, without really having to try. The course often goes back to repeat things that were learned earlier in the course. Again, this is hugely useful, as it means no hard work or revision is required. By the end of the course you may find yourself groaning occasionally as some of the early stuff crops up again, but I see this as a positive. It drove home the fact that I really had learned it, and was comfortable with it. All in all, it was a fun and effortless course, didn't make my brain hurt and left me speaking Spanish in a confident (albeit limited) manner, and easily making myself understood. My only problem now is - what next? I would really like to see a follow-on course, so that I can build on what I've learned and improve further. Bring on "Learn Spanish 2" please Paul. I'm itching for more.

I really appreciate the way Paul Noble teaches this course. You start out with very simple words and short phrases and slowly build on this to much more complicated phrases. Everything is practical and related to real life. It's a great introduction to speaking Spanish.

I purchased this instead of the Michael Thomas set because of the price difference and reviews. However I have since purchased the MT set at the same price as PN and there is a clear difference between the two. Although PN does a lot of repetition and uses the same words it helped me remember the phrases, so now I can easily construct my own sentences as I learn more vocabulary. PN does go at a very slow pace and I particularly liked that, I know it may not appease everyone because some people can learn and retain information more quickly. I'm 52 and my learning capacity is not like it used to be. However when I started on the MT cd it was far more superior from disc one. You learn a lot more vocabulary and it seems a more natural way to speak, he appears to use everyday language. I'm only up to CD three and I've learnt more in them 3 CD,s than I did in the whole course of PN. You can do a PN CD and normally retain the information without having to go back. With MT there is so much in one disc I find I have to listen to each CD at least three times to retain and understand the information. So value wise you get a lot more for your money from MT. But I've given PN 4 stars because he goes at a slower pace and builds you up ready for MT. You can also tell that PN has been heavily influenced by MT and it will become obvious where, when you listen. PN uses native speakers from Latin America and Spain which helps you to understand the pronunciation, however MT uses two students. I liked MT use of the two students, it helped me pronounce the words correctly and I made the same mistakes as the students, so you literally feel as though you are the third student. Some people have complained that he corrects them too much, but without the correct pronunciation you may not be understood. I'm really looking forward to holidaying this year in Spain and eventually moving there. Both CDs have given me a lot more confidence but overall I would give MT 5 stars for better value for money. PN loses a star because he uses far less vocabulary