Why is the Spanish on the Job audio program easy and effective?
* There is a native and non-native speaker on the CD. Beginning language learners find it helpful to hear the pronunciation of a non-native speaker while also hearing the pronunciation of the native speaker. * The programs are laid out by topics or lessons. Each lesson is on a separate track. This allows you to skip directly to the lesson that you want to practice or review. * There is much repetition and progression throughout the program, i.e. Reporte…(Report…) Reporte los accidentes…(Report accidents…) Reporte los accidentes to me. (Repórteme los accidentes.) This allows you to hear the same word many times. * Simple language and cognates (words that look and sound similar in English and Spanish) are used whenever possible. * The usted (formal) form of the verb is used throughout the program. This simplifies the language learning process and also avoids the new language learner offending someone by using the tu (informal) form at an inappropriate time. * There is customized
