Comments on: We’d like your feedback on Show Time Spanish

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:20:53 +0000

Las nueces son “nuts” (”walnuts”).

By: renee claire

renee claire — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:20:53 +0000

I am delighted with the progress that I have made over the last couple of years in learning Spanish with you. I have little spare time (the main reason that I haven’t become a premium subscriber- I’d never get to look at the extra material)but am able to use the podcasts to great advantage when I do get to listen.
I really appreciate how you’ve tweaked the show over the last months. The format is perfect!
I have 3 other languages under my belt, which I learned mostly from books and classroom settings, which has the disadvantage of not forcing one to develop a good ear. So I’ve found myself in a foreign country ‘knowing’ the language, but unable to interact. For this reason, Show Time Spanish has been a real bonus to me, helping me to jump right into the language and use it as it’s spoken by native speakers-that is quickly and with a lot of vernacular thrown in.

One question, though. Recently, I’ve gone back to the earlier episodes of Coffee Break Spanish- (I had started downloading @ around lesson 40 some time ago)- just to pick up some extra points and expressions that are taught at the slower rate. I’ve just come across a word in CBS lesson 18 that was not translated, and I can’t find it in my dictionary. It has to do with being alergico a noeces/noeses??

Et enfin, j’ai beaucoup de famille et d’amis en France et ici en Arizona qui voudraient apprendre l’anglais avec vous. J’imagine que c’est tres complique d’apprendre l’anglais comme langue entrangere, comme ca dependrait duquel population on voudrait cibler…

By: Tayana

Tayana — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:10:48 +0000

STS…
El mejor podcast para aprender español!

By: Pauline

Pauline — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:02:10 +0000

A late contributor to say STS is excellent – and getting better. I have returned to it after a break and these later episodes are really helpful in taking listening skills forward. Thank you !

By: tmch1981

tmch1981 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:15:41 +0000

Great lessons,absolutely love ‘em….other podcasts aren’t half as good! I agree, don’t dumb it down, the format is perfect.

Great work!

By: phunk

phunk — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:30:15 +0000

Hey Mark and Alba!
Me gusta showtime spanish muchísimo! It makes really fun listening to you and learning in the same time Thank you so much for your great efforts, I enjoy each show that you publish
Viele Grüße aus Deutschland

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:30:41 +0000

ShowTimeSpanish is FANTASTIC!. Congratulations to Mark, Alba and others. The conversations are interesting and the grammar explanations are clear and helpful. I’m really getting a lot out of it and can recommend to all that they subscribe to the bonus materials.
Some ideas for discussions in future episodes:
* Pronunciation of Catalan, Galician and other non-Castilian Spanish names. (Just how should I say ‘Joan Miro’?)
* As above for Mexican names.
* Spanish poetry.
Is there any chance of a CoffeeBreak and then ShowTime German?

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 07:24:12 +0000

I LOVE your show; please do not dumb it down. I really enjoy the conversations and the grammar explanations afterwards. Even if I do know some of the grammar points already, I always appreciate some reinforcement – and Mark’s explanations are very clear and easy to understand. Being Scottish (but living in Spain just now), I really like listening to Mark’s Scottish accent!
Keep up the good work.

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:50:58 +0000

Hola,
A mi, me encanta showtime spanish! I’ve learn spanish from scratch with you guys, and love every episode! Thank you for a lovely program/ Sara from Suecia

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:19:54 +0000

I can’t seem to download or listen online to Episode 6. Does anyone else have this problem?
Other than that, I’m really enjoying the telenovela, it’s interesting and challenging enough. But I wish I didn’t have to go through 4 normal episodes to get to know what happens next.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:43:23 +0000

All:
I am very surprised that there are only 14 comments so far…. given how favorably I view STS, I was expecting hundreds.
Anyway, I certainly think the level of STS is right, for me anyway. I haven’t understood any of the jokes so far the first time, but that’s ok…even good….
The grammar explanations in the 2nd part are a super big help, because they help you to be able to make more sense of things the next time you listen to that lesson, or the next one. (I listened to all of CBS-Coffee Break Spanish, so that helps too.)
CBS and STS are certainly the best podcasts I have found for spanish. And these have turned into a great way for me to build the grammar skills I need to get a lot out of the spanish immersion videos at http://lomastv.com/land.php. The grammar points that Mark makes in STS come flying at you in the text lines for the lomastv videos…. So, I find that the premium membership of STS and $9 a month for lomastv make a very powerful combination. lomastv has a free demo….check it out…(Other than thinking they have a good site, I have nothing to do with them, trust me.)
regards to all, Jim in Portland Oregon USA

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:41:51 +0000

Count me among the people who don’t want to see it simplified. There is plenty of material at a more basic level, but not so much for people who are at a more advanced level. Don’t dumb it down; it works fine.