Latin American language books from beginner to advanced levels are available from bookstores and online dealers. You can follow directions in the books and learn the language by reading and practicing speaking. The books follow a logical format introducing easy and useful concepts first, such as greetings, and then moving on to more advanced language. Other tools available in book form are dictionaries for when you would like to find a particular word or phrase.
"Listen and repeat" courses on CD or downloaded MP3 files are another good learning tool for Latin American Spanish. Listening and repeating to spoken Latin American Spanish helps you achieve the correct pronunciation after hearing it spoken. The courses on the CD follow the same patterns as books, introducing basic phrases and moving on to the more advanced language after you have mastered them, repeating all the way to help you avoid forgetting things you have learned earlier.
Multimedia packages which incorporate a number of methods of learning can be purchased from stores to use on your computer or downloaded from the Internet. The multimedia packages incorporate reading, listening and visual definitions to help you learn, giving the complete package. The packages introduce the basic concepts and advance you slowly, providing self-assessment tools, such as tests, along the way.
One of the most useful language learning tools is someone who can provide direct feedback on your progress: the teacher. A teacher will introduce you to the concept in the same way as the other tools, starting basic and getting more advanced whilst providing continual feedback, explanations and encouragement. This method is best for those who are not confident in their own ability to self-learn.
