Tried and tested
The Sunday Times Travel - Feb 2006
In this article from The Sunday Times magazine, Germaine Broadbent from Cactus tests six teach-yourself-Spanish kits.
EUROTALK INTERACTIVE LEARN SPANISH £24.99 (020 7371 7711)
This clever CD-Rom knew my name when I put it on my PC. The people on screen are obviously speaking English dubbed with Spanish, but when I answered a question correctly they praised me and were cheery, which I liked. Ten topic sections mean there's loads of vocabulary here. You won't learn grammar and structure, but this could be a fun support to other forms of language learning.
Score: 7/10
TEACH YOURSELF BEGINNER'S SPANISH £20.99 (020 7873 6000)
This box set feels really substantial. There's a reassuring how-to-use section, and it's a solid learning resource with explanations, exercises and vocabulary, but it's a little too complicated to pick up two weeks before your Spanish hols.
Score: 6/10