Score:
1 (2) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
“Two outta ten!”
Pros:
a good many of the basic phrases you’d need to just survive (but not all!); a small dose of exposure to the spoken language
Cons:
short sections on grammar more of a distraction; very limited in scope; disorganized; learning means repeating along with random phrases; Brazilian-only [...]
Aug
6
2009
6
2009
Portuguese: Start Speaking Today! (Language 30series) by Charles Berlitz books.
Aug
4
2009
4
2009
Teach Yourself Portuguese Conversation (Paperback) by Sue Tyson-Ward
Score:
1 2 3 4 (5) 6 7 8 9 10
“Five outta ten!”
Pros:
price (relative to other CD/audio conversation courses); full dialogs; fairly realistic usage
Cons:
limited amount and scope of material; little to guide you along at your own pace; focus on larger chunks of language; no real exercise; little attention to grammar or structure
This audio CD-based program [...]
Aug
3
2009
3
2009
Teach Yourself Portuguese Complete Course with Audio CDs, by Manuela Cook
Score:
1 2 3 4 5 6 (7) 8 9 10
“Seven outta ten!”
Pros:
price; exercises throughout; good coverage of grammar, pronunciation & conversation topics
Cons:
a bit formulaic; learning requires repeating along with dialogs and vocabulary; heavy reliance on English
This course contains ten units that teach both European and Brazilian Portuguese, with a bit of an emphasis on the [...]