The Massey Method: Learn Spanish from a Former NSA Agent

Name: The Massey Method: Learn Spanish from a Former NSA Agent
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A former NSA agent shares his secret for learning languages in this course for Spanish.

Created byKeith Massey

Last updated 8/2014

English

What you'll learn

By the end of this course you will competently speak Basic Spanish and you will be emerging on Intermediate knowledge.

Course content

5 sections • 34 lectures • 2h 33m total length

Course Overview1:52
Phase One: Greetings and Phrases4:43
In this video, you will learn the basic greetings and some helpful phrases to use when you're first learning Spanish.
Phase One: Basis Verbs and Pronouns4:00
In this video, you'll learn the basic verbs and pronouns.
Phase One: Numbers2:14
In this video, you learn the most basic numbers in Spanish.
Phase One: Basic Grammar8:31
In this video, I provide you with some basic grammatical information that will help you learn Spanish.
Phase One Quiz

Phase Two: Model Sentences3:10
In this video you learn further Model Sentences.
Phase Two: Nouns/Food and Drink2:43
In this video, you learn further nouns and words for food and drink.
Phase Two: Adjectives2:45
In this video, you learn critically important adjectives, which will help you speak in a lively fashion.
Phase Two: Time/Interrogatives4:21
In this video, you learn words for time and who to form questions.
Phase Two: Prepositions and Miscellaneous3:45
In this video, you learn basic prepositions and other important words.
Phase Two: Numbers2:42
In this video, you learn yet more important numbers.
Phase Two: Basic Verbs8:15
This video begins your exploration of basic verbs in the present tense.
Phase Two: Basic Verb Infinitives3:34
This video gives you important verb infinitives you'll use every day.
Phase Two Quiz

Phase Three: Model Sentences4:13
This video gives you more model sentences you can use to form new phrases.
Phase Three: Nouns/Food and Drink4:33
This video gives you more important nouns and words for food and drink.
Phase Three: Adjectives4:06
In this video, you learn more adjectives to describe the world.
Phase Three: Time/Miscellaneous5:05
In this video, you learn more words for time and other important concepts.
Phase Three: Basic Verbs9:26
In this video, you learn more important verbs in all the persons of the verb in the present tense.
Phase Three: Basic Verb Infinitives3:18
In this video, you learn yet more important verb infinitives.
Phase Three Quiz

Phase Four: Model Sentences2:06
In this video, you learn important sentences for telling time.
Phase Four: Nouns/Food and Drink5:23
In this video you continue your exploration of important nouns.
Phase Four: Adjectives3:20
In this video you learn further adjectives.
Phase Four: Time/Prepositions5:27
In this video you complete your learning of words associated with time and you learn more important prepositions.
Phase Four: Miscellaneous/Numbers5:45
In this video you learn important words, including more words for numbers.
Phase Four: Basic Verbs9:24
In this video you continue your learning of present tense important verbs.
Phase Four: Basic Verb Infinitives3:31
In this video, you continue your learning of important verb infinitives.
Phase Four Quiz

Phase Five: Model Sentences2:49
In this video, you learn more important sentence models equipping you with basic Spanish grammar.
Phase Five: Nouns/Food and Drink6:04
In this video, you conclude your exploration of basic nouns and words for food and drink.
Phase Five: Adjectives5:31
In this video, you learn more important adjectives to describe your world.
Phase Five: Prepositions/Miscellaneous4:14
In this video you learn yet more prepositions and other important words.
Phase Five: Parts of the Body/Colors4:01
In this video you learn important parts of the body and basic colors.
Phase Five: Basic Verbs6:45
In this video, you continue to learn important basic verbs in the present tense.
Phase Five: Basic Verb Infinitives3:34
In this video, you learn some more important verb infinitives.
Phase Five Quiz
Final Course Overview1:50

This video concludes the course and gives suggestions for further learning opportunities.

Here are the books Dr. Massey recommends to continue your Spanish language learning.

See it and Say it in Spanish, by Margarita Madrigal

Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish, by Margarita Madrigal

Spanish, Step by Step, by Charles Berlitz

Requirements

No course requirements except a desire to work hard so you can soon be speaking basic to intermediate Spanish.

Description

In this course, you'll learn Basic to Intermediate Spanish. More importantly, you'll learn the foundation upon which you can then succeed in learning to competently speak Spanish at more Advanced Levels. The instruction is in the form of a series of videos presenting the vocabulary you need in five phases of increasing difficulty.

Dr. Massey is a former linguist with the National Security Agency. He gives you here the secret system he developed which enabled him to learn Spanish, Romanian, Arabic, and other languages.

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This course is intended for anyone who wants to speak Spanish.

The Massey Method: Learn Spanish from a Former NSA Agent

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Phase One5 lectures • 21min

Phase Two8 lectures • 31min

Phase Three6 lectures • 31min

Phase Four7 lectures • 35min

Phase Five8 lectures • 35min

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