An informal self-teaching course in Spanish emphasizes key phrases and introduces basic vocabulary and grammar.

Author and unorthodox language teacher William C. Harvey makes learning spoken Spanish easy and painless in both of his Spanish for Gringos books. The new cassettes demonstrate exactly how Spanish's most-often-used words and phrases should sound in ordinary, idiomatic conversations.

The new second edition of Spanish for Gringos, Level 2, has been expanded to include more commonly used Spanish words and phrases than were presented in the first edition. Also, a significant number of exercises and answer keys have been added. The book and two enclosed compact discs, is a follow-up program recommended for those who have completed Spanish for Gringos, Level 1. It's a quick, informal, and easy way to learn the fundamentals of conversational Spanish without having to memorize tedious rules of grammar and parts of speech. Both levels 1 and 2 of Spanish for Gringos are designed to help English-speakers who are in regular contact with Hispanics and need to speak with them and understand them in the workplace as well as in social situations. The enclosed pair of CDs relate to the book's contents and demonstrate correct Spanish pronunciation.