Learning Spanish now, and are far as learning programs go. I have Michel Thomas, Pimsleur, rosetta stone, and fluenz. I do most of my learning in the class room or abroad in a class room. I can co-sign Fluenz and Michel Thomas.
I couldn't use rosetta stone for more than a day it was very tedious. With fluenz you get a video of this chick explaining stuff before you start the lessonit makes it easier plus they start things off simple and build on it to make it more complex. Its what I will be using to prepare for my trip to spain next month.
Even tho I have them, I have yet to use Michel Thomas or Pimsleur, but my brother uses Michel Thomas and he really doesnt have time to commit to learning. He has 3 kids and works all day, but he is picking it up and im very impressed of his knowledge of the language.
In addition to these things for those trying to learn spanish I would recommend a $10 book called 501 spanish verbs
LINK To Book
it will help you understand how/when/why you conjugate things. This will serve as a great complement to whatever you choose to use.
Also, if you are learning Spanish the first thing I would recommend is to learn how to pronounce each letter. Don't be lazy with this, it will help you sound like a native speaker and you will be able to read 95% of Spanish words no matter how big they are.
Note: I only can't co-sign pimsleur because i've never used it, I know one guy who has but he also takes lots of trips to mexico, so I dont know where he learned what.
Also, look into
Duolingo | Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English for free they have a mobile app too, I only used it for a little, but it's seems like a free Rosetta stone....as far as learning in 10 days
