Are Foreign Language Learning Books Better Than CD-ROMs?

In my opinion, from someone who was fortunate enough to have traveled and lived in many countries all over the world, I think learning a foreign language requires many tools. Some techniques and tools work better for some people than others.

So, when I was asked if foreign language learning books are better than CD-ROMs, I have to say that it depends when you use those tools.

You see, you can't start out with language learning books because:
a) You won't understand the foreign language
b) Even if the instructions were in a language you understand, you would not know how to properly pronounce the foreign words.

The only time I ever used foreign language learning books when I was just learning a language was when I took Mandarin classes. Of course there was a teacher around to help us through everything.

The good thing about taking lessons and using books is that you get to revise anytime you like, without the need for eBook Readers, tabs, laptops and so on.

So in short, if you want to use language learning foreign books, use them with an appropriate learning strategy in order to fully make use of it's benefits. Once you've got your basics covered, you improve your foreign language vocabulary with more foreign books.

CD-ROMs are great if you don't have a teacher around and the best thing is, you can move at your own speed. But it would be better if you could practice once a while with a person who speaks the language your are trying to learn fluently.

You'll find that speaking with someone makes you more confident as you improve your grammar and pronunciation.

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