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Pimsleur offer a whole range of courses for learning Spanish.
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Spanish
I : Pimsleur Comprehensive Program
Price:
$206.50
Audio Cassette (May 1998)
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Book Description
The standard thirty lesson unit self-instructional Pimsleur course is designed
to train professionals in any field to accomplish cost-effective, measurable
levels of spoken-language proficiency at the rate of one daily thirty-minute
lesson.
To enable individuals to succeed in today's global marketplace, Pimsleur programs make it possible to have a sufficient spoken-language competency in a considerable number of diverse foreign languages within a very short period of training.
Customer Comments
A reader from Mountain View, California, USA , January 8, 1999
This program is not cheap, but it really worked for me. I loved the fact that
you don't need a book -- I listened to the tapes in the car. Because I was driving,
I listened to most lessons twice: once in the A.M. commute and once in the P.M.
The speakers are clear and reasonably easy to understand. I did eventually buy a book so I could look up words (and because a few times I had a hard time distinguishing between "d" and "t" on the tape, for example). However, you don't need to study -- just do the tapes. The lessons will repeat and reinforce the words as you learn.
I liked this so much that I bought the next two levels as well. I highly recommend this for anyone who wants to learn to speak a language. I was a definite beginner with Spanish; now I speak more and better than my husband who took Spanish for years in school. So far, I have spent 3 months in the program, listening to an average of 4 lessons each week.
Spanish,
Level II : Pimsleur Comprehensive
Price:
$206.50
Audio Cassette (May 1998)
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Customer Comments
mbour@eden.com
from Austin, Texas , November 17, 1998
Incredibly effective!!!
I have just completed the first sixty lessons (Spanish I - 30 lessons, Spanish
II - 30 lessons) of this 90 lesson course and tonight placed my order for the
last 30 lessons (Spanish III).
This course follows the teaching method of the late Dr. Paul Pimsleur and is, without a doubt, the most effective method I have found for learning a new language. Having done some preliminary reading on Dr. Pimsleur before ordering the first course, I was struck by the wisdom of his "graduated interval recall" method.
What's interesting is that, as you go through the taped lessons, you are actually learning Spanish (or Japanese, German, Italian, etc.) in much the same way you learned your native language. Think about it! We all learned to speak our native language YEARS before we ever learned to write. We learned by listening, watching, and emulating. The advantage you have with these tapes is that, understanding English, you can now be clearly TOLD what each word means, rather than having to learn by watching and associating like we did as small children. Simply by listening, the tapes feed and TEST you on an ever increasing list of phrases, gradually increasing the length of time between testing until, finally, you LEARN. At the same time, you are forced to recombine the words you learn into NEW phrases, further testing and reinforcing your new knowledge. Additionally, as you progress through the tapes, the native speakers gradually increase their speed. Not surprisingly, your ability to understand increases with it!
It is already amazing how far I have come. I am now comfortably (if somewhat haltingly) speaking in present, past, AND future tenses, with a large set of commonly used verbs, nouns and adjectives. I am really excited to "dig in" to the last 30 lessons.
One final note: This course is only intended to teach you to SPEAK the language. Reading practice is extremely limited. The fact is, I have almost NO IDEA how to write or spell most of the words I'm using (again, just like children). For me, that is not a problem. I am told by native speakers that my pronunciation is EXCELLENT! For now, that feels like a huge success!
Spanish,
Level III : Pimsleur Comprehensive
Price:
$206.50
Audio Cassette (May 1998)
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Spanish
: Pimsleur Travelers
Price:
$41.97
Audio Cassette (November 1998)
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Book Description (provided by the publisher)
LEARN TO SPEAK SPANISH
Pimsleur immerses you in the language from the very first lesson. By taking just 30 minutes a day, you can learn Spanish at your convenience and in the comfort of your own home, car, or office. No books are required. This Traveler's Edition was developed so that you can hear, understand, and speak Spanish on your trips without difficulty.
Before your next trip, learn Spanish with Pimsleur. Now you can learn Spanish as easily as you learned English -- by listening. With Pimsleur, you listen to learn Spanish. The Pimsleur Language Program recognizes that the use of memory is the most important aspect of language learning and that you need to be able to recall and to use what you have learned.
Your Pimsleur Traveler's Edition includes 8 audio cassettes/16 complete lessons, an Owner's Manual, a handy Spanish phrase card, a language map of the world, 6 postcards, and 2 luggage tags.
There are two other titles in the Pimsleur range. No information is provided
Pimsleur
Basic Spanish Audio CD Language Program
Pimsleur
Basic Spanish Audio Cassette Language Program
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