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| manna Groupie Kyrgyzstan Joined 7261 days ago 94 posts - 112 votes  | Message 1 of 405 11 January 2005 at 2:07am | IP Logged | ||
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Has anyone tried this programme yet? Michel Thomas is completely audio based, but I wonder if it is as good as Pimsleur. The thing is that Michel Thomas are easier to get around here, but the cost put me off trying...
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| administrator Hexaglot Forum Admin Switzerland FXcuisine.com Joined 7379 days ago 3094 posts - 2987 votes 12 sounds Speaks: French*, EnglishC2, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 405 16 January 2005 at 6:40am | IP Logged | ||
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I have not tried it, but from my research it looks like it is one more of these language programs designed for mass marketing rather than efficiency. I read a long article about this guy in the LA times and they claim his life story is quite a fraud.
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| manna Groupie Kyrgyzstan Joined 7261 days ago 94 posts - 112 votes | Message 3 of 405 20 January 2005 at 4:00am | IP Logged | ||
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My fears, too... so really I wanted to hear from anyone who tried it...
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| kidnickels Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 7253 days ago 124 posts - 119 votes Speaks: English*, SpanishB1, French Studies: Mandarin | Message 4 of 405 21 January 2005 at 11:40pm | IP Logged | ||
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Not sure if it was a coincidence, but Michel Thomas died the same day that this thread began. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| manna Groupie Kyrgyzstan Joined 7261 days ago 94 posts - 112 votes | Message 5 of 405 22 January 2005 at 4:24am | IP Logged | ||
I hope I didn't kill him off by starting this thread 
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| Seth Diglot Changed to RedKing’sDream Senior Member United States Joined 7227 days ago 240 posts - 252 votes Speaks: English*, Russian Studies: Persian | Message 6 of 405 13 February 2005 at 3:22pm | IP Logged | ||
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Tried them.
Waste of time and money. Enough Said. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| kidnickels Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 7253 days ago 124 posts - 119 votes Speaks: English*, SpanishB1, French Studies: Mandarin | Message 7 of 405 14 February 2005 at 10:07am | IP Logged | ||
What didn't you like about them? Edited by administrator on 14 February 2005 at 11:38am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Seth Diglot Changed to RedKing’sDream Senior Member United States Joined 7227 days ago 240 posts - 252 votes Speaks: English*, Russian Studies: Persian | Message 8 of 405 14 February 2005 at 12:27pm | IP Logged | ||
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Kidnickels,
The whole program is you listening to Mr. Thomas teach two students with zero knowledge of the target language, which is quite annoying--(as is Mr. Thomas's thick accent). The amount of the language covered is ridiculously small. Moreover, insofar as applied linguistics are concerned, his approach is from the best: he recommends that you "think out" every answer before giving your response. Stick with Pimseleur. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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