Which approach is better? (Learning Techniques, Methods & Strategies) Language Learning Forum

Which approach is better?
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Ug_Caveman Newbie United Kingdom Joined 4781 days ago 32 posts - 31 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Dutch	Message 1 of 3 14 July 2013 at 12:25am \| IP Logged
	Hi guys, I want to start learning German and I have both Pimsleur and Michel Thomas (full courses) available to me. Is it better to finish the whole of Michel Thomas and THEN start Pimsleur or is it better to mix them up, IE: MT Foundation, then Pimsleur I, then MT Advanced, then Pimsleur II, etc. Thanks in advanced for your help :) 1 person has voted this message useful
BaronBill Triglot Senior Member United States HowToLanguages.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4688 days ago 335 posts - 594 votes Speaks: English*, French, German Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, Persian	Message 2 of 3 14 July 2013 at 2:36am \| IP Logged
	I started with Pimsleur I and THEN Michel Thomas and I found it worked very well. Pimsleur is excellent for pronunciation and accent development whereas Michel Thomas' German accent isn't native-like. My opinion is to fossilize some good pronunciation habits with Pimsleur before listening to Michel Thomas. Additionally, much of the vocab is overlapping so being familiar with some of that vocab before listening to Michel Thomas was very helpful for me. Obviously there is no right or wrong, just my opinion. Good luck! 1 person has voted this message useful
Darklight1216 Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5099 days ago 411 posts - 639 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: German	Message 3 of 3 14 July 2013 at 3:09am \| IP Logged
	I'm doing both of them more or less at the same time with a greater focus on Pimsleur. If you can only do one at a time due to schedule constraints, then I would have to recommend Pimsleur first. 1 person has voted this message useful

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