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| nebulousdawn Newbie United States nebulousdawn.tumblr. Joined 4189 days ago 2 posts - 3 votes Speaks: English* | Message 1 of 6 11 December 2013 at 4:07am | IP Logged |
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Hey guys, I've searched a bit but couldn't find an answer: does anyone here have any experience with
Linguaphone's Swedish course? If so, which version would probably be best? I know the general consensus seems to be that older language courses in general were more substantive, but I'm not even sure how many versions they made for Swedish. Any info would be greatly appreciated! Edited by nebulousdawn on 11 December 2013 at 7:03am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Zwlth Super Polyglot Senior Member United States Joined 5258 days ago 154 posts - 320 votes  Speaks: English*, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic (Written), Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese, Latin, French, Persian, Greek | Message 2 of 6 11 December 2013 at 8:50am | IP Logged |
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I know that they made at least two versions because I have them both. One is from the late 50's/early 60's, the other is from the mid 70's. They are both so good that I couldn't choose between them to recommend to you. Get both if you can - they complement each other nicely. The content is completely different so there is not much overlap in vocabulary and you can learn a lot from both. The older one mirrors the standard Linguaphone lesson plan, while the newer one is more specifically about Swedish society. I don't have the audio for the older course, but the recordings for the newer one are very nicely done indeed.
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| Mistermark21 Newbie United Kingdom Joined 4644 days ago 23 posts - 26 votes Studies: Swedish* Studies: French, German, Spanish, Polish | Message 3 of 6 11 December 2013 at 2:36pm | IP Logged |
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I have the 1970s version and I think it's very good. It was my very first course I tried when I started learning Swedish and I consider it the best one. As you'd expect from Linguaphone it covers a wide range of subjects and situations.
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| Elexi Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5597 days ago 938 posts - 1840 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, German, Latin | Message 4 of 6 11 December 2013 at 3:04pm | IP Logged |
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I think the general view on Linguaphone courses is that the 1970s iterations are the
best they issued. That is certainly my opinion. I got the Swedish in a damaged stock sale from Linguaphone (the damage was a slightly waterstained cover on one of the books) and, although I haven't done the course, it looks very good. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| nebulousdawn Newbie United States nebulousdawn.tumblr. Joined 4189 days ago 2 posts - 3 votes Speaks: English* | Message 5 of 6 11 December 2013 at 4:58pm | IP Logged |
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Thanks a lot guys! Sounds like I'll be in good shape with either one, but I'm going to try and find both if
possible. I like buying things. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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