datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5584 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French
| Message 1 of 27 18 June 2012 at 2:22am | IP Logged |
Hello everyone! I know it's been awhile but I was wonder when the English based Russian program is supposed to hit the US market? I've looked on amazon and found nothing so far. Anyone that's using it now, is it up to par or a let down?
Thanks!
Jordan
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Michael K. Senior Member United States Joined 5728 days ago 568 posts - 886 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Esperanto
| Message 2 of 27 18 June 2012 at 2:43am | IP Logged |
I think you can just order it on the Assimil website, so it's going to be pretty expensive, like 70 euros and whatever shipping from France costs.
I don't think we're going to see it in the $30 range like other courses on amazon for awhile.
I think some people have bought it and said it's pretty good.
OT: What's up with the Assimil courses on amazon? I looked yesterday, and the ones I saw were all either out of stock or took 2-3 months to ship. The price on amazon is excellent, but it's annoying that they're out of stock. Oh well, i guess it's worth the wait.
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datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5584 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French
| Message 3 of 27 18 June 2012 at 3:14am | IP Logged |
Which ones are you looking for? I bought Italian and German for $32.97 each with cds :D
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Michael K. Senior Member United States Joined 5728 days ago 568 posts - 886 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Esperanto
| Message 4 of 27 18 June 2012 at 3:20am | IP Logged |
Where did you find the Italian one? I looked for it yesterday and couldn't find it on amazon.
I was also looking for Japanese, but I think I'll be occupied with the languages I'm trying now.
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Wulfgar Senior Member United States Joined 4670 days ago 404 posts - 791 votes Speaks: English*
| Message 5 of 27 18 June 2012 at 4:38am | IP Logged |
datsunking1 wrote:
Anyone that's using it now, is it up to par or a let down? |
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Finished it. Because it didn't do what they advertise, for me it was a let down. That being said, there are many ways
to use Assimil. It might be perfect for you, depending on what you need it to do. And you might even learn things
very well passively, making you a better candidate for Assimil than me.
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datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5584 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French
| Message 6 of 27 18 June 2012 at 4:40am | IP Logged |
Michael K. wrote:
Where did you find the Italian one? I looked for it yesterday and couldn't find it on amazon.
I was also looking for Japanese, but I think I'll be occupied with the languages I'm trying now. |
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http://www.amazon.com/Italian-Assimil-Language-Learning-Prog rams/dp/270051064X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1339987144&sr=8-3& keywords=assimil :D
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Michael K. Senior Member United States Joined 5728 days ago 568 posts - 886 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Esperanto
| Message 7 of 27 18 June 2012 at 12:47pm | IP Logged |
Yeah, that's the one I saw. It says ships in 1-3 months.
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ericblair Senior Member United States Joined 4710 days ago 480 posts - 700 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French
| Message 8 of 27 18 June 2012 at 6:44pm | IP Logged |
Wulfgar wrote:
[QUOTE=datsunking1]Anyone that's using it now, is it up to par or a let down?[/
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Finished it. Because it didn't do what they advertise, for me it was a let down. That being said, there are
many ways
to use Assimil. It might be perfect for you, depending on what you need it to do. And you might even learn
things
very well passively, making you a better candidate for Assimil than me. |
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Wulfgar, I'm sorry to read this. I was cheering for you to find success! Do you mind expanding a bit on how
it let you down? Since I'm on passive wave lesson 36 today, maybe knowing some weaknesses of this
particular course at this point in time will help the next few months go smoother and end more
successfully :)
And what are you doing now for Russian other than the penguin course?
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