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| Lone_Wolf Groupie United States Joined 5304 days ago 60 posts - 117 votes  Speaks: English* | Message 1 of 5 12 May 2012 at 8:28am | IP Logged |
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Greetings friends,
I have a question to ask about Assimil's "Arabic With Ease Book". Due to the all too many horrendous reviews I have read about this course, I had made it a point to not shell out any money on it. Well earlier today a friend said she no longer had any interest in the book and she gave it to me because she understands that I am currently learning Arabic (MSA/Written). The thing is she doesn't have the tapes to go with the book. How beneficial is the book without the tapes? If my pronunciation is considered above average compared to a lot of other beginning students, do I still need the tapes anyway? Is it possible to adapt the Assimil format using my other audios? Looking forward to your replies. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| tractor Tetraglot Senior Member Norway Joined 5451 days ago 1349 posts - 2292 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, English, Spanish, Catalan Studies: French, German, Latin | Message 2 of 5 12 May 2012 at 9:35am | IP Logged |
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It's always best to have the audio, but if you have other materials with audio, you'll probably do fine without the
tapes. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Lone_Wolf Groupie United States Joined 5304 days ago 60 posts - 117 votes Speaks: English* | Message 3 of 5 12 May 2012 at 5:04pm | IP Logged |
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Thank You Tractor for the suggestion. I haven't started using it yet but after just going through the book and flipping through a few pages, the book itself almost reminds of Vest Pocket Arabic the way it is formatted and structured. Edited by Lone_Wolf on 12 May 2012 at 5:05pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| fanatic Octoglot Senior Member Australia speedmathematics.com Joined 7144 days ago 1152 posts - 1818 votes Speaks: English*, German, French, Afrikaans, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Dutch Studies: Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Modern Hebrew, Malay, Mandarin, Esperanto | Message 4 of 5 14 May 2012 at 2:29am | IP Logged |
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I find that the audio is an essential part of the Assimil courses. It is important for revising lessons and putting them into your memory.
I work through the lessons and play the audio through the day when I can and play through the lessons while I am driving over a distance. I find I am mentally working through the lessons again. Understanding a spoken lesson is quite different to understanding what you read. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| tractor Tetraglot Senior Member Norway Joined 5451 days ago 1349 posts - 2292 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, English, Spanish, Catalan Studies: French, German, Latin | Message 5 of 5 17 May 2012 at 12:52am | IP Logged |
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After reading Fanatic's response, I'll clarify my statement a little bit. It's best to have the audio, and to really benefit
from an Assimil course, you do indeed need the audio. However, I think it's better to use an Assimil course without audio (provided you have other sources with audio) than not using the Assimil course at all. Edited by tractor on 17 May 2012 at 12:53am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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