Redfire89 Newbie Italy Joined 4824 days ago 3 posts - 3 votes Speaks: Italian* Studies: English
| Message 1 of 7 13 September 2011 at 10:23am | IP Logged |
Hello! I have a question :)
Is pimsleur just for English people who want learn another language?
Because I'm Italian and I would like learn a new language like Spanish but i think that pimpsleur is just for
english people... Is it true? Any suggestions? Thanks
Red
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Fabrizio Pentaglot Senior Member BelgiumRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5185 days ago 103 posts - 157 votes Speaks: Italian*, EnglishC2, French, SpanishB2, Portuguese
| Message 2 of 7 13 September 2011 at 10:44am | IP Logged |
I'm not sure if I exactly got what you mean, but I'm pretty sure that the only Italian
based language course Pimsleur provides is the one for ESL ;)
I'm not 100% sure though...
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Haukilahti Triglot Groupie Finland Joined 4967 days ago 94 posts - 126 votes Speaks: Finnish*, English, Polish
| Message 3 of 7 13 September 2011 at 11:51am | IP Logged |
But your Italian is good enough for using Pimsleur. The speaker speaks a clear and slow English, and the vocabulary is pretty limited. If you want to spend 45 hours to learn some 300-500 words, go for it!
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Redfire89 Newbie Italy Joined 4824 days ago 3 posts - 3 votes Speaks: Italian* Studies: English
| Message 4 of 7 13 September 2011 at 12:49pm | IP Logged |
Grazie Fabrizio and Haukilahti for your answesr! However maybe pimsleur is not for me. What about
assimil? Does this course use the same pimsleur's method or something similar?
Fabrizio in what way have you learnt Spanish?
Thanks
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Haukilahti Triglot Groupie Finland Joined 4967 days ago 94 posts - 126 votes Speaks: Finnish*, English, Polish
| Message 5 of 7 13 September 2011 at 1:54pm | IP Logged |
I wholeheartedly suggest Assimil - and you as an Italian are lucky to have Assimil for many languages.
Not that I wouldn't suggest Pimsleur as an introduction to the language.
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Fabrizio Pentaglot Senior Member BelgiumRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5185 days ago 103 posts - 157 votes Speaks: Italian*, EnglishC2, French, SpanishB2, Portuguese
| Message 6 of 7 13 September 2011 at 2:20pm | IP Logged |
I totally agree with Haukilahti when he states that Pimsleur might come in handy at the
very beginning of your language journey, but - I'm warning you here! - be aware that
that's the MOST boring audio course ever made on planet earth! Obviously, you decide what
works best for you, but... :P
As far as Assimil is concerned, well, I find it EXTREMELY useful and effective! It's
certainly a valid option, but I'm sure there are also many other great language courses
out there ;)
I invite you to have a look at my log if you're interested in knowing about my personal
experience with Spanish ;)
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Redfire89 Newbie Italy Joined 4824 days ago 3 posts - 3 votes Speaks: Italian* Studies: English
| Message 7 of 7 13 September 2011 at 6:30pm | IP Logged |
Thank you both! I think I'll opt for Assimil :) have a nice a day
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