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 Message 9 of 15
10 November 2010 at 10:30pm | IP Logged 
OK, they have another product called "Total French" Here with a similar description, but for beginners. Since it would be INSANE for Hodder to make an inferior version of the course Thomas did so well, I can only assume that the above is a re-marketed version of the old 'Advanced Course'. What a pity.   :-(

Edited by Random review on 10 November 2010 at 10:34pm

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 Message 10 of 15
11 November 2010 at 10:24pm | IP Logged 
The name "Total French" makes it sounds like just a boxed set of the existing courses, but the description doesn't match....
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 Message 11 of 15
11 November 2010 at 10:52pm | IP Logged 
well, I have emailed hodder via the michel thomas website and will report back what their
response is. I too imagine it is just a repackaging of the existing courses. If not
these new courses would no longer have MT on them obviously. Plus, the claims for the
course seem ridiculous.
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04 December 2010 at 3:29am | IP Logged 
Still no response on this?
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04 December 2010 at 11:06am | IP Logged 
Hodder have failed to reply to me, so unfortunately, I can't shed any more light on the
situation.
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 Message 14 of 15
06 December 2010 at 4:18am | IP Logged 
I agree with magictom123. The claims are ridiculous. No single course can take you to the level described. It almost reminds me of the hype-advertising employed by the Rosetta Stone people.

Although I personally don't care for the Michel Thomas method (too much English and constant translation), I thought better of the company.   
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 Message 15 of 15
17 July 2011 at 10:27pm | IP Logged 
These "new" versions appear to be mere reshuffling & repackaging of the familiar CD versions. To see
exactly what these offerings comprise, check following website. All will be made clear.

http://www.michelthomas.co.uk/courses.php

It seems that the purchaser will end up getting (i.e., paying for) the all-dreaded vocabulary courses
whether she wants them or not!

I hope this is helpful to all interested in the original MT courses.

Edited by thorn324 on 17 July 2011 at 10:29pm



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