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| raffster81 Newbie Canada Joined 4984 days ago 2 posts - 2 votes Studies: English* | Message 193 of 376 06 April 2011 at 5:15am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I am very new to all the language programs out there and have tried livemocha, lingQ, busuu and the first free lessen in Pimsleur which I really enjoyed as it stayed in my head where I seemed to forget the others. I also tried Rocket German which I found a little cheesy. I guess its just trial and error and finding what works for YOU. I'm a little surprised Tell me more has barely been mentioned, I wonder why? I haven't looked into Assimil and Fluenz but am going to as they seem to be highly recommended here.
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| leyus Diglot Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5440 days ago 21 posts - 31 votes Speaks: Polish*, English Studies: Spanish | Message 194 of 376 24 April 2011 at 2:27am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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1. Anki,
2. Mnemosyne, Pimsleur, Tell me more and busuu looks good. Also livemocha looks good, however with those few I didn't had enough experience as I started to use them recently. The worst software I ever used was Supermemo - faulty and annoying. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Haukilahti Triglot Groupie Finland Joined 4967 days ago 94 posts - 126 votes  Speaks: Finnish*, English, Polish | Message 195 of 376 24 April 2011 at 9:07am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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If I have to choose only one, then Assimil.
While I am not an SRS fan - I have downloaded, used for a week and abandoned Anki maybe 5-6 times in my life - I confess I like the integrated language course (with textbook & mp3 recordings) AND srs approach of Supermemo. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Haukilahti Triglot Groupie Finland Joined 4967 days ago 94 posts - 126 votes Speaks: Finnish*, English, Polish | Message 197 of 376 26 April 2011 at 11:06am | IP Logged | ||||||||
Just to point out that usually the first week or two (7-14 lessons) are very slow, but it soon gets to an acceptable speed. The lesson notes and the weekly notes (7, 14, 21,...) get also more and more grammar-heavy. The above in my experiences with Assimil in a few languages, no idea of Assimil Japanese though. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| jazzboy.bebop Senior Member Norway norwegianthroughnove Joined 5421 days ago 439 posts - 800 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Norwegian | Message 198 of 376 26 April 2011 at 10:40pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
I'd recommend you give Assimil another chance, the language you find in Assimil courses is usually far more natural than that found in most courses and the audio does speed up considerably throughout the course, though at the end it is still a little slower than normal but not much so. The point in Assimil is to at first learn to understand a decent amount of content with minimum active practice with grammar by learning the content passively then going back and actively trying to reproduce the language and look more at the grammar at the point where you are expected to reproduce the language. The reasoning is that if you can passively understand a fair amount of content and then start to pay more attention to grammar it becomes easier to understand and use than if you start with trying to fully learn and actively use the grammar from the start. You do get taught grammar in the passive phase bit by bit but you are not meant to focus too much on it until the active phase by which time you have passively learned a decent amount of content and can then better relate the grammar points with what you already know and you will naturally have begun to infer some of the grammar points anyway so your knowledge and ability to manipulate the language solidifies more quickly than if you just learn grammar right from the start. This also helps make the course easier to digest for many people as the course does not demand lots of effort right from the start and helps establish a habit of doing it every day. I've been going through New French With Ease and am just about to hit the active phase and I've been loving it so far, especially compared to other materials I have come across. How far did you go with the course anyway? 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| jazzboy.bebop Senior Member Norway norwegianthroughnove Joined 5421 days ago 439 posts - 800 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Norwegian | Message 200 of 376 28 April 2011 at 4:39pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
Ah I see, everyone has their own learning preferences and of course it is best to go with what you prefer than anything else. Nice site reference, I'll definitely bookmark that for future use. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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