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| Johntm Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5425 days ago 616 posts - 725 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 17 of 24 09 February 2010 at 4:29am | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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I was doing homework today and spacing out a lot and I decided to listen to Pimsleur Spanish while doing homework. I actually didn't mind it, when the lesson got boring I did work and I listened when I needed to. It wasn't too bad. Pimsleur is probably when you have something else to occupy you, it's not something you sit down and do.
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| Normunds Pentaglot Groupie Switzerland Joined 5967 days ago 86 posts - 112 votes Speaks: Latvian*, French, English, Russian, German Studies: Mandarin, Indonesian | Message 18 of 24 09 February 2010 at 11:23pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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| TheBiscuit Tetraglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 5926 days ago 532 posts - 619 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish, Italian Studies: German, Croatian | Message 19 of 24 10 February 2010 at 5:58am | IP Logged | |||||||||||
It may be. I LMAO. I think it's the relentless optimism in his tone of voice that just charms them right in. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||||||||
| kmart Senior Member Australia Joined 6127 days ago 194 posts - 400 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Italian | Message 20 of 24 12 February 2010 at 9:56pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||
I did all 3 sections of Pimsleur Italian without looking in a grammar book, then enrolled in a 2nd level Adult Education mini-course, having begged an exemption from the 1st level pre-requisite. I was very nervous, knowing that everyone else in the class had a head-start on me, but found that I was absolutely top of the class - my vocabulary was larger (this was only a recreational course, mind you, 30 hours instruction per level), pronunciation constantly praised by the teacher, and when she explained grammar concepts my brain said "oh, I already know that" ie the grammar concepts were implicit in what I'd learned from Pimsleur. Another advantage I had over the other students, was having no problems in not-pronouncing the "h" in Italian words - because I'd learnt words such as "hai" and "hotel" without seeing their written form, I didn't realise there was an "h"! But I must admit, I'm not a shining example of language study, having spent 5 years to still be at a low intermediate level... ;-) 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||||||||
| Cainntear Pentaglot Senior Member Scotland linguafrankly.blogsp Joined 6014 days ago 4399 posts - 7687 votes Speaks: Lowland Scots, English*, French, Spanish, Scottish Gaelic Studies: Catalan, Italian, German, Irish, Welsh | Message 21 of 24 13 February 2010 at 12:18pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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But of course, the flaws in Pimsleur are shared with many touristy courses....
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| Sandman Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5411 days ago 168 posts - 389 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Japanese | Message 22 of 24 13 February 2010 at 1:04pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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I think Pimsleur is one of those things that sneaks up on you in terms of how valuable it really is.
After working your way through Pimsleur I and perhaps II of a given language you will feel much more comfortable with the grammar and vocabulary you'll see later and the pronunciation. (I did all 3 parts of Spanish Pimsleur (repeatedly) and have currently worked through Japanese I and II, going to do III soon) I think one of the best things I did when I decided to work on Japanese, was to just do Pimsleur lessons for a few months before I ever looked in any written materials whatsoever. At that point I had a great, if incomplete, feel for the language and idea how to pronounce many of the core terms and from that point on it's just filling in gaps. The only problem with Pimsleur is that it can be boring, you are sometimes left wondering exactly what word you learned (since you can pronounce but aren't always sure how to spell), and that the vocab is a bit short ... but the vocab you do learn you will internalize quite well because you will hear and use it over and over (and over and over) again. Pimsleur is boring, but if you're someone like me who drives a lot each day, it's probably the best thing you can do other than listening to the radio. I think one of the keys is to not listen all that carefully and just accept you might need to repeat a lesson 4 or 5 times before you move on. If you actually CARE and try to actively listen to everything while you have it playing you will get very bored, and it will still take 3 or more times to get a lesson down. By not caring and not putting any pressure on yourself you'll still get it although it might just take 1 or 2 more listens. Personally, I just put it on and passively listen 2 or 3 times not really caring whether I learn much or not, but by that time i will have incidentally learned most of the terms and then afterwards 1 or 2 more times of actually paying attention I'll be ready to move on to the next lesson. I find that cuts down on the frustration factor quite a bit. I like Pimsleur. I definitely understand the critiques, but I don't think I've heard of anyone that said they went through all the tapes without saying that it was very beneficial. It just may be an exercise on your patience and discipline. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||||||||
| fizzer Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5548 days ago 17 posts - 25 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, French | Message 23 of 24 13 February 2010 at 1:04pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||
I went through Pimsleur German in it's entirety, (and I am now well on the road to becoming a Pimsleur sex pest in French also). The protagonist in Linguaphone German is making more progress with the slutty daughter Renate after only 3 lessons than the hapless Pimsleur hero achieved in 90 lessons of stalking. He found out that she smokes - a fact she is hiding from her parents - and now she is going out to a club with him. Adult situations can't be far away. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||||||||
| tractor Tetraglot Senior Member Norway Joined 5456 days ago 1349 posts - 2292 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, English, Spanish, Catalan Studies: French, German, Latin | Message 24 of 24 13 February 2010 at 1:28pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||
He's Renate's cousin. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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