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| YnEoS Senior Member United States Joined 4043 days ago 472 posts - 893 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: German, Russian, Cantonese, Japanese, French, Hungarian, Czech, Swedish, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish | Message 9 of 55 02 February 2014 at 2:00am | IP Logged |
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Interesting, I'm curious to know more about L'allemand des Affaires and Le néerlandais des Affaires, I've only been able to find little bits of information about them.
I think most of the courses have had re-vamps at some point, I've noticed that the audio that's circulating from French Without Toil has different numbers of the prices of things than whats written in my booklet. I think it might be simpler to just add notes about alternate versions, as long as they're very slight differences. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| alang Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 7010 days ago 563 posts - 757 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish | Message 10 of 55 02 February 2014 at 3:46am | IP Logged |
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It would be great if Assimil continued to expand other products to increase vocabulary
in other languages. Maybe the company will re-release the Business German and Business Dutch again. Anyway here is my contribution. I have listed the title in the other base languages also. They are one book and three cds. ?(1992)Die Amerikaner (40 Lessons) ?(2000) Apprenez L'Amérique ?(1993) Los Americanos ?(1993) Os Americanos ?2nd-(2003)Spass an Englisch (90 Lessons) ?2nd- (2002) L'Anglais par L'humour 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Elexi Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5354 days ago 938 posts - 1839 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, German, Latin | Message 11 of 55 02 February 2014 at 1:17pm | IP Logged |
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I have 3 generations of different French Without Toil audio - 78s dated 1954, 45s from
the 1960s and cassettes where the printed slip is dated 1980. Each have different voices on them and changes in prices to reflect the book. I'll dig out the two des affaires books and give you a review. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Elexi Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5354 days ago 938 posts - 1839 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, German, Latin | Message 12 of 55 04 February 2014 at 8:32pm | IP Logged |
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OK - here's a brief review of L'allemand des affaires and Le neerlandais des affaires -
L'allemand has 48 lessons and 388 pages and Le neerlandais 51 lessons and 340 pages. The format in both books is dialogue, terminology glossary (with about 30-40 new items of business vocabulary per lesson, although not all of these are necessarily foreign vocabulary - e.g. one lesson explains the difference between FOB, CIF and EXW contracts), questions about the text (the answer is in the next lesson)and a translation exercise of a piece of business text like a catalogue or letter. They both follow a single character through the business world, although deviate from this at times. I would put the language at B2, perhaps C1. Hope that helps. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| YnEoS Senior Member United States Joined 4043 days ago 472 posts - 893 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Russian, Cantonese, Japanese, French, Hungarian, Czech, Swedish, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish | Message 13 of 55 04 February 2014 at 9:13pm | IP Logged |
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Yes, thanks so much! I'm always surprised by some of the lesser known old Assimil courses that turn up. Makes me wonder what else there is floating around out there.
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| alang Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 7010 days ago 563 posts - 757 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish | Message 14 of 55 05 February 2014 at 12:18am | IP Logged |
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@Elixi, Did the business German and Dutch have audio? @YnEoS, There were two Assimil courses I knew about to learn music, but not languages. I really have no idea where it would be placed. If I learned French and then wanted to learn more about music, I guess I would use it to gain new vocabulary and learn a new skill. Just like the idea of learning a new subject in an acquired language. Re- enforcing the new language with this type of sequence. I do think music does help in language learning. In a way the courses help language learning indirectly. ?2004 La Guitare sans peine (?sheets and 2 cassettes) ?2004 Le Solfège sans peine (book and 3 cassettes) 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Elexi Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5354 days ago 938 posts - 1839 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, German, Latin | Message 15 of 55 05 February 2014 at 4:05pm | IP Logged |
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According to library entries I have seen there is audio for both courses - however, I
have never seen the tapes for sale on ebay or Priceminster. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| alang Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 7010 days ago 563 posts - 757 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish | Message 16 of 55 05 February 2014 at 11:05pm | IP Logged |
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@Elexi, Thanks! Now the hunt to find the audio and how many tapes with each course. I will probably email Assimil and ask if they intend on ever releasing more Business courses for other languages. Right now though, they are in the midst of releasing so many titles, it could be a while for them to get to it, but who knows. Including the business Dutch and German titles, there were French, Spanish and English, so that is five I am aware of. I did see one review for the "Le Solfège sans peine". It was a negative one, but not directed to the effectiveness of the course. Here is the google translation. Just for people's curiosity. "I do not recommend this book because the drawings are too caricatured for children." 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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