Series: Pimsleur Quick and Simple
Audio CD
Publisher: Pimsleur (October 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743517687
ISBN-13: 978-0743517683
Product Dimensions: 1 x 5.2 x 6 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #3,827,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #74 in Books > Books on CD > Languages > Language Instruction > Japanese #763 in Books > Textbooks > Humanities > Foreign Languages > Japanese #7962 in Books > Books on CD > General
This program is a great place to START learning a language-- it is quick and simple japanese for about 25 dollars. I have read many reviews complaining that the material listed here is too easy, and too basic to really use if you want to learn any "real" foreign language-- well thats a given. Its quick and simple...It does exactly what it promises to do in 8 easy lessons. You dont just learn set phrases... which would be quickly forgotton, you learn new functional words, and are forced to actively respond, and interact with the lessons. Not repeat as i've seen stated here in other reviews. You actually begin recombining, and guessing how to use the language from the first lesson-- you are prompted to make new phrases the tutor did not teach you-- (though a correct version is given to verify if your guesses are accurate).But if you really want more indepth, you are going to need to buy something a little more comprehensive. if you dont ever see yourself buying the more expensive pimsleur courses, maybe you should save yourself some money up front, and really pursue a program that has the features you will want eventually now.I've seen other criticisms about the lack of reading material... this is on the box-- its actually something Dr. Pimsleur states as a positive-- its not as if the course was misleading in some way. The idea here is to teach you a language like you did when you were a child, by just listening, and participating... and of course making mistakes. Written Language, and Spoken Language are only loosly related in an objective sense. Sure its best to have both, but reading ISNT REQUIRED to have a conversation, or function.Think about it... by the time we enter school we are talking--maybe not about monet, or King Lear, but we can speak.
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