Learning Languages With Pimsleur - For Free
Trying to learn another language before leaving on the big trip? Or you just want to try something new? I had never even tried to learn another language (besides French in grade school) until 2005. That year I was leaving on a trip to South America.
Don't worry, I'm not pitching for you to buy anything. Just go to the library and borrow these.
I wanted something simple to use since I don't have the resolve to bear through lesson plans and didn't feel like spending the money for a course. So after lookingaround, I found out that audio tapes/CD's were the best bet for me. Something that I can do in the car on the way to and from work.
After talking to a few different people and trying a couple different ones out, I have to say that the Pimsleur line of language learning audio CDs are by far some of the best ones out there.
Now I'm not recommending to get them. Each volume is ridiculously expensive (like in the hundreds of dollars). They are available at the library, so just put one on hold there and go pick it up.
Structure
Each volume (of the ones I have done) have 30 chapters. Each chapter is half and hour.
Basically, each lesson starts out with two people having a conversation in another language. Then for the rest of the lesson you learn the vocabulary so that you can understand and say the conversation yourself.
The lessons start very simple and work their way up. As you progress through the lessons, you find i will all of a sudden bring back a word from a few lessons ago. It jogs your memory by forcing you to concentrate and remember words from the earlier lessons.
They are definitely focused on conversational capability. Definitely a good one for the traveler.
I have personally done Volume 1 of Spanish and I have done a few lessons of Volume 1 Russian. There are quite a few languages that they cover. Search for them at your local library and see what you can come up with.
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