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rsl12 · 09-01-2005, 09:24 AM

I'll 2nd the recommendation for pimsleur. Get the tapes, even though they're expensive, even though it's not on the curriculum. I've learned about 3 languages using pimsleur, and in two (spanish and italian) i've had people think I was a long-time speaker after about 3 months of study. (The 3rd language was vietnamese, which I haven't really had a chance to unleash on anyone.) What's great about pimsleur is that it focuses on you 1. pronouncing everything properly, and 2. having a lot of the language at an 'automatic' level, so you don't have to think out word for word, or have to consciously conjugate out verbs. they have the best language programs I've seen.

09-01-2005, 09:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
rsl12 On the lam Location: northern va	I'll 2nd the recommendation for pimsleur. Get the tapes, even though they're expensive, even though it's not on the curriculum. I've learned about 3 languages using pimsleur, and in two (spanish and italian) i've had people think I was a long-time speaker after about 3 months of study. (The 3rd language was vietnamese, which I haven't really had a chance to unleash on anyone.) What's great about pimsleur is that it focuses on you 1. pronouncing everything properly, and 2. having a lot of the language at an 'automatic' level, so you don't have to think out word for word, or have to consciously conjugate out verbs. they have the best language programs I've seen. __________________ oh baby oh baby, i like gravy. Last edited by rsl12; 09-01-2005 at 09:30 AM..