TXMomof4 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I've been looking at buying some of these cds - I'm wondering if anyone has experience with this? I'm not looking for school credit at this point, just to try to get a little foreign language exposure for my kids. We've done some German in the past with K12, but dd didn't retain very much at all. Looking at the website, this approach makes a lot of sense to me. I didn't learn English by writing and matching words - we learn by speaking, then learning grammar. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Martin Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 It works. My husband learned some Cantonese this way. Every native Cantonese speaker who's heard him has flipped out over how native his accent sounds. I think it provides an excellent start to learning a modern language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianne-TX Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I can't find the article right now, but I read an article awhile back about how the US govt. used this method to teach a foreign language to it's officials in a short time. The article was very praiseworthy of the method. I keep that in the back of my mind and will buy it when it becomes a priority financially. I'm going to keep looking for the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadah Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I like this approach for adults but I'm not sure it would be effective with younger kids. I tried it with my daughter when she was about 9 and she found it too frustrating (and repetitive). A few years later though it was fine. Can you try out a library copy first? Our public library has Pimsleur courses in many languages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awtl Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I have used Pimsleur for learning French. It is very effective. The information does stick really well and it feels like you'll remember it forever. My sister loves it, I decided to go with something else, though, because the repetitiveness just killed it for me. However, if this is not a problem for you, then it is a very good and effective program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 It is a good program. Some friends and I tried it for Russian. My friends said it works well paired with Rosetta Stone. They said Pimsleur is great for pronunication, and Rosetta Stone is strong for building vocabulary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I love Pimsleur, but I've always gotten them from the library. Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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