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Pimsleur for English Speakers
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Pimsleur product reviews
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the Pimsleur's method is an up-to-date way of learning a new language, and so an international "fan-group" is growing bigger every year |
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the users assemble together on the Internet and share their experiences with the programs and so this is the basis for both critical views and opinions from satisfied users, of course users' reviews are the most credible ones |
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obviously almost all users describe the huge differences between the "traditional" and the Pimsleur's way of learning |
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"listening" instead of reading seems to be highly effective |
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repetition of dialogues several times supports the ability of knowing "when to use which phrases?" |
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native speakers make you feel involved in a foreign language (every lesson is introduced by two native speakers) |
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using the subconscious has more effect on learning than trying to memorize every single word once and then forgetting it after two days |
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even short courses create a basis from which you can make progress and with which you could be understood in a foreign country (as a result you quickly know how to express essential things) |
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only authentic language is used, which means you are exposed to the way native speakers interact in their daily conversations |
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Pimsleur's products give everybody a chance to learn even a totally unknown language in the same way as you've acquired your mother tongue … this makes this method so unique and powerful |
Conclusion:
Pimsleur's products are highly innovative, as they help you in a short period of time to understand and react in many situations in "ordinary" life, but if you want to take a closer look, you have to continue your education by yourself.
Language overview (reasons for learning a language)
people learn languages for personal and professional reasons:
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friends from other countries, only being able to communicate in their mothertongue (social contact) |
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interest in learning new languages and understanding the relationships between speaking and living a culture (comprehension) |
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having the intention to travel and thus knowing how to cope with problems or questions abroad in almost the same way as you do "at home" (integration) |
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making your personal profile more attractive for job-applications |
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your company wants you to learn a new language to be more adaptable in competition (e.g. a lot of US-Americans learn Spanish benefit from the Latin American or Chinese market) |
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you will emigrate and find an employement; therefore you must be able to speak the native-used language (circumstances in your native-country) |
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specialized literature is only available in the languages, spoken by the authors (in studies) |
In the 21st century, daily changing situations in professional and also in private life means you have to be flexible, adaptable and sociable for being successful.
Having the capacity to learn foreign languages makes everyone a "global player".
Companies today must be international and global, in the same way as their employers are, too; to survive in the "fight" called "globalization"
The role of the subconscience in the language learning process
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since Sigmund Freud, the role of the subconscience in people is discussed by neurologists |
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Dr. Pimsleur's theory underlines the importance of the subconscience in learning languages |
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he compared students with growing children, learning a language (which had never been heard before) by repeating orally and listening again and again |
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after a few months, they are able to speak the language, without knowing any formal structure |
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this principle is used by Dr. Pimlsleur to create a new way of learning |
Conventional teaching methods:
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learning vocabulary, conjugation, phrases and grammar by heart |
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then you use them in only one context, e.g. in a chapter or you learn them for a test, and only for this |
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the effect is that you have forgotten many of them shortly after this occasional and intensive learning |
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the brain is not challenged by the Pimsleur method |
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you memorize merely for one time of application |
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this type of learning slows and stops the possibility of absorbing the language) |
Pimleur's method:
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you are immediately involved in native-spoken dialogues (like a baby, hearing his parents speaking) |
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our subconscience saves several words or phrases, you repeat them automatically (to keep it in mind, as babies do) |
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in a totally new situation, you remember sentences you've heard and you use them in new contexts |
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creative use of language |
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"input/output" system of interaction (organic learning) |
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speeds up the process of learning, because a lot of aspects of a language (vocabulary, pronounciation and comprehension) are presented simultaneously, and you will do the same |
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The Rosetta Stone language software program provides language instruction in 28 different languages. The program is used by Fortune 500 companies, NASA, the US State Department, over 10,000 schools, and more than 5 million people worldwide. Our Dynamic Immersion method of instruction teaches language through thousands of real-life pictures and the voices of native speakers to instruct the user in the areas of language comprehension, reading, writing and speaking. |
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