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German I - 2nd Ed. Rev.: Learn to Speak and Understand German with Pimsleur Language Programs
 
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German I - 2nd Ed. Rev.: Learn to Speak and Understand German with Pimsleur Language Programs [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

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Comprehensive German I includes 30 lessons of essential grammar and vocabulary -- 16 hours of real-life spoken practice sessions -- plus an introduction to reading.

Upon completion of this Level I program, you will have functional spoken proficiency with the most-frequently-used vocabulary and grammatical structures. You will be able to:

* initiate and maintain face-to-face conversations,

* deal with every day situations -- ask for information, directions, and give basic information about yourself and family,

* communicate basic information on informal topics and participate in casual conversations,

* avoid basic cultural errors and handle minimum courtesy and travel requirements,

* satisfy personal needs and limited social demands,

* establish rapport with strangers in foreign countries,

* begin reading and sounding out items with native-like pronunciation.



About the Author

Dr. Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and was one of the world's leading experts in applied linguistics. After obtaining his Ph.D. in French from Columbia University, he taught French Phonetics and Phonemics, and supervised the language laboratory at UCLA. He went on to become Professor of Romance Languages and Language Education, and Director of The Listening Center at Ohio State University; Professor of Education and Romance Languages at the State University of New York at Albany; and a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Heidelberg. Dr. Pimsleur was a member of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), American Educational Research Association (AERA), Modern Language Association (MLA), and a founding member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). His many books and articles revolutionized theories of language learning and teaching. After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed a new method that is based on two key principles: the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory that he called Graduated Interval Recall. This program incorporates both of these principles to provide you with the most simple and effective learning method possible.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Pimsleur German I, II, III, IV Good but over-hyped, Oct 25 2003
By David Rawson (UK) - See all my reviews
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I followed all 4 levels of Pimsleur German over a period of about a year, whilst living in Switzerland, the German speaking part. Whilst these course enable one to quickly grasp the rudiments of the language, they do not teach enough for one to have anything above a very basic conversation. Simple transactions can be carried out (ordering food, being polite etc). To term the courses higher-intermediate is misleading - one does not have anything like enough vocabulary to hold a proper conversation. The technique for learning is excellent, and is ideally suited to commuters. One just does not learn enough, there would need to be levels up to 10 to learn the core vocabulary of around 2000 word, that most experts agree is required. THe biggest downfall is that no advice is given as to how one advances after completing the courses !!! I'd would not recommend buying Level IV, as it adds next to nothing to one's vocabulary or grammar - I thought it was a waste of money, and would recommend buying a dictionary instead !! In summary, the courses are good not great, offer the BEGINNER painless introduction to the SPOKEN language only, and they are way over-priced for the knowledge gained.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of, if not the best german learning program, Jul 6 2004
By "lightspeeder" (Washington DC, United States) - See all my reviews
This program works the same way kids learn language - by listening and repeating. I've tried multiple methods and this was by far the best - Remember however, if you are a "bottoms-up" kind of person who likes to learn the grammar and vocabulary first, this is not for you. However, if you are looking to converse in German very quickly, this works very well.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Understand what you're buying before you buy it!, May 26 2004
Before you buy a Pimsleur package, understand what you're getting. There are a LOT of language-learning tools out there, but none are quite like Pimsleur. If you're trying to learn the maximum amount of a language for the smallest amount of money, your money would probably be better spent elsewhere. Instead, Pimsleur caters to those who have a very rough time getting anything to "stick" through other methods. You pay a considerable amount more, but you WILL learn, and that may catapult you in your studies with other methods.

You will NOT be fluent after finishing Pimsleur German I. However, you will definitely have ultimate command of what you do learn. It will literally be a part of you the way English is. You will not be able to discuss politics or music, but you will be able to get directions, go to a restaurant, talk about what you've done, what you're doing, and what you want to do. If you do the lessons as suggested, you'll be able to do these things without having to translate in your head. In fact, if your experience is anything like mine, you might say what you want to say in German and then have to think about what you just said in English. It is both fascinating and exhilarating. This is the essence of what separates Pimsleur from buying a six dollar phrasebook with all of the same phrases.

If you want to know if spending this amount of money for this package is really for you, go buy one of the cheaper "teaser" Pimsleur German courses that only provide a few lessons. If you like it, come back and buy this one.

Whether or not you stay with Pimsleur, use this as an adjunct to other materials. One of my biggest criticisms is that it is mostly a speaking-only program and has very little reading and no writing whatsoever. Also, an outline in booklet form of the vocabulary, grammar and techniques studied in each lesson would be nice for reviewing later.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very valuable product
First a disclaimer... I'm currently selling this product here. I have read many of these reviews before buying my copy, and I almost did not buy it, due to cost and some of the... Read more
Published on April 22 2004 by Jim Appleby

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, it's expensive, but you get what you pay for.
I don't know about you, but I don't want to learn a language so I can read a newspaper or understand a radio broadcast. Read more
Published on April 7 2004 by Bighairydoofus

2.0 out of 5 stars Far from being Comprehensive... except for the pricetag
The title of Pimsleur's CD seris (Comprehensive) is, at best, misleading. At worst, it's simply a lie. Read more
Published on Feb 16 2004 by Josh Teeters

1.0 out of 5 stars A HUGE SCAM
This is a scam, no question about it. If you decide to buy this, you will be paying hundreds of dollars to learn a tiny vocabulary and virtually no grammar. Read more
Published on Feb 5 2004 by p

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but overpriced
Though this is arguably the best audio language program out there the price is horrendous. You really do learn a lot almost through osmosis so it can be an invaluable aid to... Read more
Published on Dec 24 2003 by M. Doyle

4.0 out of 5 stars Great if you have previously studied the language
I have now finished Pimsleur's German I & II and am starting III. This is excellent if you already know the sentence structure of German and the endings of words based on... Read more
Published on Oct 9 2003

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