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Zusatztext "I tried other language programs with little success...This is the best by far!" -- Pamela A. Mitchell! Pilot! International Society of Women Airline Pilots Informationen zum Autor Dr. Paul Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and testing and was one of the world's leading experts in applied linguistics. After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed The Pimsleur Method based on two key principles: the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory training that he called "Graduated Interval Recall." This Method has been applied to the many levels and languages of the Pimsleur Programs. Klappentext Language comes easily when one learns with Pimsleur. Using a scientifically proven method, these audio-only lessons eliminate the hassle of books, classes, or additional fees. 8 CDs. Zusammenfassung Pimsleur® equals success. Just one 30-minute lesson a day gets you speaking and understanding like no other program. This course includes Lessons 1-16 from the Russian Level 1 program - 8 hours of audio-only effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice! with an introductory conversation! and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. Topics include: greetings! numbers! meals! shopping! telling time! scheduling activities! and asking and giving directions. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension! and on learning to speak Russian. The Russian Language Russian! one of the six official languages of the United Nations! is the official language in Russia! Belarus! Kazakhstan and Krygystan! with an estimated 150 million native speakers around the world. Pimsleur's Russian uses speakers from Moscow and St. Petersburg! which accounts for slight pronunciation differences between speakers! but accurately depicts contemporary spoken Russian. Tech Talk - CDs are formatted for playing in all CD players! including car players! and users can copy files for use in iTunes or Windows Media Player. ...
