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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 The 10-lesson (5 CDs) Basic Course gives customers the chance to test drive the incredibly effective and efficient, world-famous Pimsleur Comprehensive Program. A real try it before you buy it deal. Customers will love the experience of acquiring the essential grammar and vocabulary of Mandarin Chinese, during the spoken practice sessions. It is this ease of language acquisition that makes the full Comprehensive Pimsleur Program so popular and successful for adult language learners. Zusammenfassung The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest! fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable! easily downloadable! and lots of fun. You’ll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! This course includes Lessons 1-10 from the Chinese (Mandarin) Level 1 program - 5 hours of audio-only effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. Get a chance to test drive the incredibly effective and efficient! world-famous Pimsleur Level 1 Program. 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. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension! and on learning to speak Mandarin Chinese. The Mandarin Chinese Language Over one billion people speak Chinese. The two most common dialects are Mandarin and Cantonese. They are not mutually intelligible. Mandarin is the official language in Mainland China! Taiwan! and Singapore. The Mandarin dialect is used in most Chinese schools! and in most TV programs! movies! and radio stations throughout the country! even in Guangzhou (formerly Canton)! where people speak Cantonese in their daily lives. Mandarin is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. 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. ...
