| Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) Quick & Simple Course - Level 1 Lessons 1-8 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur Language Prog Edition, 8 Less Edition Contributor(s): Pimsleur (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671790331 ISBN-13: 9780671790332 Publisher: Pimsleur OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: February 2001 Annotation: Dr. Paul Pimsleur's original and unique method enables listeners to learn a new language as effortlessly as children absorb their native tongue. The program facilitates success by making it easy to learn vocabulary and grammar correctly in conversational settings without mindless repetition. Eight 30-minute lessons on 4 CDs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Chinese |
| Dewey: 495.1 |
| Series: Quick & Simple |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 5.01" W x 5.87" (0.47 lbs) 4 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Pimsleur(R) 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 1-8 from the Chinese (Mandarin) Level 1 program - 4 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. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Mandarin. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pimsleur: - 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. |