| Pimsleur Russian Quick & Simple Course - Level 1 Lessons 1-8 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand Russian with Pimsleur Language Programs Revised Edition Contributor(s): Pimsleur (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743506189 ISBN-13: 9780743506182 Publisher: Pimsleur OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: August 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 | Russian |
| Dewey: 491.782 |
| Series: Pimsleur Quick and Simple |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 4.94" W x 5.92" (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 Russian 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 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. |
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. |
