Product Description

The 10-lesson (5-CD) Compact course introduces the customer to the language and culture of East African nations, including Burundi, Central African Republic, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Ugunda . Customers will love the experience of acquiring the essential grammar and vocabulary of Swahili during the spoken practice sessions. It is this ease of language acquisition that makes the Pimsleur Language Programs so popular and successful for adult language learners.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #392709 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-27
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 5
• Binding: Audio CD

Features

• ISBN13: 9780743550611
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
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.

Customer Reviews

Great way to learn pronunciation
If you're absolutely new to Swahili (as are most humans), this 10 CD pack is a great 1st place to *start*. It will really aid in learning how to pronounce Swahili. On a mission trip to Kenya, a number of Kenyans commented that I sounded like a life-long native speaker. This was surprising to them mainly because my vocabulary was so poor. This CD set will NOT teach you how to speak Swahili; it will teach you how to pronounce it wonderfully - a great first step. You will definitely need additional course work to learn the language. Definitely spend an additional $20 on "Teach Yourself Swahili Complete Course Package (Book + 2CDs)". Think of Pimsleur as "Chapter 0" for the Teach Yourself Swahili set.

Learn Swahili bwana
I'm 60 and the thought of learning a new language seemed very daunting but this Pimsleur course, broken up into ten 30-minute sessions on CD, is very efficient and well thought out. The key is to speak each word out loud when asked, which allows your brain and your mouth to adapt to this new, melodic, and often tongue-twisting sound. Each new lesson reviews the last and then inserts a new word or two into sentences you already know. It focusses on words and short sentences that should be very useful when travelling and as the course proceeds you realize that you are able to invent your own sentences and express new thoughts with what you learn.
If anything, the only critique would be that some of the more difficult pronounciations should be spelled out.
Ms often sound like Ns, and Bs like Ps etc. Expect to listen to each lesson more than once, but progress is very
rapid.

Better than Rosetta Stone
I researched the Pimsleur method versus the Rosetta Stone DVDs. I even purchased the Rosetta Stone DVDs first, only to find that it was difficult to use because there were no English translations to the words taught. Also, the DVDs began with random words, INSTEAD of basic sentences like "I speak English".

The Pimsleur method was much easier to learn with lots of repetition and useful phrases. If I were to learn another language, I would choose these CDs. In fact, I purchased the Pimsleur Cantonese for my friend.