Pimsleur Russian 1

 
This is a review of Pimsleur Russian 1, the first level of the comprehensive Russian courses from Pimsleur.

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Pimsleur Russian Comprehensive 1

Comprehensive Russian I includes 30 lessons of essential grammar and vocabulary -- 16 hours of real-life spoken practice sessions -- plus an introduction to reading. Upon completion of this Level I program, you will have functional spoken proficiency with the most-frequently-used vocabulary and grammatical structures.

• Initiate and maintain face-to-face conversations
  
• Deal with every day situations - asking for information, directions, and giving basic information about yourself and family
• Communicate basic information on informal topics and participate in casual conversations
• Avoid basic cultural errors and handle minimum courtesy and travel requirements
• Satisfy personal needs and limited social demands
• Establish rapport with strangers in foreign countries
• Begin reading and sounding out items with native-like pronunciation.

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Our Review of Pimsleur Russian

We found the Pimsleur format to be very effective. The lessons go into a lot of detail on important aspects of the language, including correct pronunciation, word stress and typical sentence structures. The lesson contains a lot of repetition, although not in a boring "rote-learning" style, and by the end of the 30 minutes, learners should be very comfortable with that topic.

The lesson format may not be to everyone's liking as there is a lot of emphasis on correct pronunciation. However, the format will be very attractive to those of you who like to have a clear focus on each syllable of words. We certainly found it effective for learning in a way that will lock the vocabulary into your memory.

** Pimsleur now offer all their courses on either CD or MP3 download. You can also download the courses in sections, for example lessons 1-5, 5-10 and so on. This makes it much cheaper to start out and get used to the Pimsleur method before committing to a more comprehensive course.

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