Swedish/English: Level 1: VocabuLearn: Original Format

Rating:
Summary: Format makes good use of my time
Review: I really like this program and wouldn't change a thing. The "audio flashcard" format really works for me, and addresses the fundamental difficulty of learning any language: gaining critical mass of vocabulary. Over the past three months I have fairly well memorized the 1500 words and phrases of level one, and will soon start level II. Mostly this has been on my commute. Two disclaimers: this is an invaluable supplement to some other course-- it will not teach you how to make a sentence in Swedish. The other is that there is no effort to make this entertaining, so those that expect an enging story or song might be dissappointed. Me, I find anything that makes such efficient use of my time enjoyable, and I am grateful for the help the course has been.

Rating:
Summary: Format makes good use of my time
Review: I really like this program and wouldn't change a thing. The "audio flashcard" format really works for me, and addresses the fundamental difficulty of learning any language: gaining critical mass of vocabulary. Over the past three months I have fairly well memorized the 1500 words and phrases of level one, and will soon start level II. Mostly this has been on my commute. Two disclaimers: this is an invaluable supplement to some other course-- it will not teach you how to make a sentence in Swedish. The other is that there is no effort to make this entertaining, so those that expect an enging story or song might be dissappointed. Me, I find anything that makes such efficient use of my time enjoyable, and I am grateful for the help the course has been.