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Summary: Currently Using This System
Review: I am now well into the program and feel this is helping build basic grammar and syntax at least as fast as one on one tutoring. I recommend this program to anyone wishing to learn or improve their Polish, and I hear it is equally effective for other languages.
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Summary: Currently Using This System
Review: I am now well into the program and feel this is helping build basic grammar and syntax at least as fast as one on one tutoring. I recommend this program to anyone wishing to learn or improve their Polish, and I hear it is equally effective for other languages.
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Summary: A Great Buy
Review: I have nothing but great things to say about this program. It was extremely helpful. Speaking even the most basic Polish phrases seemed impossible when I started, but each word was broken down so cleverly and the the lessons were structured so logically that it became quite easy. As with many of the other reviewers, my only regret is that there is not another series of tapes to move on to.
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Summary: A Great Buy
Review: I have nothing but great things to say about this program. It was extremely helpful. Speaking even the most basic Polish phrases seemed impossible when I started, but each word was broken down so cleverly and the the lessons were structured so logically that it became quite easy. As with many of the other reviewers, my only regret is that there is not another series of tapes to move on to.
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Summary: Polish lessons on the commute to work - great tapes!
Review: I learned a lot over the past 2 months of commuting to work with these cassettes playing as I drove.I studied on my own out of books, books with cassettes, went to a class and got grammer instruction. But all that knowledge of how to spell, how to construct grammatically correct sentences did not get me TALKING. For me at least, written and printed Polish was easier, spoken Polish had me lost for lack of practice in using it. Pimsleur's method teaches pronunciation and gets you talking to the point where you can respond in confidence because you pronounce correctly, and your ear is trained to the spoken language rythym so that you can understand what is said to you and remember the Polish to use in your response. Those who have experience know how fast Polish-speakers can talk and so this tape will help train you to listen, comprehend, and respond at conversational speeds. My only regret is that there is no further Pimsleur tapes of Polish after this one. If there were, I would gladly buy it. Beginners should get this tape set and should get a good beginner's book - my favorite pick would be: Teach Yourself Polish, by M. Corbridge.
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Summary: Sharp! Strongly Recommended.
Review: I wanted to learn Polish since I already studied Russian. This course is excellent. I have also studied Spanish & German with Berlitz tapes, and this is as good as the Berlitz "Think & Talk" tape program,(except that the latter does not cover Polish.)
My only regret is that the course could not continue into more advanced language studies. Definitely worth the money and time.
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Summary: Sharp! Strongly Recommended.
Review: I wanted to learn Polish since I already studied Russian. This course is excellent. I have also studied Spanish & German with Berlitz tapes, and this is as good as the Berlitz "Think & Talk" tape program,(except that the latter does not cover Polish.)
My only regret is that the course could not continue into more advanced language studies. Definitely worth the money and time.
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Summary: Sharp! Strongly Recommended.
Review: I wanted to learn Polish since I already studied Russian. This course is excellent. I have also studied Spanish & German with Berlitz tapes, and this is as good as the Berlitz "Think & Talk" tape program,(except that the latter does not cover Polish.)
My only regret is that the course could not continue into more advanced language studies. Definitely worth the money and time.
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Summary: TAK! Po polsku made easy!
Review: I was wary when Pimsleur promised I would speak Polish in 10 days. I have tried some of the "instant language" computer program in the past, and they all (I) failed miserably. I am going to Poland in eight months, so I figured I needed that much time. I honestly am able to converse and understand Polish in less than two weeks! This system gives you the tools to be able interact and ask the right questions to continue expanding your Polish vocabulary. The only draw-back is that there is only one set in this series. The secret is, when you try to read, write and speak a language to learn it, your brain has to process the written word, translate that to a word in your head, then translate it to/from English (or even more steps if you are writing it). This course bypasses that whole decoding process, and goes straight to your language learning center. You could speak English long before you could read or write it. This course is based on the same idea. Study these tapes, learn nouns as you need them and you can confortably move about in Poland!
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Summary: Perfect your accent & fluency while you commute
Review: I've bought 3 other audio courses on Polish... I wanted something I could use in the car while commuting. This should have been the first one! It is 100% audio. They teach you to speak and understand the way those skills should be taught. They repeat every phrase 3 times for the first 7 lessons. That means you never have to rewind the tape in order to get enough practice before moving on. They use "backwards build-up" to help you master longer sentences. They teach you proper word order by sticking with the same vocabulary and varying the sentence structure, for example, starting with a statement in the first person, then converting to a question in the third person, then converting it from a masculine to a feminine subject, then adding a direct object, then an adverb, then a prepositional phrase, and so on. This course will not teach you to read and it won't teach you formally about the noun conjugations and verb declensions. But it goes a long way toward getting you accustomed to the sounds/patterns of the language so that when you're ready to tackle the written language or want to expand your knowledge, you will have a comfort level that comes with a solid feeling for the language. My only complaint is that there doesn't seem to be a next level course.
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