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Summary: Avoid this set of tapes
Review: DO NOT BUY this set of tapes. These five tapes (10 lessons) are the first five tapes of the 15 tape (30 lessons) language course, volume one. You may find use in the Pimsleur method--listening to and repeating after native speakers and translating from English--but you will not learn enough useful Portuguese from this five tape set. Moreover, these tapes will not adequately prepare you for volume two of the course. If you want a lower cost introduction to this method, buy the Pimsleur Portuguese Basic Course. It has four instead of five tapes, but costs almost 1/4th as much. Otherwise, bite the bullet and purchase the full volume one, costing $250-$300.
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Summary: Good introduction to Pimsleur's technique, but . . .
Review: This four tape (eight lessons) set will not teach you enough Portuguese to be useful. But if you want an introduction to the Pimsleur technique, which involves listening to native speakers, repeating what they say, and translating from English (no text), then consider buying these tapes. It will allow you to see if this method of instruction is for you before buying the full, two volume course...
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Summary: Easy to use and effective, but limited without a text book
Review: This program is a good way to learn to pronounce and understand a few phrases in Portuguese. It is an effective way to learn the language, although the vocabulary is limited. It definately does not have the coverage, background and vocabulary of a course that has a printed book to go with it, and I missed that. I need to know how to read and pronouce words too, or I can't use a language dictionary! However, it is very effective if you don't have the time or discipline to devote 30-60 minutes a day to doing nothing but study a language. With this method, you can listen to the tape while doing somthing else. Be aware that the full beginners course of 30 tapes cost $300, and this is just the beginning of that.
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