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Title: Portuguese : Brazilian Level 1 by Pimsleur ISBN: 0-7435-0019-9 Publisher: Pimsleur Intl Inc Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 16 List Price(USD): $345.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The best way to start
Comment: This is an excellent start to speaking Brazilian Portuguese. The course is totally audio with the exception of some reading practice of words used in the course. Grammer is important but that can come much later. It's an expensive course but worth every penny. Get it in auction if possible. Each lesson is half an hour long which I can always manage sometime during the day. I have noticed that the male and the female speaker seem to have differing dialects and the male speaks faster and is harder to understand. I asked a brazilian man about this and he said that genders differ in the way they speak the language in Brazil. This is probably a good thing for my practice, but it can be a bit confusing sometimes. This is not a deal breaker by any means! I would also recommend reading "How to learn any language; quickly, easily, inexpensively and on your own" by Barry Farber for some great tips. I have many language books and tapes but this is, without a doubt, the very best. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great System; Clarification re: Level I
Comment: The Pimsleur system is really wonderful. It is enjoyable, well-paced, and because you can tell you're making progress, it is self-reinforcing. I highly recommend it. Today I am on Portuguese II lesson 22, and already have Port III on my shelf ready to go. A few caveats, though:
(1) The "30-min per day" claim is misleading. I do cover one lesson per day as Pimsleur advises, but I need to listen to each lesson about 3 times to really feel that I've mastered it.
(2) I also sometimes review the previous day's lesson.
(3) For myself, it has helped to "cheat" on Pimsleur's audio-lingual approach (with a small Dover publications $. grammar book and a Port-English dictionary). In total, I probably spend about 2 hours per day on Portuguese.
(4) My neighbors probably question my mental stability, as I talk to myself while jogging or walking the dog!
(5) NOTE: A mistake I made was starting w the older Pimsleur comprehensive Portuguese tape set (16 tapes) for about $... created before they had the whole 3-level series. Nothing wrong w it, but it isn't quite consistent with I-II-III (that is, it's not the same as Portuguese I). If you think you want to do I-II-III, that is what you should buy.
Some reviewers have complained about the price. But really, when compared to the value of the time you'll invest, or the cost of a reasonable alternative (like college tuition) the price isn't bad. If you put in the effort, this product works.
Rating: 5
Summary: Same O Same O Very Good!
Comment: I am a gringo now living in Brazil. I use most everything I learned from these tapes. If you want to sample it, buy the 8 lessons first. If you learn from it....jump right up to the big ones. You can get them cheaper off ebay. Pimsleur is the absolute best course for me. I tried alot of other audio courses and they didnt do what Pimsleur did. I would get a Portuguese/English dictionary or the Portuguese in 10 minutes a day book as a help tool. Same as all the other reviews...its awesome and works.
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Title: Pimsleur Language Program: Brazilian Portuguese II by Pimsleur Language Programs ISBN: 0671776266 Publisher: Pimsleur Intl Inc Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $345.00 |
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Title: Portuguese Brazilian by Pimsleur ISBN: 0743517695 Publisher: Pimsleur Intl Inc Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Pimsleur Language Program: Brazilian Portuguese III by Pimsleur Language Programs ISBN: 0743505050 Publisher: Pimsleur Intl Inc Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $345.00 |
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Title: 501 Portuguese Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged by John J. Nitti, Michael J. Ferreira ISBN: 0812090349 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Essential Portuguese Grammar by Alexander da R. Prista ISBN: 0486216500 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: June, 1966 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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