Pimsleur Spanish 1
Pimsleur: boring, but it works! This Pimsleur review is based on using Pimsleur Spanish 1, 2, and 3 in 2016, and their programs are the same today. Learn to speak Spanish (Latin American) with Pimsleur® Spanish Language Course 1, which offers 30 scientifically-proven and portable lessons on 16 CDs. Pimsleur ® language programs spanish i supplemental reading booklet recorded books™ presents.
Pimsleur: boring, but it works! Summary of this Pimsleur review: Pimsleur is often boring, but you’ll always learn something. For beginners, Pimsleur is definitely worth your money and your time. Keep reading this review to learn about faster programs that are available for some languages. I had my first language-learning success with Pimsleur. I liked Pimsleur back then, and I still like it, even though I make a competing language learning product. Other competitors that I sometimes recommend are (for intermediate and advanced learners) and (for people who want to prepare for an in-person class).
There are some competitors I never recommend. For example, you may want to read my. The most important reason Pimsleur language programs work is that Pimsleur uses something called “spaced repetition.” I explain spaced repetition in the detailed review below. Pimsleur often makes marketing claims that are wildly unrealistic. For example, Pimsleur is currently advertising that you can learn your new language to an intermediate level in 30 days. This is a wild marketing lie.
Yes, you can learn a lot of Spanish in 30 days, but nobody would seriously say you speak Spanish at an intermediate level after 30 days of study with Pimsleur. If you want to learn one of the languages listed below, click on it to try a free lesson. It’s quite a bit faster than Pimsleur. If your language is not on the list above, please continue reading the Pimsleur review below. There is a link to the list of languages Pimsleur offers at the end of this review. The detailed review starts here: Why Pimsleur Language Programs Work — “Spaced Repetition” Here’s what spaced repetition means.
First, you listen to a foreign-language phrase, and then you are asked to repeat it. Next, you’re asked to remember the phrase and say the words out loud at timed intervals. The intervals start out very short and get longer and longer. For example, first you hear a word and then you’re asked to say it 15 seconds later. Then you will be asked to say it 45 seconds later, then 1.5 minutes after that, and so on. The time intervals grow quickly until they are measured in days and then weeks. This learning method works for everyone who is willing to use it.
You will learn a lot (and remember a lot) for every hour you spend studying with any spaced-repetition method. Spaced repetition was invented back in 1932 by Professor C. Mace, so it’s an old and reliable concept. Pimsleur language courses that use spaced repetition were developed when cassette-tape technology became widespread in the 1970s. Smaller Marketing Lies?
Pimsleur Approach was a marketing company with a license to sell Pimsleur products for several years. They used to run ads like this one: “Learn Spanish in Ten Days.” Then they got your credit card number with a low-priced $9.95 intro offer and promptly enrolled you in a series of much higher automatic payments. No, you won’t learn Spanish in thirty days with Pimsleur.
This eventually annoyed so many customers that Simon & Schuster (the publisher of Pimsleur) cancelled Pimsleur Approach’s contract, and Pimsleur Approach is no longer selling Pimsleur products. The trouble is that Simon & Schuster is currently advertising that you can learn a new language to an intermediate level in 30 days. This is a marketing lie. However, if you study every day with Pimsleur you probably will be happy with what you learn. The reason that most marketers of language learning products are such bold-faced liars is that the lies work. We want to believe that we can learn a language well with very little effort. So we buy and don’t usually ask for refunds of products that can’t possibly deliver on what the marketers promise.
Technology From the 1970s Plus Downloadable MP3 Files and Software The Pimsleur language learning programs were developed in the 1970s, when the best available language learning technology was a cassette tape player. In recent times, Pimsleur has been copying the cassette tape courses onto CDs and then, more recently, into digital MP3 downloads. They recently added a software version for both PC and Mac. The downloadable MP3 files are exactly the same thing you would get if you bought the CDs, and it definitely can be preferable to purchase and download a language learning product if you are traveling in some remote part of South America and can’t order the CDs by mail. The MP3s won’t speed up your learning at all, but they might make it more convenient. The software includes all the audio lessons plus flashcards. Basically, Pimsleur’s current lessons are a repackaging of their old lessons from the days of cassette tape. And, yes, the lessons still work.
How Much Will You Learn With Pimsleur? In 2017, our lesson developer, retired US Army Linguist David Shoup, purchased a copy of Pimsleur Ukrainian 1 and analyzed the first lesson to see how much Ukrainian he would know when he had learned that first lesson well. The first lesson is 28 minutes long. To find out how much unique material he would learn, David subtracted out the English instructor’s speaking time, the blank time for the student to repeat after the instructor, all repeated words and phrases, and the syllabic breakdown of the words. The result for a 28-minute lesson was 1 minute and 10 seconds of unique data.
So the 30 courses, which add up to 15 hours of lesson, will boil down to only about a half-hour of unique material. Since lessons 2 and onward also take time for reviewing material from previous lessons, the amount of new material that you learn per lesson goes down even more. Of course, the pauses, repeats, and English language instruction are all part of what makes the Pimsleur method work.
But, since Pimsleur is 100 percent audio, the ratio of new material to instructional overhead is poor. Pimsleur Is Better for the Blind Pimsleur is probably the best program on the market for blind and visually impaired language learners because, except for the software version, it’s 100 percent audio.
Don’t Use Pimsleur While Driving Learning a foreign language is supposed to enhance your life, not cause you to have a car wreck. Studying any foreign language while you are driving is a bad idea.
In order to learn well, your attention needs to be on the language, and in order to drive safely, your attention needs to be on your driving. You can’t do both. Get someone else to drive while you study. Use Pimsleur While Walking or Jogging It’s always great if you can figure out how to do two useful things at the same time, like learning a foreign language and exercising. This is an area where the audio platform of Pimsleur is beneficial. Just remember to take your headphones off when you are crossing busy streets, and you should be able to exercise and study a language at the same time. I usually listened to a Pimsleur lesson three to four times before I was ready to go to the next lesson. You should plan on listening to each lesson several times. If you like to study while walking or jogging, you may be interested to know that Language101.com runs on iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. I found that I could get a lot of valuable exercise and language study at the same time while walking back and forth in my house with an iPad. Don’t use Language101.com to study while walking outdoors, because you are likely to trip and fall.
With Pimsleur You’ll Spend a Lot of Time Waiting When you are using Pimsleur, you spend a lot of time waiting as the instructor asks questions. With the Language101.com program you can review much faster because you don’t have to wait for the audio to play if you already know the answer. You can just click to give yourself a grade and then go to the next question. I spent a lot of time rewinding the Pimsleur CD to listen to a phrase again. With Language101.com software you can simply click “Play Slowly” or “Play Normal Speed” to hear the phrase as many times as you need to. Most people learn a lot faster with Language101.com software than they do with Pimsleur.
Both programs will teach you the basics of your language well, but Language101.com can keep you more interested, with our movie clip lessons, song lessons, and any new lesson that you want! Having said that, Pimsleur definitely works, and I always recommend it if Language101.com doesn’t have your language.
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The Pimsleur Reading Program Is Weak Pimsleur does have a reading program, but it looks as though it was made by different people than those who made the main lessons. My source at Simon & Schuster tells me that is not the case, but in my opinion the reading program is weak. Pimsleur’s reading lessons have absolutely no relation to the content of their audio lessons. In other words, you are never learning to read the material you have just learned to speak.
Language101.com reading lessons are closely matched to our speaking lessons, so you will always learn to read the same words you are learning to speak. Pimsleur Is Often Boring Studying with Pimsleur lessons is fairly boring when the lessons are brand new to you and really boring after you have listened to them several times.
With Language101.com software, you can keep adding new lessons to keep you interested. What to Study After Pimsleur?
If you have finished all the lessons that the Pimsleur approach offers, you may want to try Language101.com. We offer a much faster method of review for long-term memory retention. We also cover more material in different ways than Pimsleur does. What’s Better Than Pimsleur? If your next language is listed below, please click on your language to try a free lesson from us right now.
It’s quite a bit faster than Pimsleur. Even if you do decide to use Pimsleur (which is a good choice) you might want to use the programs below as well. What if I Am Interested in Something Else? If your language appears above, try it now. If not, Language101.com can still help. You will want to read our free articles on or perhaps: Scroll Down for Lower Priced Offerings If you visit the Pimsleur web site, make sure to scroll down for their lowest price offerings. However, remember that products that work in language learning are rare, and while I have paid a lot of money for various Pimsleur products, they have always been a good use of my time and money.
The Pimsleur representative in charge of their affiliate program contacted us in 2017 and offered to sign us up so we could earn a commission on sales. After thinking about if for a while we decided that it would be better to not take any money for our recommendations. So the link above is NOT an affiliate link, and we don’t get a penny from Pimsleur for this review.
This Pimsleur review is based on using Pimsleur Spanish 1, 2, and 3 in 2016, and their programs are the same today. Since the Pimsleur program is very similar from language to language, this is also a review of Pimsleur French, German, Russian, Danish, and Irish. Please Tweet This Page If you enjoyed this Pimsleur approach review, please share it on Twitter by tweeting the message below. Pimsleur language learning – Obsolete but it works! Please r/t Last Updated: November 22, 2017.
Includes 150 lessons and reading instruction and practice as MP3 download (81 hrs), plus 5 Reading Booklets and User’s Guide. The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Spanish Did you know that Spanish is the world’s second most commonly spoken language? For Americans, it’s one of the easiest to learn, and you won’t find anything faster or easier than the Pimsleur® Method. Even knowing a little bit of Spanish will make travel to Latin America or Spanish-speaking countries a breeze. Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, learning Spanish will expand your horizons and immeasurably enrich your life. The best part is that it doesn’t have to be difficult or take years to master.
Thirty minutes a day is all it takes, and we get you speaking right from the first day. Pimsleur courses use a scientifically proven method that puts you in control of your learning. If you’ve tried other language learning programs but found they simply didn’t stick, then you owe it to yourself to give Pimsleur a try. Why Pimsleur? - Quick & Easy – Only 30 minutes a day. Portable & Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life.
Proven Method – Works when other methods fail. Self-Paced – Go fast or go slow – it’s up to you. Based in Science – Developed using proven research on memory and learning. Cost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and features all native speakers.
Genius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn. Works for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above. What’s Included? - the complete Spanish course including all of Levels 1-5 - 150, 30-minute audio lessons - over 5 hours of reading instruction allowing you to build your skills toward reading Spanish for pleasure - in total, over 81 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers - 5 Reading Booklets and a User’s Guide What You’ll Learn This program includes all of Spanish Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – over 76 hours of spoken language practice and over 5 hours of reading instruction and practice.
With this program you start from zero, learning first survival phrases and vocabulary, and eventually progressing to a high-intermediate level of speaking and understanding Spanish. By Level 5 the pace and conversation moves quite rapidly, accelerating exposure to new vocabulary and structures, approaching native speed and comprehension. You’ll learn to speak more in-depth about your personal life and emotional state, and be able to create complex sentences using a mix of tenses and moods. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Spanish. At the completion of this course, you’ll speak confidently using your wide-ranging vocabulary, and experience the language and culture with a deepening insight into a new world. Reading Lessons are included at the end of Lesson 30 for each Level. These lessons, which total about six hours, are designed to first give you practice sounding out Spanish, then to progress to reading for meaning.
They also provide extensive additional vocabulary. You’ll be reading Spanish with the ease and flexibility of a native speaker.
The Pimsleur Method We make no secret of what makes this powerful method work so well. Paul Pimsleur spent his career researching and perfecting the precise elements anyone can use to learn a language quickly and easily. Here are a few of his “secrets”: The Principle of Anticipation In the nanosecond between a cue and your response, your brain has to work to come up with the right word.
Having to do this boosts retention, and cements the word in your mind. Core Vocabulary Words, phrases, and sentences are selected for their usefulness in everyday conversation. We don’t overwhelm you with too much, but steadily increase your ability with every lesson.
Graduated Interval Recall Reminders of new words and structures come up at the exact interval for maximum retention and storage into your long-term memory. Organic Learning You work on multiple aspects of the language simultaneously. We integrate grammar, vocabulary, rhythm, melody, and intonation into every lesson, which allows you to experience the language as a living, expressive form of human culture.
Learning in Context Research has shown that learning new words in context dramatically accelerates your ability to remember. Every scene in every Pimsleur lesson is set inside a conversation between two people.
There are no drills, and no memorization necessary for success. Active Participation The Pimsleur Method + active learner participation = success. This method works with every language and every learner who follows it. You gain the power to recall and use what you know, and to add new words easily, exactly as you do in English. The Spanish Language Spanish is the official language of 19 Latin American nations, as well as Spain, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba.
Further, it’s one of the six official languages recognized by the United Nations. Pimsleur's Spanish Level 5 teaches an educated Latin American Spanish, featuring speakers from Colombia and Mexico. Students can expect to understand the lessons clearly and to be understood by Spanish speakers everywhere. Tech Talk - Lessons can be downloaded using the Pimsleur Course Manager App for iPad, iPhone and Android devices, and Mac or Windows computers, or - Lessons can be downloaded as a zip file for use in iTunes or Windows Media Player. All purchased courses are backed up in your Pimsleur.com cloud-based digital library account. Lessons can be played on your iPod or any MP3 player.
The Pimsleur Course Manager App can be installed on several devices for personal use only. Lessons are non-DRM (Digital Rights Management) MP3 files and can be copied onto a CD or DVD for playing in a CD/DVD player. Includes 150 lessons and reading instruction and practice as MP3 download (81 hrs), plus 5 Reading Booklets and User’s Guide. The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Spanish Did you know that Spanish is the world’s second most commonly spoken language? For Americans, it’s one of the easiest to learn, and you won’t find anything faster or easier than the Pimsleur® Method. Even knowing a little bit of Spanish will make travel to Latin America or Spanish-speaking countries a breeze.
Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, learning Spanish will expand your horizons and immeasurably enrich your life. The best part is that it doesn’t have to be difficult or take years to master. Thirty minutes a day is all it takes, and we get you speaking right from the first day. Pimsleur courses use a scientifically proven method that puts you in control of your learning. If you’ve tried other language learning programs but found they simply didn’t stick, then you owe it to yourself to give Pimsleur a try. Why Pimsleur?
- Quick & Easy – Only 30 minutes a day. Portable & Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life. Proven Method – Works when other methods fail. Self-Paced – Go fast or go slow – it’s up to you. Based in Science – Developed using proven research on memory and learning. Cost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and features all native speakers. Genius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn.
Works for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above. What’s Included? - the complete Spanish course including all of Levels 1-5 - 150, 30-minute audio lessons - over 5 hours of reading instruction allowing you to build your skills toward reading Spanish for pleasure - in total, over 81 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers - 5 Reading Booklets and a User’s Guide What You’ll Learn This program includes all of Spanish Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – over 76 hours of spoken language practice and over 5 hours of reading instruction and practice. With this program you start from zero, learning first survival phrases and vocabulary, and eventually progressing to a high-intermediate level of speaking and understanding Spanish. By Level 5 the pace and conversation moves quite rapidly, accelerating exposure to new vocabulary and structures, approaching native speed and comprehension. You’ll learn to speak more in-depth about your personal life and emotional state, and be able to create complex sentences using a mix of tenses and moods. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Spanish.
At the completion of this course, you’ll speak confidently using your wide-ranging vocabulary, and experience the language and culture with a deepening insight into a new world. Reading Lessons are included at the end of Lesson 30 for each Level.
These lessons, which total about six hours, are designed to first give you practice sounding out Spanish, then to progress to reading for meaning. They also provide extensive additional vocabulary. You’ll be reading Spanish with the ease and flexibility of a native speaker. The Pimsleur Method We make no secret of what makes this powerful method work so well. Paul Pimsleur spent his career researching and perfecting the precise elements anyone can use to learn a language quickly and easily. Here are a few of his “secrets”: The Principle of Anticipation In the nanosecond between a cue and your response, your brain has to work to come up with the right word.
Having to do this boosts retention, and cements the word in your mind. Core Vocabulary Words, phrases, and sentences are selected for their usefulness in everyday conversation. We don’t overwhelm you with too much, but steadily increase your ability with every lesson. Graduated Interval Recall Reminders of new words and structures come up at the exact interval for maximum retention and storage into your long-term memory. Organic Learning You work on multiple aspects of the language simultaneously.
We integrate grammar, vocabulary, rhythm, melody, and intonation into every lesson, which allows you to experience the language as a living, expressive form of human culture. Learning in Context Research has shown that learning new words in context dramatically accelerates your ability to remember. Every scene in every Pimsleur lesson is set inside a conversation between two people. There are no drills, and no memorization necessary for success.
Active Participation The Pimsleur Method + active learner participation = success. This method works with every language and every learner who follows it. You gain the power to recall and use what you know, and to add new words easily, exactly as you do in English. The Spanish Language Spanish is the official language of 19 Latin American nations, as well as Spain, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. Further, it’s one of the six official languages recognized by the United Nations. Pimsleur's Spanish Level 5 teaches an educated Latin American Spanish, featuring speakers from Colombia and Mexico. Students can expect to understand the lessons clearly and to be understood by Spanish speakers everywhere.
Tech Talk - Lessons can be downloaded using the Pimsleur Course Manager App for iPad, iPhone and Android devices, and Mac or Windows computers, or - Lessons can be downloaded as a zip file for use in iTunes or Windows Media Player. All purchased courses are backed up in your Pimsleur.com cloud-based digital library account.
Lessons can be played on your iPod or any MP3 player. The Pimsleur Course Manager App can be installed on several devices for personal use only. Lessons are non-DRM (Digital Rights Management) MP3 files and can be copied onto a CD or DVD for playing in a CD/DVD player.