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Chinese On the Move (3CDs + Guide): The Lively Audio Language Program for Busy People

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Chinese On The Move is a lively, sound effect and rock riff filled language CD that gets the listener into the Chinese language right away. Most students will supplement their studies with classes and thick textbooks; if so, this CD will be judged for what it is: a tool focusing the student on the phrases and vocabulary suitable for a beginner. The speakers are smart and concise and the CD is very enjoyable. For me listening to Chinese On The Move has been time well spent for getting back into the language after two courses and two years off.

Being a "devotee" of the Pimsleur method of learning languages, I inevitably compare all other products to that.

These CDs provide quite a bit of good information and explanation, the speech is very clear, and the vocabulary and phrases are refreshingly useful after working through ten Pimsleur CDs talking about how I would like to order two beers. (And I still couldn't introduce myself...)

But the Pimsleur methodology can't be beat and is much better at building a language structure upon which you expand. In CHINESE on the Move, the instructors are so busy blabbing and explaining that you don't end up speaking very much yourself, even though they tell you to.

Suggestion: Do the Pimsleur Intro first, then use these as an extremely valuable supplement.