Danish, Compact: Learn to Speak and Understand Danish with Pimsleur Language Programs [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

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ISBN-10: 0743550625 | ISBN-13: 978-0743550628 | Publication Date: March 27, 2006 | Edition: Abridged

Danish is derived from Old Norse. Because of the large number of similarities between Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, knowledge of any one of these languages makes it possible to understand the others. This is true for both spoken and written forms.

This Compact course provides an introduction to the Danish language with ten thirty-minute lessons of spoken language practice and Reading Lessons. With this product you start from zero, learning first survival phrases and vocabulary, then progressing to speaking and understanding at a functional level. Every lesson contains an introductory conversation, and isolated vocabulary and structures, as well as full practice for all vocabulary introduced. Emphasis on pronunciation and comprehension. At the completion of this course, you’ll have a basic vocabulary and speak with a near-native accent. This course provides you with a solid foundation upon which to expand your language skills. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format.

The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You’ll be speaking and understanding in no time flat!

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Dr. Paul Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and testing and was one of the world’s leading experts in applied linguistics. After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed The Pimsleur Method based on two key principles:  the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory training that he called “Graduated Interval Recall.”  This Method has been applied to the many levels and languages of the Pimsleur Programs.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Pimsleur; Abridged edition (March 27, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743550625
• ISBN-13: 978-0743550628
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.7 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Danish > Instruction

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Dr. Paul Pimsleur (b. 1926, d. 1976) devoted his life to language teaching and testing and was one of the world's leading experts in applied linguistics. He was fluent in French, good in German, and had a working knowledge of Italian, Russian, Modern Greek, and Mandarin Chinese. After obtaining his Ph.D. in French and a Masters in Psychology from Columbia University, he taught French Phonetics and Linguistics at UCLA. He later became Professor of Romance Languages and Language Education, and Director of The Listening Center (a state-wide language lab) at Ohio State University; Professor of Education and Romance Languages at the State University of New York at Albany; and a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Heidelberg. He did research on the psychology of language learning and in 1969 was Section Head of Psychology of Second Language Learning at the International Congress of Applied Linguistics.

Dr. Pimsleur was a member of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), American Educational Research Association (AERA), Modern Language Association (MLA), and a founding member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

His many books and articles revolutionized theories of language learning and teaching. After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed a new method (The Pimsleur Method) that is based on two key principles: the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory training that he called "Graduated Interval Recall." This Method has been applied to the many levels and languages of the "Pimsleur Programs."

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Learn Danish in the car!, March 23, 2007

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This review is from: Danish, Compact: Learn to Speak and Understand Danish with Pimsleur Language Programs (Audio CD)

I bought this CD set because I am going to Denmark soon, and I wanted to be able to at least ask where the bathroom was.... :)

My mom (who is a Danish national) said that my pronunciation is great - I guess that's because I have listened to each lesson at least twice... so far anyway... It helps to have her, so I can see how her mouth is formed during words, because SOME of the Danish words I couldn't quite make out - that's why I only gave it 4 stars... well, that and the fact that people were looking at me crazy when I was sitting at traffic lights, repeating phrases... ;)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great intro to Danish, wish there were a longer version too, June 8, 2007

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Mark Cassidy (Naugatuck, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Danish, Compact: Learn to Speak and Understand Danish with Pimsleur Language Programs (Audio CD)

This was my first Pimsleur course. It is remarkable how well it teaches you a spoken language - all of which you can do in your car. Because they are constantly asking you how to put together words and phrases that you know, they reinforce what you have learned and force you to invent new combinations. Very effective. Unfortunately there isn't a longer version of this available. It is just 10 lessons.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Limited but worthwhile, October 8, 2011

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Jeff Boddy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Danish, Compact: Learn to Speak and Understand Danish with Pimsleur Language Programs (Audio CD)

The Pimsleur Danish course is an extremely useful way to learn Danish. I have been going through the lessons every day and it's amazing how quickly you can pick up the language. As reported here on other reviews there are some limits, it would be nice for the book to have the lessons written out as well so you can read what you are saying. This would help with the the differences in little things like Jeg Ved and Jeg Vil.
Also the course is only 10 units long and as such is enough to give you excellent practice in the first steps of learning but only a limited vocabulary and not many useful first phrases. It would be great if Pimsleur would extend this course into the full Phase 1 plus Phase 2-3&4 like other languages.
I highly recommend getting this course as an introduction to the Danish language. You will get a lot more benefit out of it if used in conjunction with a Danish dictionary. I contacted them about extending the course and they said it will happen but in time. If it was more popular then it would happen sooner. So if you want a longer course then go the the Pimsleur home page and send them a request. They will listen if enough people want it.
All up I give it 4 stars because it is limited in its scope and could use a better learning booklet.