Greek (Modern): 2nd Ed. (Pimsleur Quick and Simple) [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Pimsleur (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2001 | Series: Pimsleur Quick and Simple (Book 1)

You're not just learning "phrases" with The Pimsleur® Method, you're acquiring essential, conversational Modern Greek!

You'll be thrilled to discover you can hold a real conversation in Greek when you have finished these eight, 30-minute lessons!

Dr. Paul Pimsleur's original and unique method enables you to acquire Modern Greek as effortlessly as children absorb their native language. You will succeed because the Pimsleur program makes sure that you learn vocabulary and grammar correctly and easily in conversational settings without mindless repetition. Pimsleur is the only language program that includes exclusive, copyrighted memory training that ensures you always will remember what you have learned.

When you finish these lessons you'll be so delighted with your fast-growing spoken language skills, you'll want to continue with the full 30-lesson Pimsleur® Program. And to make it easier, we've included in this package a trade-up coupon that gives you a $50.00 savings when you purchase the Level I Modern Greek Comprehensive Program.

Learn at your own pace, comfortably and conveniently.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dr. Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and was one of the world's leading experts in applied linguistics. After obtaining his Ph.D. in French from Columbia University, he taught French Phonetics and Phonemics, and supervised the language laboratory at UCLA. He went on to become Professor of Romance Languages and Language Education, and Director of The Listening Center 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. 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 that is based on two key principles: the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory that he called Graduated Interval Recall. This program incorporates both of these principles to provide you with the most simple and effective learning method possible.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Pimsleur; Abridged edition (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743507738
• ISBN-13: 978-0743507738
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,558,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #31 in Books > Books on Cassette > Languages > Greek

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful beginning CDs, February 27, 2005

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Angel (Denton, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greek (Modern), Q&S: Learn to Speak and Understand Modern Greek with Pimsleur Language Programs (Pimsleur Quick and Simple) (Audio CD)

I bought these to prepare for a trip to Greece. Beginning a few weeks before my trip, I listened to them twice a day - on the way to work and the way back. I found these to be very, very useful. The lessons are set up so that you repeat things enough that you feel confident with the few phrases they provide and can even form some basic sentences on your own. Once I got to Greece, I realized most everyone there speaks English, but it was nice that I could at least understand bits of what was being said around me and could respond with the appropriate words for "thank you" "please" and "I don't understand Greek very well." I highly recommend these CDs to someone just beginning their studies in a foreign language or taking a trip.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just What I Was Looking For, March 29, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Greek (Modern), Q&S: Learn to Speak and Understand Modern Greek with Pimsleur Language Programs (Pimsleur Quick and Simple) (Audio CD)

Being a none Greek in a new family who only the family members that are my age speak english. It was easier for me to learn to speak Greek than continue going through the constent battle to understand what was happening or always had to have my husband to be right there to translate. I even whent to Greek school for non Greeks and that was a flop, SO I TOOK MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS. Now things are different. It was easy and I was speaking Greek in the first 2 days I had recieved the package. IT IS SIMPLE AND INSTED OF ASKING YOUR MATE TO REPEAT ALL THE TIME YOU HAVE THE C.D AND YOU CATCH ON VERY FAST. IT IS A NO BRAINER. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO LEARN START WITH THIS.

It is worth the money.

NON GREEK

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't meet expectations, October 5, 2004

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Gitana Gerondas "Gitana Gerondas" (Santa Fe, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greek (Modern), Q&S: Learn to Speak and Understand Modern Greek with Pimsleur Language Programs (Pimsleur Quick and Simple) (Audio CD)

This product didn't meet my expectations at all. I've heard such wonderful things about the Pimsleur series, so I did have high expectations. My complaints are thus: this is audio only. For some this might be just what they want, to be able to speak only, but it drove me crazy not knowing how to spell the words I was hearing (if I didn't already know how to) Which brings me to my second complaint: there are 8 lessons on the 4 CDs and the amount of vocabulary that one learns is not very much at all. I already know some Greek and I was hoping this would really boost my ability, but I don't think it did much for me at all. Also, it never mentions anything about grammar, how to form plurals, conjugate verbs, etc. Perhaps the more complete course is better, but I have not tried it myself.

Positive things about it are: you learn some basic phrases & responses, voices are native speakers (I believe), and the "listen & repeat" or feedback is excellent! (Actually, my son is in speech therapy and they also use this method.) You listen to the word or phrase and then repeat it. It might seem silly because there is no one there to hear you, but the idea is that you hear *yourself* and can adjust your own pronounciation, but also "complete the circuit" in the language center of your brain, whereby you hear it, imitate it, and hear it again (your own voice) thereby cementing not only the vocab but also the individual sounds of the language.

In the end, I rated this a 3 because it is a very good beginning for those who only which to speak the language, but if you want to have a more comprehensive understanding of the language, this will disappoint you.