Hungarian, Conversational: Learn to Speak and Understand Hungarian with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Conversational) [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Pimsleur (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0743563964 | ISBN-13: 978-0743563963 | Edition: 16 Lessons

Hungarian is spoken in Hungary and by the Hungarian minorities in 7 neighboring countries. The Hungarian name for the language is Magyar. Pimsleur's Hungarian teaches the "standard" Hungarian, which is based on the North-Eastern dialect spoken throughout Hungary.

Hungarian, Conversational

• Sixteen 30-minute lessons of spoken Hungarian language instruction. These sixteen lessons are the same as the first sixteen lesson of Pimsleur's 30-Unit Comprehensive Program.
• Each lesson includes an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures and includes practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons.
• Essential grammar and vocabulary. Topics include: greetings, numbers, meals, shopping, telling time, scheduling activities, and asking and giving directions.
• No mindless repetition! Converse with native speakers in natural (and useful!) conversations.
• Easy, fast, fun and effective language acquisition.
• Completely Audio - anytime, anywhere. No computer necessary! Unlike expensive software programs which tie learners to a computer, Pimsleur courses are available in CD or mp3 format to meet your needs.
• Receive an instant credit of $150 to trade up from the Conversational to the full Level 1 Comprehensive CD course.

Pimsleur® equals success. Just one 30-minute lesson a day gets you speaking and understanding like no other program.

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About the Author

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; 16 Lessons edition (March 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743563964
• ISBN-13: 978-0743563963
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.9 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Hungarian > Instruction

More About the Author

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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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a very good introduction and more!, April 20, 2008

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Nicholas Kozak (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hungarian, Conversational: Learn to Speak and Understand Hungarian with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Conversational) (Audio CD)

If you are new to hungarian this is an excellent way to start and keep going , pimsleurs method is absolutely genius you hear it and remember it better than almost any other products i have tried buy this if you wanna learn another language you won't regret it. it was easier for me since i already knew quite a bit of hungarian beforehand from my gfs family but anyone can do good with this program. tanulak magyarul nagyon jol, en egy kicsit beszelek magyarul de nem beszelek nagyon jol :-0

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars waste of money, June 26, 2009

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still don't know hungarian (costa rica) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hungarian, Conversational: Learn to Speak and Understand Hungarian with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Conversational) (Audio CD)

These CDs are a ridiculous waste of money. The rate is so slow that with any normal language program you would have learned all this in the first few hours. I am on the third-to-last CD and they finally introduced the number 20. Until now only a handful of phrases have been introduced and repeated ad nauseum. I will certainly not be able to "converse" with anyone after completing these CDs.