Instant Immersion Hawaiian [Audio CD]

Topics Entertainment (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1591502985 | ISBN-13: 978-1591502982 | Publication Date: September 2003

• The fastest, most intuitive way to learn Hawaiian
• Learn the same way you learned your native language
• Suitable for all ages, child through adult
• Move from beginner level to intermediate level step by step
• Ideal for business, travel, school, and home

FEATURES:
• The quickest way to learn a language, guaranteed!
• The most widely used method in the world!
• Written and Developed by University Language Experts!

Designed to replicate everyday situations you'll experience in Hawaii, the Instant Immersion™ Hawaiian course fully prepares you for interaction among native Hawaiian speakers. Developed by university professors and linguistic experts, this thorough curriculum moves you from beginning speaking level to intermediate level, fast: simply hear the words in Hawaiian, their English translation, and then repeat. Starting with a complete phonetic introduction to the alphabet (in which vocabulary is used to demonstrate each sound), this 8-CD suite focuses on building a strong base of fundamental vocabulary. Each subsequent CD reinforces concepts from previous lessons, ensuring retention and progress. As you advance, you'll easily apply verbs and vocab to dialogue both formal and informal, while the cultural notes introduce you to individual Hawaiian islands, traditions, and etiquette. From greetings and questions to colors and common expressions, Instant Immersion™ Hawaiian is the easiest, fastest way to speak the language of Hawaii with conÞdence.

CD 1: Introduction, the Hawaiian alphabet, pronunciation, greetings
CD 2: The big island of Hawaii; adjectives, future verb form
CD 3: The island of Maui; articles, past tense, prepositions
CD 4: The island of O'ahu; pronouns, numbers, future verb form
CD 5: The island of Kaua'i; question words, Hawaiian syntax
CD 6: The island of Moloka'i; directional words, defining time
CD 7: The island of La¯na'i; colors, the human body, common expressions
CD 8: Summary of vocabulary, lessons from previous programs

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Millions of people worldwide have discovered the value of Instant Immersion™, the most effective program available for learning to speak a foreign language quickly. Based on the highly effective Euro Method™ (an intuitive approach that surrounds you with native speakers and a new culture), Instant Immersion™ Hawaiian provides authentic dialogue and traditional settings that immerse you in the Hawaiian language and lifestyle. Written and developed by university professors and linguists, each lesson in this 8-CD suite utilizes the same learning methods and retention techniques used in university-level programs. The lesson plan is designed to build a solid foundation of vocabulary terms and fundamentals, all of which are reinforced throughout subsequent lessons. You'll move quickly from basic to intermediate speaking level with easy-to-follow activities highlighting pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, sentence formation, and listening. Additionally, the cultural notes provide an inside glimpse of Hawaiian customs island by island, and introduce appropriate etiquette for various situations. For business or pleasure, you'll quickly learn to confidently speak Hawaiian with Instant Immersion™.

Why isn't there a companion book?
We at TOPICS Entertainment are confident that these Instant Immersion™ audio recordings provide the fastest, easiest way to conversational Hawaiian fluency. With its focus on spoken language instruction, the listen to learn approach of Instant Immersion™ Hawaiian yields results fast! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From AudioFile

Kaliko Beamer-Trapp and his female partner, Kiele Akana-Gooch, act as guides in this surprisingly well-done language program, which presents the history, culture, place names, and music of the Hawaiian Islands, as well as the language. Lessons cover the Hawaiian phonetic system, basic greetings, pronouns, verb usage, a variety of vocabulary areas, and Hawaiian syntax. Kaliko and Kiele read the sample dialogues, giving the listener the chance to hear male and female voices in action. The 8-disc program is also loaded with stories told in Hawaiian, which will help the listener gain an ear for the language. As obscure as the Hawaiian language may seem to some, INSTANT IMMERSION HAWAIIAN demonstrates language learning--and teaching--at its best. Mahalo! S.E.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2005 Audie Award Winner © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Topics Entertainment (September 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591502985
• ISBN-13: 978-1591502982
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,572,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for hearing "real" Hawaiian, October 6, 2004

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Fast Forward (Nagoya, Aichi Japan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Instant Immersion Hawaiian (Hawaiian Edition) (Audio CD)

I found 4 great tools for learning Hawaiian, at Amazon. Your success in learning will depend on using them in the right order. They're all great in their own ways.

Beginner level
1. "Learn Hawaiian at Home", by Kahikahealani Wight
If you're new to the language, this book will walk you patiently through all the basics. Slow? Yes. But it was just what I needed. There are two cassette tapes included, with all the vocabulary, dialogs, reading material and even songs! I found the package reasonably priced.

Beginner to intermediate
2. "Ka Lei Ha'aheao--Beginning Hawaiian", by Alberta Pualani Hopkins
For continuing what you learned in "Learn Hawaiian at Home", this is an excellent book. It will take you all the way through all the Hawaiian grammar, and there are lots and lots of dialogs, giving variations on what you learn.
The downside? Cassette tapes are available, and I know my progress would be much faster if I had the big bucks to buy them. I don't.

Intermediate to advanced
3. Instant Immersion CD
Good points: Very natural-sounding Hawaiian, and lots of it
Downside: If you're a beginner, this will knock the wind out of your sails. The lessons have reading passages, some with very difficult grammar.
No printed matter comes with the CDs. You have to download it from the internet.
Some vocabulary from the lessons are NOT explained. You'll need a big Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary to find out the meanings. Not exactly user-friendly!
Still, if you love hearing the lilt of Hawaiian spoken as much as I do, you may opt to get this.


Intermediate to advanced
4. "Let's Speak Hawaiian" by Dorothy M. Kahananui & Alberta P. Anthony
Too difficult for beginners, as it was for me! Explanations are minimal. An exorbitantly-priced tape set is available, but I couldn't afford it.
I was always frustrated with myself for not being able to understand this book. However, after doing a fair amount of learning through the first two books given above, I found that "Let's Speak Hawaiian" is a wonderful extension to what I know. Get this one last!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Instant Immersion CD's - It's about time!, December 2, 2003

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noeau (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Immersion Hawaiian (Hawaiian Edition) (Audio CD)

I've been reading quite a few discussions on AlohaWorld.com as well as soc.culture.hawaii about these CD's. Although I'm home in Hawai'i now, I lived on the mainland for quite awhile (CA & OR) and shared the frustration of many ex-pats on the lack of access to Hawaiian language materials, particularly recordings. These CD's provide excellently modeled spoken Hawaiian by Kaliko Beamer-Trapp and Kiele Akana-Gooch.

The CD's cover the basics quite well, as well as give lots of opportunities to hear stories in Hawaiian.

I would have given the program 5 stars but for the lack of written materials to accompany the CD's (although some of the material is available on the website).

Overall, I'm glad to see a quality product available to help those on the mainland (and here in Hawai'i) attain spoken fluency (I know we all have vast vocabularies and can read Hawaiian - now we can speak it and understand it as well).

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good CD program in the Hawaiian language, April 3, 2004

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Anna Ruth Dixon "anonymous" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion Hawaiian (Hawaiian Edition) (Audio CD)

These CD's are just what they say: instant immersion. Written materials would help the very beginner; since I already know some Hawaiian, they aren't really necessary but would be nice. I enjoyed writing the vocab out and that helped to reinforce the teaching.

I concur with one of the other reviewers: the gentleman who speaks Hawaiian on the CD has a genuine "old style" accent (my kumu was a native speaker as well) while the woman speaker seems to have been trained in "university Hawaiian," which can be a bit jarring to the ear. But, it is good to have a male and female voice speaking the words and people do have different accents by island, age and training. So it's not all bad but if you want to know how native Hawaiian speakers use the language, the male narrator is wonderful. His English is beautiful, too!

I definitely recommend this. Novices should also buy plenty of Hawaiian-language music to help develop an "ear," too.