Portuguese (Brazilian) 8 Lessons (Basic) [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Pimsleur (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0671315781 | ISBN-13: 978-0671315788 | Publication Date: May 1, 1998

SPEAK PORTUGUESE TO LEARN PORTUGUESE

The Pimsleur Method will have you speaking Portuguese in just a few short, easy-to-use lessons.

Learn at your own pace, comfortably and conveniently.

No books to study. No memorization drills.

LEARN PORTUGUESE AS YOU LEARNED ENGLISH

You learned English by listening. With Pimsleur, you listen to learn Portuguese. This Language Program was developed by renowned memory expert, Dr. Paul Pimsleur. His research led him to the realization that the most important use of memory is in language learning. Based on this, Dr. Pimsleur designed a learning program that works for any language. The Pimsleur Language Program is an integrated system which immerses you in the language, encouraging you to hear, understand and use the language all at the same time.

Now you can take advantage of Dr. Pimsleur's research. At the completion of these eight lessons you will comfortably understand and speak at a beginner level.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Pimsleur (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671315781
• ISBN-13: 978-0671315788
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,335,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > Books on Cassette > Languages > Portuguese

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use and effective, but limited without a text book, July 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Portuguese (Brazilian) 8 Lessons (Basic) (Audio Cassette)

This program is a good way to learn to pronounce and understand a few phrases in Portuguese. It is an effective way to learn the language, although the vocabulary is limited.

It definately does not have the coverage, background and vocabulary of a course that has a printed book to go with it, and I missed that. I need to know how to read and pronouce words too, or I can't use a language dictionary!

However, it is very effective if you don't have the time or discipline to devote 30-60 minutes a day to doing nothing but study a language. With this method, you can listen to the tape while doing somthing else.

Be aware that the full beginners course of 30 tapes cost $300, and this is just the beginning of that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Pimsleur's technique, but . . ., February 13, 2001

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A. J. Brown (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Portuguese (Brazilian) 8 Lessons (Basic) (Audio Cassette)

This four tape (eight lessons) set will not teach you enough Portuguese to be useful. But if you want an introduction to the Pimsleur technique, which involves listening to native speakers, repeating what they say, and translating from English (no text), then consider buying these tapes. It will allow you to see if this method of instruction is for you before buying the full, two volume course...