Vietnamese: Audio Cd Course (Language 30) (Vietnamese Edition) [Audio CD]

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Educational Services Corp (January 2002)
• Language: Vietnamese
• ISBN-10: 1931850119
• ISBN-13: 978-1931850117
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #908,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > More Languages > Vietnamese

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended! ! !, May 18, 2004

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Johnny Todd - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vietnamese: Audio Cd Course (Language 30) (Vietnamese Edition) (Audio CD)

This is a short (2-tape) but very well put together course. It goes through all the SOUNDS of Vietnamese, which is critical in a tonal language. (other languages such as Spanish allow a lot of leeway for poor pronunciation; not so Vietnamese) The essential beginning phrases are here, as well as good basic vocabulary. Repeated playing of tapes, with a fair amount of rewinding is what is needed in using this course, more so than in a course like the Pimsleurs, which have a lot of repetition built-in.
While the Pimsleur courses have what I consider to be a better approach to language instruction, you definitely get a lot of bang for your buck out of this 2-tape course and since Pimsleur has a very limited Vietnamese offering, I consider this mini-course an essential for the beginner.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars your basic tourist course, February 17, 2004

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Stella Fitzgibbons "language junkie" (The Woodlands, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vietnamese: Audio Cd Course (Language 30) (Vietnamese Edition) (Audio CD)

Language/30 courses basically teach phrases that you learn like a parrot. If you are a linguist, you will figure out which words mean what and a few ideas of the grammar. This has the advantage of using both men and women speakers, which is esp. important with a tonal language, but has a glossary restricted to the vocabulary in the course. Bottom line: a good way to get used to the sounds and start making them yourself, but if you need to say more than is on the tape or CD you will be out of luck.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This product is the one I recommend to the beginner., July 17, 2009

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M. Huynh - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vietnamese: Audio Cd Course (Language 30) (Vietnamese Edition) (Audio CD)

This product consists of two CDs and a small phrase book. The phrases are short but practical in everyday life. The CDs show clear pronunciation and intonation by native (northern) speakers. A phrase is spoken in English followed by in Vietnamese twice, and then there is a short pause for you to repeat after.

If you master all of the phrases in the book, which is not difficult to do, it will be the most useful basis for your Vietnamese learning. You can build more of your Vietnamese language skills with other products such as Beginner's Vietnamese by Robert M. Quinn.

I have several Vietnamese language learning products (plus a Vietnamese husband who speaks tieng Viet). This product is the one I recommend to the beginner.