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

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Educational Services Corporation (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: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #550,351 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Johnny Todd "jetod" (Austin, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

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.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Stella Fitzgibbons "language junkie" (Bellaire, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great price, great introduction to Tieng Viet (Vietnamese), November 23, 2004

By	Lars Nelson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great introductory learning product. The price is excellent. It is essential to hear the language and these CDs are a portable way to do it. It is important to take time to go through both the included phrase book as well as listening to the audio. Then revisits to either of them are of continued benefit.