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	Pimsleur language learning system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The student listens to a recording on which a native speaker speaks culturally rich phrases in both the foreign language and the language used for teaching (usually English for the currently available lessons, but the method is not tied to a specific language).
		Pimsleur developed the "challenge and response" technique, where a student was asked to come up with the correct phrase in the target language, which was then confirmed.
		Data for Indian languages in the CIIL corpus show the number of words required for 50% coverage varies from 199 words in Hindi to 7,699 in Malayalam, while 80% coverage for those languages is 2,874 and 126,344 respectively.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pimsleur_language_learning_system (1103 words)

	Language acquisition
		The manner in which a child acquires language is a matter long debated by linguists and child psychologists alike.
		The "father" of most nativist theories of language acquisition is Noam Chomsky, who brought greater attention to the innate capacity of children for learning language, which had widely been considered a purely cultural phenomenon based on imitation.
		The developmental period of most efficient language learning coincides with the time of rapid post-natal brain growth and plasticity in both humans and chimps.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/l/la/language_acquisition.html (985 words)

	Pimsleur Method - PureLanguage.ca
		Dr. Pimsleur was a member of the AATF (American Association of Teachers of French), AERA (American Educational Research Association, MLA (Modern Language Association), and a founding member of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages).
		Pimsleur discovered that by breaking a word down into syllables, or a phrase into words, and then repeating them backwards, the students very quickly picked up the exact pronunciation and intonation of the words and phrases.
		In organic learning, you begin learning the language as a whole and not as separate, meaningless bits of information (such as grammar, reading or memorization exercises) which you are supposed to piece together later into meaningful sentences.
	www.purelanguage.ca /pimsleur.html (1404 words)

	Pimsleur Review
		Pimsleurs language learning method was painstakingly developed to be an easy and effective learning system, and its unique approach puts it way ahead of the competition.
		Pimsleur shows us how obvious it is that the focus should be on hearing and speaking the language, rather than learning boring grammar rules and verb conjugations, at least at first.
		Pimsleur shows us how learning a new language in a natural way is not only faster and easier, but the language stays with us for much longer.
	www.language-learning-advisor.com /pimsleur-review.html (2102 words)

	Pimsleur Language Courses - W. F. Howes Ltd
		He was a renowned language teacher at universities in California and Germany and director of the Language Centre at Ohio State University.
		Based on the revolutionary research of Dr Paul Pimsleur, the system teaches language in a way that is both simple and effective with none of the obstacles and disadvantages of the more traditional techniques.
		Pimsleur Language Courses are available in a variety of levels on both audio cassette and CD.
	www.wfhowes.co.uk /pimsleur (908 words)

	Plurality Language - About Dr. Pimsleur
		He went on to become Professor of Romance Languages and Language Education, and Director of The Listening Center 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.
		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).
		After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed a new method that is based on two key principles: The Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory that he called Graduated Interval Recall.
	www.pluralitylanguage.com /pimsleur/drpimsleur.htm (815 words)

	Pimsleur Language Learning courses at great prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pimsleur discovered that learning accelerates when there is an "input/output" system of interaction, in which students receive information and then are asked to retrieve and use it.
		His system enables the student to learn grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation in a natural and exciting way.
		The Pimsleur programs provide a method of self-practice with an expert teacher and native speakers in lessons specially designed to work with the way the mind naturally acquires language information.
	www.pimsleur-language-learn.com (1100 words)

	Pimsleur Method--frencheducation.com--french,education,children,pimsleur,adult
		Before Dr. Pimsleur created his teaching method, language courses were based instead on the principle of repetition.
		Language can be divided into two distinct categories: grammatical structures (function words) and concrete vocabulary (content words).
		With this concept in mind, Dr. Pimsleur created his language programs on audio because he knew that students of languages would learn better with their ears, not their eyes.
	www.frencheducation.com /pimsleur/pimspages/method.html (769 words)

	The Pimsleur Language Learning System - Associated Content
		What Pimsleur will essentially do is (1) develop your aural comprehension to a level where you can understand fluent speech fairly well and (2) develop your ability to have a fluent, albeit relatively simple, conversation.
		A fluent speaker of a language is estimated to know somewhere around 4000-5000 words, though a high level of comprehension comes at around 2500 words.
		You'll learn all of the survival words, and then some, but if you wish to be precise or delve into any level of complexity, you'll need several outside sources.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/22786/the_pimsleur_language_learning_system.html (481 words)

	Learnit Language : Pimsleur Headquarters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		For instance, with the Pimsleur German audio set, as well as with sets for other languages, words and phrases are first presented and then broken down so that they can be slowly reconstructed.
		This allows users to gain knowledge of the language by perfecting their comprehension, pronunciation, and ultimately allows for the maximum retention of what has been learned so that it can be easily applied in real life situations.
		From languages like Albanian to Ukrainian and with many in between, including the major Pimsleur Chinese dialects, Learnitlanguage.com is well equipped to provide the tools that are essential to not only learning a language, but also to learning it quickly and easily.
	www.learnitlanguage.com (529 words)

	Pimsleur-Language.com: What Language Do You Want to Learn?
		Dr Pimsleur's research shows that 30 minutes is the optimum period for learning, and that audio language programs are more successful in teaching language since students learn primarily with their ears, not their eyes.
		Instead you interact with an expert teacher and a native speaker of the language so that you learn the language as spoken everyday by educated citizens in their business and social lives.
		By learning a language on several fronts at once (grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation), the language-learning network in your brain internalizes the rules of the language you are acquiring.
	www.pimsleur-language.com (866 words)

	Pimsleur Language Courses in Over 30 Languages - French, Italian, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, English/ESL and ...
		In addition to Pimsleur's ease of learning, it is vital that you learn the most frequently used grammatical structures and everyday vocabulary that real native speakers use.
		The objective of the Pimsleur Language Series is to provide rapid self-instructional foreign language communication skills according to the ACTFL Spoken Language Proficiency range.
		Pimsleur courses will also prepare the learner to encounter the embarrassing situations he or she is bound to be placed in as a non-native speaker.
	www.101language.com /pimsleur.html (1056 words)

	Pimsleur : Basic : Quick & Simple : Japanese - 3rd Edition
		LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE AS YOU LEARNED YOUR NATIVE 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.
		Pimsleur is the only language program that includes exclusive, copyrighted memory training that ensures you will always remember what you have learned.
	www.audiobooksonline.com /shopsite/067131565X.html (389 words)

	Pimsleur Cantonese Comprehensive Program
		The Pimsleur Method is the most dependable language-learning program ever developed. With more than one million success stories, Pimsleur is the best choice for listeners who want to acquire real language skills with ease and speed.
		Pimsleur's research shows this to be the optimum period for learning, after which the mind loses its ability to retain new information.
		The Pimsleur Method works with the language-learning portion of your mind, requiring language to be processed in its spoken form.
	www.languageresourceonline.com /product.asp?specific=jrcrmqj8 (834 words)

	Pimsleur Japanese
		Pimsleur Courses listed as "Comprehensive" (with the exception of Hebrew) come as 30 units on 16 cassettes or CDs; courses listed as "Compact" come as 10 units on 5 cassettes or CDs.
		Pimsleur courses come in a sturdy case containing the cassettes and instructions for the course.
		This is a state-of-the-art language learning course for spoken Japanese.
	www.multilingualbooks.com /pims-japanese.html (181 words)

	Language Study Tips - PureLanguage.ca
		Learning a new language is one of the most fulfilling self-improvement goals a person can have.
		One of the drawbacks of conventional classroom learning is that there are large amounts of time between classes where you are not in contact with your new language.
		Unlike typical language classes, all the focus will be on you and you will have the opportunity to respond and use the language many times per minute.
	www.purelanguage.ca /tips.html (1504 words)

	Learn Spanish Now!
		Pimsleur spent his lifetime studying these language building blocks.
		By presenting the learner with material in the target language, Pimsleur courses expose the learner-from the earliest stage-to real-life dialogue in real-life situations.
		I think what makes the Pimsleur approach most effective is that it engages the learner from the very first stage and presents him with situations that hold his interest and attention-and it's been carefully prepared to do so.
	www.pimsleurapproach.com /learn-spanish.asp (2230 words)

	Pimsleur Vietnamese - Compact Language Program
		Vietnamese is the official language of Vietnam and is spoken as a native language by more than 65 million people.
		It is a Mon-Khmer language, and is therefore related to Cambodian and Lao.
		The Northern Vietnamese dialect -- that is, what is considered the language of educated speakers in Hanoi -- stands as the standard form of Vietnamese, and it is this Vietnamese that is presented in the Pimsleur Compact Vietnamese language program.
	www.language-programs.com /pimsleur/language-programs/vietnamese (220 words)

	Pimsleur Course ESL for Spanish Speakers Basic (8 lesson) Cassette, English, Spanish, ESL-English as Second Language, ...
		The objective of the "Pimsleur" tape courses is to provide three levels of portable, spoken foreign language communication skills training within the Intermediate ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) proficiency range.
		Pimsleur Language Learning represents the state of the art in foreign language instruction.
		Purchasers of Pimsleur courses are guaranteed an exchange of an upopened, unused course for any other Pimsleur language course, in the event of a change in travel plans.
	www.worldlanguage.com /Products/41490.htm?CalledFrom=210325 (669 words)

	Pimsleur-Language.com: What Language Do You Want to Learn?
		Dr. Pimsleur's research shows this to be the optimum period for learning, after which the mind loses its ability to retain new information.
		Whether you move on to the next lesson daily or repeat those you feel unsure about, it is important that you familiarize yourself with the language on a daily basis.
		Pimsleur's Method of Learning is based on two key principles: the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory that he called Graduated Interval Recall.
	www.pimsleur-language.com /method.htm (877 words)

	Sample Pimsleur Lesson Plans For the Language Learner
		You will learn the core vocabulary in Pimsleur quickly because you are constantly using it, and encountering it in several sources.
		Allowing for roughly 5 days/week for the Pimsleur program (if you miss a day or two, make sure you review the previous lesson before continuing!) after 90 - 120 days (3-4 months) you will have better than basic speaking and listening ability, with an expanded vocabulary over the Pimsleur system alone.
		This might be a great way to expand vocabulary, especially for someone accustomed to the ease of the Pimsleur system, and they are not too expensive.
	www.language-learning-advisor.com /pimsleur-lesson-plans.html (616 words)

	Pimsleur Language Programs Main Page
		The Pimsleur System uses these facts of brain physiology to place scientifically-selected course material in your mind through teaching techniques that take maximum advantage of the way the brain most easily learns and retains language.
		You learn to employ the fundamental core of a language with the words and constructions most frequently used in the daily lives of contemporary native foreign language speakers---the same way you effortlessly learned English as a child.
		In the Pimsleur System, the information you need is repeated at precisely the right time for you to retain it.
	www.sybervision.com /pimsleurphp (996 words)

	Pimsleur Foreign Language CDs and Cassettes
		The Pimsleur system was designed as a continuous listening experience.
		By the end of the first 30 minute lesson, you should be able to speak and understand a previously incomprehensible phrase in a foreign language.
		Learning a foreign language doesn't have to be difficult.
	www.cateeslanguageworld.com /pimsleur/pimsleur.php?ref=Superman859 (301 words)

	Pimsleur Hebrew Language Course
		Pimsleur Hebrew Language program is an efficient audio training system (cassette or compact disc) designed to teach spoken Hebrew language communication skills to English speakers within a very short period of training.
		The Pimsleur Hebrew audio program uses a natural mode of interactive communication -- questions and answers; statements and rejoinder; give and take -- beginning with the most-frequently-utilized vocabulary native speakers use in their everyday conversations with each other.
		Learn Hebrew with the award-winning method used by the US State Department to train diplomats.
	www.orbislingua.com /pimsleur-hebrew.htm (406 words)

	! Pimsleur French, Learn to speak French, Learning to speak French, Language Courses for Children
		Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and was one of the world's leading experts in applied linguistics.
		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).
		The Pimsleur Method, which utilizes your innate language-learning skills through listening and speaking instead of reading textbooks, is that system.
	www.frencheducation.com /pimsleur/pimspages/adult.html (353 words)

	Czech: Pimsleur Language Program
		Czech is a very difficult language to learn, even if you have studied other languages.
		Pimsleur doesn't try to be as extensive as some other taped courses such as the Language 30 series which I also regard very highly, but what Pimsleur presents is organized so you will learn it completely.
		Pimsleur was recommended to me by a top language instructor and I've been quite pleased with it.
	languagenetwork.tripod.com /czech/isbn_0671579126.htm (837 words)

	Pimsleur Hindi - Compact Language Program
		Hindi is one of the most important of India's many languages, and it is the mother tongue of more than 150 million speakers.
		Strongly influenced by Sanskrit, it is a member of the Indo-European language family and therefore is more closely related to English than the languages of its near geographical neighbors like China and Thailand.
		By imitating the speech of the native speakers on the Pimsleur tapes, you should be able to make yourself understood to Hindi speakers throughout India and elsewhere.
	www.language-programs.com /pimsleur/language-programs/hindi (355 words)

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