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.Michel Thomas German Foundation Course: German (Michel Thomas Series)
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by: Michel Thomas

September 29, 2006
I have just moved to Germany and did a standard CD course from the local library in the UK (BBC?). It gave me some basics that got me through a few months of being here. I could ask for some coffee and count but it did not give me a foundation on which to build.
I felt that I took a bit of a risk in buying MIchel Thomas because it seems expensive but I am so glad that i did. I have been using the CDs in half term and have managed to get thought half the course without having to repeat anything. I can also practice it straight away and have been praised on my german already!! It is easy to look up words in the dictionary and place them in the correct part of the sentence. I think that the locals here respect the fact that you are being ... Read More:
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.RAPID GERMAN: 200+ essential words and phrases anchored into your long-term memory with great music. Vol. 1. EARWORMS mbt ( Musical Brain Trainer)
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by: Earworms Learning

July 15, 2005
Perhaps I just don't learn this way. The music did nothing for me, and I can't think of any phrases "anchored into my long term memory". Perhaps I don't play it enough.

The CD is fine if you want to learn stock phrases like "I would like to order...", "Have you got..." "Is there...." but what do you do when someone responds in German.

I want to learn German so I can ask, understand the answer and respond. It will help you "get by" but not to have a conversation - go for broke and get Michel Thomas instead.
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.German: Level 1-3 (Learn in Your Car)
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July 15, 2005
Having paid £29.99 for this course on the basis of the favourable reviews on Amazon, never have I been so disappointed.

The first disc was little more than an endless stream of vocabulary, with very little chance, guidance or practice on how to structure a sentence of day-to-day use. No special method of teaching is evident, nor is ones memory helped by such a high emphasis on vocabulary.

As for the selection of vocabulary offered in the first disc, much of it is irrelevant for day to day conversation; it is as though the author decided to list everything that could be seen on an international journey, on every form of transport, from a point of departure until arriving in a German hotel.

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.Rapid German: 200+ Essential Words and Phrases Anchored into Your Long Term Memory with Great Music: v. 2 (Earworms)
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by: Earworms Musical Brain Trainer, Marlon Lodge

August 31, 2006
I have a few of these CD's as I'm learning 3 languages (yes I'm obviously insane) and they are fantastic ways of learning. The guys voice is very sexy, which makes me want to listen more but the way it is set out makes it so easy to learn.
I have two children, 6 and 8 and even they are saying German phrases after listening to the cd a few times. The music is not as you'd imagine, it's not like hardcore pop tunes, but the tempo etc is enough to get your memory firing up.

Quality idea, I wish I'd though of it myself. Better than any book or other language course I have tried.
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.Michel Thomas Advanced Course: German (Michel Thomas Series)
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by: Michel Thomas

September 29, 2006
I would like to write something positive about this curious recording.
Based on old sociolinguistics circa: 1960ties theories of teaching language, long forgotten as ineffective, M.Thomas perseveries.

THE pronunciation of "students" is appalling, and not improved at all;
from CD1 to CD 4 ( for example: the course's favorite word: zurueck, pronounced with Z instead of correct pronunciation: ts) is just an example. Many mistakes are uncorrected by M.Thomas. The bizarre terms he uses "handle" "divingboard" do nothing-at all- to explain simple grammar points (auxiliary verbs, and past participle respectively).
Avoid, (or buy for your German friends have a good laugh).

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.Michel Thomas German Language Builder (Michel Thomas Series)
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by: Michel Thomas

January 01, 1900
As another reviewer has said, Michel Thomas IS the language God. I'm doing a Berlitz German course here in Zurich, and it amazes me how much of what he (very clealy) taught me crops up in my advanced (Level 4 out of 7) course.

One tip though: do the 8-hour foundation course BEFORE doing this vocab course. This language builder course covers a LOT of vocab, thick and fast, and you may well find it overwhelming without doing the calmer-paced foundation course first.

Having said that, they are excellent courses, and THE best way to start learning a language.

Oh, and one other tip - amazon also sells a 5-CD language course "using the Michel Thomas" method. This claims to teach you 1,000 words. The problem is, it completely ... Read More:
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.Fawlty Towers: Kipper and the Corpse/The Germans/Waldorf Salad/Gourmet Night Vol 2 (BBC Radio Collection)
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by: John Cleese

November 04, 2002
As another reviewer has said, Michel Thomas IS the language God. I'm doing a Berlitz German course here in Zurich, and it amazes me how much of what he (very clealy) taught me crops up in my advanced (Level 4 out of 7) course.

One tip though: do the 8-hour foundation course BEFORE doing this vocab course. This language builder course covers a LOT of vocab, thick and fast, and you may well find it overwhelming without doing the calmer-paced foundation course first.

Having said that, they are excellent courses, and THE best way to start learning a language.

Oh, and one other tip - amazon also sells a 5-CD language course "using the Michel Thomas" method. This claims to teach you 1,000 words. The problem is, it completely ... Read More:
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.German: Level 1 (Learn in Your Car)
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September 29, 2006
I really enjoyed this set. The tape presentation was clear, giving opportunity to hear and practice pronunciation. The booklet was a handy reference and explained some of the basics. This is a useful set for either just dabbling in German...or used as "extra practice" in conjunction with a beginner's book such as "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning German." It's a nice way to ease into German before spending mega-bucks for an in-depth course. Great as a refresher, or for drill and practice while driving, exercising or working around the house.
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.German with Ease (Assimil Method Books)
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September 29, 2006
Essentially what you get with this product is a CD featuring 100 short dialogues (each about 3-5 minutes long) in German. In addition you are given a booklet which gives you a transcription of these dialogues, some notes on the grammar illustrated in the speech and an English translation of what it all means.

The basic method is to first listen to a dialogue and continually repeat it until you have a grasp of what is being said. Next, you continue repeating the dialogue but whilst reading the text in German so that you get a grasp of the way in which the words you're speaking are represented in writing and finally, you read the English translation to discover what the words you've been speaking actually mean (though by the end of this course you usually ... Read More:
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.German for Children (Language for Children Series)
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by: Catherine Bruzzone

January 01, 2003
Essentially what you get with this product is a CD featuring 100 short dialogues (each about 3-5 minutes long) in German. In addition you are given a booklet which gives you a transcription of these dialogues, some notes on the grammar illustrated in the speech and an English translation of what it all means.

The basic method is to first listen to a dialogue and continually repeat it until you have a grasp of what is being said. Next, you continue repeating the dialogue but whilst reading the text in German so that you get a grasp of the way in which the words you're speaking are represented in writing and finally, you read the English translation to discover what the words you've been speaking actually mean (though by the end of this course you usually ... Read More:
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