You can decide for yourself which program and method you prefer. Since many people want an audio based program to listen to while commuting or doing other activities, we decided to make our own. I also find the 'gaps of silence' excessive. The 'spaced repetition' is terribly chaotic and many expressions are actually incorrect. Unfortunately, they really dropped the ball in implementing the philosophy. I tend to be rather critical of Pimsleur, but in fact many aspects of their philosophy are 'spot on' and I agree with completely. "My Russian speaking friends keep pointing out that I'm mistaking b for v and t for d and learning words incorrectly from just the tapes." Several people who have emailed us for the Pimsleur text have mentioned their mistake in saying 'T' for 'D' and vice versa. ![]() For example, the 'L' and 'R' in English sound exactly the same to a Japanese person, and they have a sound which is basically right in the middle of the two. Very often you simply can't hear the difference in sounds. Now, wouldn't it be nice to be able to see the text for it and be able to play each line or word repeatedly with a touch or mouse click? And be able to slow it down (or speed it up)? If you've never listened to any of the Pimsleur language programs, you can listen to Pimsleur Russian I - Lesson 1 here on the YouTube video from Simon & Schuster.
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