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Michel Thomas German Foundation Language Course CD
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Michel Thomas German Foundation Language Course CD
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In this specially developed course you will hear the voice of Michel Thomas as he leads a class of two students. These students are novices who have little or no knowledge of the language they are being taught. Their responses to Michel Thomas are not scripted and they have received no additional instruction or preparation - just the guidance from Michel Thomas that you will hear. You will participate in this class actively and learn along with the students.

This radically different approach means that you will learn the German language in "real time" conditions, that is in the same way that the students on the recording learn, There is no need to stop the recording to do homework, additional exercises, or vocabulary memorisation. Therefore, unlike other learning methods you may have encountered, you will not be set unrealistic or unachievable goals. The success of the Michel Thomas method is proven by the very results that you hear from the students on the recording and, at the same time, from you as you make your own progress! For the first time ever, the amazing teaching method of the worlds greatest language teacher, Michel Thomas, is available to everyone, not just the rich and famous. These all-audio courses, published by hodder & Stroughton, provide an accelerated method for language learning that is truly revolutionary. And they promise a remarkable educational experience that will make your learning both exciting and pleasurable.

What level of language will I achieve?

This course is designed for complete beginners. It makes no assumption of a knowledge of any language other than english. It is also appropriate for anyone who has studied a language before, but has forgotten much of it or does not have confidence in Speaking.

The Michel Thomas German foundation language course will give the beginner a practical and functional use of the spoken German language. Michel Thomas teaches the everyday conversational language that will allow you to communicate in a wide variety of situations, empowered by the ability to create your own sentences and use the language naturally. You will absorb the vocabulary and grammatical structures and, in addition, will be introduced to elements of reading and writing.

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Great for those in it for the longer term  
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 polite.
I would not recommend it for someone going on a short holiday but if you are planning on coming to a german speaking country on a regular basis or living here, es ist wondervoll.
Very disappointing  
Michel Thomas's introduction in broken English was hard to listen to, and a very poor introduction to a language course. He rabbitted on so much that I felt I was learning very little, very slowly. The first few lessons left me with only a handful of words, and a lot of frustration. I replaced it with Linguaphone's All Talk which does a far better job and gets you into the usable elements of German quickly.
"Nice to see you. To see you nice."  
I found the course to be very uplifting for the learner - eschewing as it did the usual format of other products, which tend to stick to presenting dialogues followed by additional explanatory notes. The interaction between Michel Thomas and his two cohorts definitely allows you to be a lot more involved in the learning process, and this is certainly helped by the fact that the other two people on the discs are genuine learners who pause and stumble a great deal.

However, even though Michel Thomas at times provides interesting detail which helps one in remembering the material, his gravelly voice isn't always very clear. I'm now using his Advanced Course and this is an increased but still minor problem with the recordings. The Foundation Course also suffers because of the two learners themselves - at times I found myself a little confused by their uncertain answers, which weren't always cleared up by Michel Thomas himself. This is less of an issue with the Advanced Course.

In terms of the Foundation Course's content, it's very much driven by the structure of the language, ie. grammar. This is great since it allows the learner to at least develop her own sentences, but overall the approach isn't one for instilling a lot of vocabulary (the core of language for many people). This deficiency should be understood, and it's probably best to use this and Michel Thomas' other - it has to be said fantastic - courses, with others following a more traditional approach and which require utilization of a dictionary. Be that as it may I'd still wholeheartedly recommend this course.
Superb, gets you up and running by the end of the first CD  
As you listen to the first CD, you may be laughing a little about how little you are working. And then when you finish and move to the second CD, it hits you; you remember all of that other stuff, and you are way better than the students on the CD who are learning with you!

This is really a case of learning by osmosis; you won't be fluent at the end of it, but you'll be confident and happier to blag those bits you don't know - Michel teaches you how!
Excellent but...  
...but the devil is in the details!
I am really enjoying the course. It is really helpful and makes me feel like firing my teacher! BUT the course needs some digital re mastering. The voice of the late Michel Thomas is wonderful to listen to but the slurp and mlts sounds must be cut of. He was already an old man when he recorded these CDs and probably wore a plate (artificial teeth).He also speaks very close to the microphone so to record the detailed accent in words. When you start listening the course is a little bit annoying and distracting. But do not be discouraged by this! He was so good in teaching languages that you are going to be one of his funs.
Also, a little text book would be handy. The course concept is no text book but I had to jot down every know and then. I hope that his successors will continue and improve his method.
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