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Michel Thomas Italian Foundation Language Course CD
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Michel Thomas Italian 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 Italian 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 Italian foundation language course will give the beginner a practical and functional use of the spoken Italian 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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Good but not as good as the Spanish course.  
The first thing to say is that the Michel Thomas way is perfect for me. I did his Spanish course and it gave me the motivation to take conversation lessons. The big problem is not the saying or reading of a language, it is the listening to others and understanding what they are saying that is difficult. So, having completed the Italian course I feel very confident with the structure and cognate vocabulary, and I just need to practice. Having followed Michel Thomas's Spanish course in the past I have to say that I found the Italian version less comprehensive than the Spanish. There seems to be a lot of time spent on the will and would, and the stressed 'r' on the word endings. As with the Spanish course you have to get past the students mistakes, but I think that it is because the students make so many mistakes in the will and would tenses that they seem to take up so much time. The situation is remedied somewhat in the advanced course, but I still don't think you get as much as with the Spanish course. Again the Michel Thomas way is perfect for me and aside from the comparative lack of depth to the Spanish course it is well worth your time and money. I am so happy with the courses that I can't wait for the French course to arrive, and find an italian to speak to.
Establishing basic groundwork painlessly  
I have the set of 8 CDs & listened to them in my car. This has proved the easiest method I have tried & certainly provides an excellent starting point. I agree, vocabulary is not extensive but I now feel confident enough to develop this with further textbooks and reading.
Thanks to Mr. Thomas - a great help.
Could do with some judicious editing!  
Others had recommended this course to me so perhaps my expectations were a little higher. On the negative side, it was a bit of a culture shock when compared to other audio language courses. First the sound quality is a bit odd and gets a bit of time to get used to - it certainly isn't as clear or as produced as other language recordings. Michel is clearly quite elderly so his voice is not always that clear. The format of the course is essentially listening in on a lesson where Michel is teaching a male and female student. Like other reviewers I did find the students extremely irritating, mainly when they kept getting things wrong. This slowed things up considerably as all the awkward silences where Michel is waiting for them to get it right are included!. Also, to go back to the elderly Michel again, the word combinations he introduces came across as a bit random and made me wonder how thought out the course structure was.

On the plus side I was surprised how much I could remember afterwards and many words did sink themselves into my head - possibly because the recording is extremely repetitious. Again, like other reviewers I would consider the course unsuitable if you are planning to go on holiday as typical language learned is along the lines of "I cannot do it just now, I am busy..." It is designed for someone, like me, who is studying the language at night school and wants a better understanding of sentence structure - which it has done.

I'll persevere with it but I can really only listen to around half an hour at the time - as it is very repetitious and a bit one note in its approach.
Brilliant - but perhaps don't begin here!  
Michel Thomas has a relaxed teaching style which leads you gently but comprehensively through the basic structure of the Italian language. However, if you haven't started to learn any Italian yet then my advice would be to begin elsewhere, perhaps with an audio introduction to some basic words and phrases, then move up to this one next. I found myself able to focus on the listening, speaking and learning rather than worrying about the other 'students'. They are simply there to allow you thinking time and to help Michel point out the potential pitfalls in how to understand and be understood.
Painful  
I agree with other reviewers. Michel's accent is apalling in English and his structures are so stiff in English that I wonder how the Italian is as well. Statements like "It is not possible for me that way", "What sort of reservation do you have for me?" These are examples of his English whih are not how any normal speaker of English talks.I also found the students incredibly annoying. The woman in particular- the giggling, and rushing in without thinking first annoyed me, as did Michel's constant interruption of them when they were answering.
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