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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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This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 10 May, 2007.
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This+Italian Dictionary=Success  
I concur with the glowing reviews about this audio CD, but I won't go on because other customers have already done a sterling job covering all its good points -- and there are a lot. I just wanted to mention one or two things.

Firstly, to get the best out of this language course I think it's essential to purchase a good Italian dictionary alongside it. I know this will bunk up the cost, and some might think my advice is redundant given Michel Thomas' revolutionary method of teaching, but if you want to have a little more control over what you want to learn and what you want to say, etc. then I would thoroughly recommend it. Even more so if you're worried you might not be able to get by on holiday after completing the course (see less glowing reviews for details). The fact is that yes you will (and then some) if you take some extra time to study a dictionary. After all, the CD teaches you how to put sentences together and covers the rules regarding masculine and feminine, plural and so on, so it's easy to replace the words and verbs that you learn with the ones that you actually want. It's also nice to know how to spell the words you learn as it gives you greater flexibility when using the language. For example, I wouldn't have been confident enough to write in Italian using the Michel Thomas CD alone.

Secondly, I think it's OK to take notes if need be. I'm not new to language study (French and German the long-winded way), so I didn't struggle to grasp the lessons, but I found that it was nice to just go over a few notes when I didn't want to refer to the CDs, and also to practise constructing my own sentences using the dictionary. Michel Thomas said that what the brain knows it cannot forget, but nothing sticks in my mind like the written word, so it worked for me. That said, some of the credit must go to my penpal, Carlo -- you'll be surprised what you can learn from a like-minded native!

All things considered, this is still the fastest route to language study I have ever encountered, so it richly deserves its five stars.
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