Michel Thomas Method: Mandarin Chinese Foundation Language Course CD
[0340957263]

Learn another language the way you learnt your own. You learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Mandarin in the same way. There's no books and no writing, and you will achieve confidence - in hours. With the "Michel Thomas Method" you learn the language in small steps, building it up yourself to produce ever more complicated sentences. The Method works as it breaks down the language into its component parts, enabling you to reconstruct the language yourself - to form your own sentences, to say what you want, when you want. On the recording you will hear two students being taught in real time and in a classroom situation, so you are learning with others. You enjoy their success and learn from their mistakes. You, as learner, become the third student and participate actively in the class. In a very short time you will be able to manipulate Mandarin structures to express what you want to say.It uses the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas. The method works with your brain, helping you to build up your Mandarin in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself. You learn through listening and speaking - the way you learnt your own language. You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably. Dr Harold Goodman was trained by Michel Thomas to understand his Method of teaching. On these recordings he is assisted by native Mandarin speaker Jingtao Deng.These all-audio courses are accompanied by an index, where the Mandarin words are printed in Roman script and translated, for easy reference. "The 8-hour Mandarin Foundation Course" is one of the "Michel Thomas Method Mandarin" courses published by Hodder Arnold, the others being the "5-hour Advanced Course", the "2-hour Foundation Review" and the "1-hour Advanced Review". The "2-hour Introductory Course" comprises the first 2 hours of the "Foundation Course".

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Michel Thomas Method: Mandarin Chinese Foundation Language Course CD
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This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 11 October, 2007.

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Do not buy this course!

I have used all the Michel Thomas courses conducted by the great man himself but this is really not worthy of having his name on the front. Harold Goodman progresses painfully slowly and merely repeats the same phrases over and over again. He teaches as if he is speaking to a two-year-old:

"The word for 'is' is 'shi'. How do you say 'is'?"
"Shi"
"What is the word for 'is'?"
"Shi"
"What is 'is'?"
"Shi"
"To say 'is', you say...?"
"Shi" etc.

The lessons are not "enjoyable" and "natural", they are frustrating and unnaturally slow.

What's more is that Harold frequently states things that are completely untrue. He misses vital grammar points and gives words meanings totally different to what they actually mean. And the native Chinese woman doesn't even seem to notice!

I didn't buy this course - I borrowed it from my library for 60 pence and that was a waste of money.

There are many ways to learn Chinese to a good standard but I am afraid this is definitely not one of them.

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Michel Thomas Method: Mandarin Chinese Foundation Language Course CD[0340957263]

Michel Thomas Method: Mandarin Chinese Foundation Language Course CD
[0340957263]