Typical quality teaching and clarity of method 
All of the original Michel Thomas courses (French, German, Spanish and Italian) are worth trying, assuming his method suits your way of learning. I've used all four... to revitalise my schoolboy French and German, and to learn Italian and Spanish from scratch. I always find I have to relearn them all from time to time, as there just aren't enough hours in the day to pursue my foreign language interests as much as I'd like, but it always amazes me how much of Michel's teaching sticks in my brain. I can't speak for the newer courses (created since Michel died).
So, assuming you get on with Michel's method, I have to say this is probably the weakest of the four standard-level sets. Or rather, it's the most frustrating, because the male student droid (all Michel Thomas courses feature two students on the CDs, learning with you) is just so utterly hopeless. Far too much of the time is wasted while Michel has to repeat basic information. I can see why they did this, because the repetition helps us all, but in this case, I think it's too much. I ended up scanning through those sections. Still, that's a minor criticism... it's hard to find too many faults with any of these courses. |
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