Conversational Hebrew (Modern): Learn to Speak and Understand Hebrew with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur) |
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Product Description
This Conversational program contains 8 hours of interactive audio-only instruction, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT®What is the Pimsleur® difference? The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Hebrew (Modern) structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Hebrew (Modern) can actually be enjoyable and rewarding. The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only these pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts. When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed. With Pimsleur you get: - Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,
- Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,
- The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,
- 30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.
Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills. Conversational Hebrew (Modern) includes the 10 lessons from Pimsleur's Basic Hebrew (Modern) plus an additional 6 lessons. The 16 lessons in Conversational Hebrew (Modern) are the same first 16 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive Hebrew (Modern) Level 1.
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Pimsleur Modern Hebrew CD's, 2008-09-19
I had no previous experience with Hebrew. I have found this program very easy to follow and learn. There are no tedious grammatical practices - just ordinary, useful conversation. I feel it is an excellent value.
Although the title says "Conversational Hebrew," I didn't realize until I got the box that no written materials are included. It's just as well. I can't read Hebrew anyway.
Please reconsider your purchase of this item. , 2008-07-02
This is a review of both Pimsleur Hebrew I and II. I feel that I have wasted enough time with this course. I do not want to waste more time writing a separate review for both levels.
I bought these courses based on the good reviews that they received. I, like most people, am not independently wealthy. I do not like to waste my money. I was willing to spend the money to buy these courses because I had the reasonable expectation that they would teach me an adequate amount of Hebrew to offset the cost. I was wrong.
My problems with these courses:
1. Limited vocabulary. After both levels I still only have a very limited vocabulary. I augmented the vocabulary with other courses.
2. Bad grammar. They intentionally teach what most experts deem "lazy Hebrew". This is especially noticeable in the negative. Essentially they teach one to say "I no want" instead of "I do not want" etc. It gets the point across but it is incorrect and must be unlearned later.
3. Random gender. In Hebrew the male and female conjugations of verbs are different. This course tells one to translate "I want" "I am" etc. without bothering to tell you if you are to translate it as a male or a female. Sometimes you start a practice conversation as one gender and then finish it as the other! They attempt to correct this about halfway through the second level. However then you still have random gender. This is frustrating when attempting to give the correct answer. Example: "You are in a cafe and you want to buy something......." in this exercise you really need to know if you are acting as a man or as a woman to conjugate the verbs correctly but they seldom bother to tell you.
4. Repetition. Some words and phrases are reviewed to a frustrating degree. Some repetition is necessary for any student. However, I spent an hour and a half reviewing the phrase "my car is not running very well".The opposite of this is also true. They say a word one time and then never review it. They never seem to get it right. They review a word so much that you swear at your CD player or they only say it once and never go back to it.
5. Review of words they never taught. Several times they would ask "how do you say........?" The noun that they were looking for had never appeared in the course. The first time this happened I thought it must have been my fault. However, upon review, I figured out that the error was theirs. This happens several times throughout the course.
6. Random conjugation. Some of the verbs you learn past, present and future tense in both masculine and feminine forms. Most of them, however, are only partially taught. If that. Some you learn the masculine form only. Some the feminine form. Some the future but not the past. Some the past but not the future. Some you just learn the infinitive. Some you learn a conjugation but not the infinitive. This haphazard approach is at best frustrating, at worst damaging.
7. Variations in pronunciation. Some of the speakers on the programs pronounce words very differently from some of the others. This is partially explained by some Hebrew letters having more than one pronunciation. This should have been acknowledged and explained. Needless to say, it was not.
8. Value for money. Very low. These courses are quite expensive. After having completed both of them I am very disappointed. For the amount of time and money that I spent on these courses I expected much more. I have extensive experience learning and using other languages. This is by far the most incomplete course that I have ever used.
9. Pimsleur claims to be a leader in language acquisition. However this product does not show any signs of professionalism in that area. This course is not designed with the learner in mind.
I take learning foreign languages seriously. I have worked hard to acquire near native proficiency in several languages in the past. I am willing to work hard to learn. I understand that hard work is necessary. Hard work must also be present in the teaching of a foreign language. Pimsleur obviously does not take teaching Hebrew seriously to have produced such a shoddy product.
SIMPLY GREAT, 2008-05-20
If you thought you were unable to learn a language for a good price, you were wrong.I got Pimsleur's Hebrew I and discovered I was able to learn how to keep a simple conversation in ONLY sixteen days,and it works.I have never studied modern Hebrew but now I can communicate perfectly in basic situations, of course I bought Pimsleur's Hebrew II which it's even better. Thanks Pimsleur!
Just what I wanted , 2008-03-03
This cd was just what I wanted- a stand alone audio course I could listen to while commuting. There is a nice pace to new material mixed in with the old so you don't forget. My only criticism would be I would like shorter tracks for easy repeats when I miss something(or maybe my cd is too old).This is a nice starter to try it out, and they'll give you a discount on the next portion.
Useful to learn some expressions but not suitable for a Hebrew student, 2008-02-08
I'm in the first course of Ulpan (Hebrew language school) and I bought this program to support my studies.
There are 8 audio CD's containing 16 chapters (1 chapter 30 minuts). There aren't any written references (no text dialogues, no alphabet).
The audio-course it's designed to be followed day after day (you shouldn't stop it because you'll forget what you've learned).
If you are in a hurry to understand a little hebrew then it's a good tool to start with.
But if you have already began to study hebrew with text books then I don't recommend you to purchase this course because it's worthless, there are a lot of websites where you can practice dialogues, daily situations and so on.
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 492
EAN: 9780743551199
Format: Audiobook
ISBN: 0743551192
Label: Pimsleur
Manufacturer: Pimsleur
Number Of Items: 8
Publication Date: 2005-12-26
Publisher: Pimsleur
Studio: Pimsleur |
