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[nashb]

I am trying to do some self-study in Chinese language before going to China to teach English. Do any of you have any experience with the Pimsleur Comprehensive course. How was it?

Less likely, I suppose, has anyone used any of the Foreign Service (FSI) series available through NTIS?

Others that you would recommend?

Thanks

[Voldermort]

The Pimsleur course will teach you enough Chinese to survive out here and possibly get you through a few on the street conversations. I would recomend taking them as they can be found for free on the internet. Don't try overdoing it though, just do the one lesson a day like they recomend.

If you are serious about self study and want to more than enough to get by, I would also recomend getting yourself some textbooks. These will teach you enough characters to handle reading menu's (oh and teachers notes ).

[tofuman]

I found Pimsleur to be excellent, but got bored with it. I've decided to switch to reading for a while, which will also bore me soon, probably.

Declan software offers an inexpensive course covering 1000 characters, but it is reading only.

Thank God, I have a beautiful gf that speaks excellent English.