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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:48 pm Post subject: Audio- Lingual Approach underated |
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| I think this approach is hightly underated. |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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If you have ever studied a Pimsleur language course, you would know how powerful a learning tool this can be.
The problem is how to use this in a classroom setting and not have bored, complaining students. |
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thecount
Joined: 10 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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It really depends on the individual and how they are wired.
I prefer a visual complement to help cement phrases and construction in mind. I find that audio is of course great for differentiating vocabulary, but it's at best a supplement. The meat of my studies is always hands-on grammatical exploration and phrase deconstruction. |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| thecount wrote: |
It really depends on the individual and how they are wired.
I prefer a visual complement to help cement phrases and construction in mind. I find that audio is of course great for differentiating vocabulary, but it's at best a supplement. The meat of my studies is always hands-on grammatical exploration and phrase deconstruction. |
I'm the same, I tried Pimsleur and hated it because I couldn't SEE what was going on. It worked sort of, but I had to listen to each lesson several times. It took too long to get anywhere so I gave up.
Edit: Also Pimsleur Korean uses the super massively formal grammar so I didn't feel like I'd learned anything useful even once it was cemented into place. |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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I found the pimsleur Korean almost useless because of the ultra-formal grammar, but also the Korean speaker had a speech impediment and spoke with an awful lisp. I had been in Korea long enough to know that this was not normal Korean pronunciation.
However, I had great success with the Pimsleur Spanish course and have read of others really liking their courses in Mandarin, Japanese or Russian.
I don't know if they've revised the Korean version, but I agree that it was awful. |
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