How many of you have used the Assimil courses for language learning? I've heard many good things, but only ever glanced at them. I've started the french and the russian courses, and they seem pretty legit.
The courses consist of about 100 lessons. Each lesson has a short dialogue which introduces new material in the target language, with a translation on the opposite page, and phonetic pronounciation underneath. There are notes on culture, idioms, and weird things the language does compared to the native language. The dialogues are also recorded in an audio format by a native speaker. Every 7 lessons there is a review lesson that goes over all the important stuff to keep it fresh in your head. Seems like a pretty comprehensive course overall
So far, I've done about 1hr 45 on french and about a half hour on Russian over the last couple of days. Seems like they actually have a focus on using the languages in conversation, rather than tourist necessities. Looking ahead, the literal translations in the russian course seem as if they are going to be very helpful.
If anyone else is currently, or plans on, taking on an Assimil course, post your progress here and your thoughts
The courses consist of about 100 lessons. Each lesson has a short dialogue which introduces new material in the target language, with a translation on the opposite page, and phonetic pronounciation underneath. There are notes on culture, idioms, and weird things the language does compared to the native language. The dialogues are also recorded in an audio format by a native speaker. Every 7 lessons there is a review lesson that goes over all the important stuff to keep it fresh in your head. Seems like a pretty comprehensive course overall
So far, I've done about 1hr 45 on french and about a half hour on Russian over the last couple of days. Seems like they actually have a focus on using the languages in conversation, rather than tourist necessities. Looking ahead, the literal translations in the russian course seem as if they are going to be very helpful.
If anyone else is currently, or plans on, taking on an Assimil course, post your progress here and your thoughts