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> I've been looking over their website - it seems like it is just audio lessons and no tutor is provided? If that is correct, how would someone learn to correctly pronounce words in say Mandarin using this? Audio lessons vary widely in how they're designed. In the context of Pimsleur, it's an interactive back-and-forth. Tape: "Tell her your flight is tomorrow." [30 second pause. I say "你的航班是明天。"] Tape: "你的航班是明天。" [30…
> After I say something, I hear it pronounced back at me by a native speaker. I imagine that being sufficient is going to vary a lot by individual learning styles and ability to mimic. I'm guessing you are rather good at mimicking sounds/music/etc. > That's 90% of the feedback a tutor or teacher would give you, only it's there for everything you say. I'm not so great at mimicking, so without someone telling me I'm ac…
It turns out the back-and-forth has a big impact.
That's not just me. Lots of my friends use it. Nice thing about CDs is you can get them from the library free too (or interlibrary loan).