I’m surprised by this claim because the vocabulary taught is limited. Pimsleur claims that Level 3 is equivalent to B1. Pimsleur recommends doing 1 lesson per day, so 5 levels take 5 months and cost $75. Pimsleur used to be expensive but is now available for $14.95/month (only for languages with at least 2 levels ). Each level has 30 lessons of 30 minutes each. 1 to 5 levels are available for each language. It’s the only method I know with Egyptian, Levantine, and Cantonese courses. Pimsleur is available in 50 languages, from Haitian to French and Swahili. Pimsleur is so good that I’m told I don’t have a French accent in Russian, whereas I have one in English-even after 20 years of study. Whereas if you learn words in their written form, you may pronounce letters as you would in your native language, which gives you a foreign accent. In particular, because it’s entirely audio, you get a perfect pronunciation. Kids repeat what their parents say, even though they may not understand, and then naturally form simple sentences! This Reddit post explains why Pimsleur is awesome. It may feel stupid, but it works amazingly well because it mimics the way kids learn a language. In this method, you listen to native speakers and repeat what they say. To reach this level, I started with Pimsleur.
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