Michel Thomas
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Pros
- MT got me talking and constructing my own sentences the most so that would be my recommendation.
- I used Michel Thomas for French many, many years ago, but I think Pimsleur is a bit better.
- Programs like Michel Thomas, Language Transfer, Paul Noble etc are similar in that you need to speak out loud. They are really great for constructing your own sentences as they will teach the most important basic tenses and then test you...
- the ones people seem to like the most are Practice Portuguese, Michel Thomas (if you prefer almost entirely audio).
- If you prefer an audio course, check out the Michel Thomas one. It's brilliant and helped me a lot.
Cons
- I've avoided Michael Thomas because memories of being shamed and humiliated is why I get stressed out about trying to do languages in the first place.
- Im actually enjoying MT for now except for the really dumb woman.
- Michel Thomas.
- Michel Thomas (but expensive and irritating).
- Michel Thomas. Similar to Paul Noble again but a little harder than PN and LT. Very expensive and tedious.
Sentiment
8 positive (62%) · 3 mixed (23%) · 2 negative (15%)
Trust + time weighted score: +66% · raw score 46%
What redditors said (10 of 13)
MT got me talking and constructing my own sentences the most so that would be my recommendation.
I used Michel Thomas for French many, many years ago, but I think Pimsleur is a bit better.
Programs like Michel Thomas, Language Transfer, Paul Noble etc are similar in that you need to speak out loud. They are really great for constructing your own sentences as they will teach the most important basic tenses and then test you on how to say things.
the ones people seem to like the most are Practice Portuguese, Michel Thomas (if you prefer almost entirely audio).
If you prefer an audio course, check out the Michel Thomas one. It's brilliant and helped me a lot.
I've avoided Michael Thomas because memories of being shamed and humiliated is why I get stressed out about trying to do languages in the first place.
If you like a conversational, guided feel, stick with MT.
Im actually enjoying MT for now except for the really dumb woman.
I really like the format of these. ... The MT courses do less repetition, and less vocab, but they're really good at taking some key grammar aspects and chunks, really working them and putting them together.
I am also using the Michel Thomas and Pimsleur audio courses, which help make the language come alive. They are both expensive, but I found them great for the European languages.
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