{"product_id":"modern-standard-arabic-pimsleur-levels-1-2-3-cd-version","title":"Modern Standard Arabic Pimsleur Levels 1,2,3 CD Version","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #6aa84f;\"\u003eModern Standard Arabic is spoken in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f;\" color=\"#6aa84f\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLebanon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #6aa84f;\"\u003e, Syria, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f;\" color=\"#6aa84f\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalestine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #6aa84f;\"\u003e, and is understood by all Arabic speakers. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePimsleur\u003c\/em\u003e is our best-selling language course. Why? Because the \u003cem\u003ePimsleur Method\u003c\/em\u003e is the easiest way to begin learning a foreign language. The feedback from our customers is overwhelmingly positive. We sell the entire line of 30-lesson \"Comprehensive\" \u003cem\u003ePimsleur\u003c\/em\u003e courses at significantly below retail price. The Arabic Pimsleur comes in three levels each with 30 half hour lessons. It is an entirely audio based method and great for beginners and people wanting to improve their conversation skills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaul Pimsleur\u003c\/em\u003e developed his system using four principles he regarded as important to forming memory associations and language recall:\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-autogenerated1_1-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pimsleur_method#cite_note-autogenerated1-1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want 5 Arabic courses with over 100 hours of audio and 5 texts, for under $100 check out \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.multilingualbooks.com\/collections\/arabic\/products\/arabic-in-a-flash-complete-usb-solution\"\u003eArabic in a Flash\u003c\/a\u003e, works great with Pimsleur and will take you further with reading and grammar. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Looking to save on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.multilingualbooks.com\/collections\/pimsleur-courses\"\u003ePimsleurs check out our used selection\u003c\/a\u003e, every disc is guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnticipation\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eLanguage courses commonly require a student to repeat after an instructor, which Pimsleur argued was not an aggressive way of learning. Pimsleur developed a \"challenge and response\" technique, where a student was prompted to translate a phrase into the target language. This technique is intended to be a more active way of learning, requiring the student to think before responding. Pimsleur held that the principle of anticipation reflected real-life conversations in which a speaker must recall a phrase quickly.\u003csup class=\"Template-Fact\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraduated-interval recall\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eIs a method of reviewing learned vocabulary at increasingly longer intervals. It is a version of retention through  spaced repetition. For example, if a student is introduced to the word \u003ci\u003edeux\u003c\/i\u003e (French for two), then \u003ci\u003edeux\u003c\/i\u003e is tested every few seconds, then every few minutes, then every few hours, and then every few days. The goal of this spaced recall is to help the student move vocabulary into long-term memory.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePimsleur's 1967 memory schedule was as follows: 5 seconds, 25 seconds, 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 1 hour, 5 hours, 1 day, 5 days, 25 days, 4 months, 2 years.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pimsleur_method#cite_note-2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCore vocabulary\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eThe Pimsleur method focuses on teaching commonly-used words in order to build up a \"core vocabulary\". Word-frequency text analyses indicate that a relatively small core vocabulary accounts for the majority of words spoken in a particular language. For example, in English, a specific set of 2000 words composes about 80% of the total printed words. Pimsleur courses average 500 words per level (30-lessons). Some languages have up to 4 levels, while some languages only have one level.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eThe Pimsleur method never teaches grammar explicitly. Instead, grammar is presented as common patterns and phrases that are repeated at intervals throughout the course. Pimsleur claimed this is how native speakers learn grammar as children.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrganic learning\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eThe program is strictly auditory. Pimsleur suggested auditory skill, learned through hearing and speech, is different from reading and writing skill. 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