You learned your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Mandarin Chinese in the same way. Use the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas. Michel Thomas teaches you through your own language, so there's no stress, and no anxiety. He builds it up, step by step, and you don't move on until you've absorbed and understood the previous point. And, as Michel Thomas said, "What you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forget." With parallels to the way you learned your own language, each language is learned in "real-time" conditions. There is no need to stop for homework, additional exercises or vocabulary memorization.The virtual classroom situation on the recording lets you learn with others. You enjoy their success, and you learn from their mistakes. The students on the recordings are not reading from scripts and they have received no additional instruction or preparation - just the guidance you hear on the recording. You, as the learner, become the third student and participate actively in the class. Don't be tied to chunky books or your computer, Michel Thomas Method audio courses let you learn whenever you want: at home, in your car, or on the move with your MP3 player. Total Mandarin Chinese with the Michel Thomas Method contains 10 hours of audio on 10 CDs.

Total Mandarin Chinese Foundation Course: Learn Mandarin Chinese with the Michel Thomas Method

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Goodman, Harold

Thomas,Michel

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Michel Thomas

Learn over 50 essential words and the five tones at the heart of Mandarin so you can put them together to make yourself understood. This 1-hour basic introduction to Chinese with the Michel Thomas Method will get you speaking the language immediately: no books, no pens, no memorizing - just listen, connect and speak. How does it work? During the course, you will join Michel Thomas Method teacher Harold Goodman, native speaker Jingtao Deng and two students in a live lesson, learning from both their successes and mistakes to keep you motivated and involved throughout the course. The revolutionary method for learning Mandarin tones used in this course links movement and colours and will enable you to effortlessly recall tones at the proper moment in your communication. Tested and refined on students without any previous knowledge of Mandarin, it is specifically designed to address all styles of language learning (visual, kinaesthetic, auditory, etc.). Why is the method so successful? The Michel Thomas Method was perfected over 50 years by celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas. This unique method works with your brain and draws on the principles of instructional psychology. Knowledge is structured and organised so that you assimilate the language easily and don't forget it. The method breaks down the language into building blocks that are introduced sequentially in such a way that you create your response and move on to ever-more-complex sentences. You'll stick with it because you'll love it. Where do I go next? Start Mandarin Chinese with the Michel Thomas Method is an hour of essentials taken from Total Mandarin Chinese. After you finish your Start course, you can move to the Total Mandarin Chinese course, which includes 12 hours of audio. Perfect Mandarin Chinese follows on from the Total course with 7 hours of audio. Learn anywhere Don't be tied to chunky books or your computer, Michel Thomas Method audio courses let you learn whenever you want: at home, in your car, or on the move with your MP3 player.

Start Mandarin Chinese (Learn Mandarin Chinese with the Michel Thomas Method)

Looking for a course to rapidly improve your Mandarin and fit in with your busy lifestyle? Already completed Michel Thomas Total Mandarin Chinese? Take your Mandarin to the next level with this acclaimed Perfect Mandarin intermediate course, the perfect follow-on to the Michel Thomas Method Total Course. How does it work? During the course, you will join Michel Thomas Method teacher Harold Goodman and two students in a live lesson, learning from both their successes and their mistakes to keep you motivated and involved throughout the course. The revolutionary method for learning Mandarin tones used in this course links movement and colours and will enable you to effortlessly recall tones at the proper moment in your communication. Tested and refined on students without any previous knowledge of Mandarin, it is specifically designed to address all styles of language learning (visual, kinaesthetic, auditory, etc.). You learn through your own language, so there's no stress, and no anxiety. You'll stick with it because you'll love it. Why is the method so successful? The Michel Thomas Method was perfected over 50 years by celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas. This unique method works with your brain and draws on the principles of instructional psychology. Knowledge is structured and organised so that you assimilate the language easily and don't forget it. The method breaks down the language into building blocks that are introduced sequentially in such a way that you create your response and move on to ever-more-complex sentences. There is no need to stop for homework, additional exercises or vocabulary memorization, so you progress rapidly. What's in the Course? Perfect Mandarin Chinese with the Michel Thomas Method includes up to 7 hours of audio on CD and a practice CD-ROM with interactive activities and assessment which should be done after the course and as a means of review. It also includes the complete Vocabulary Builder+ 3-hour course. *Note that this course contains the same learning as the previously entitled Advanced course and previous editions of the Perfect Course. The CD-ROM is a new addition. Learn anywhere Don't be tied to chunky books or your computer, Michel Thomas Method audio courses let you learn whenever you want: at home, in your car, or on the move with your MP3 player. Where do I go next? Insider's Mandarin Chinese phase 2 Michel Thomas course will be available soon. It is the ideal package for intermediate learners looking to improve their conversational Mandarin, grammar and vocabulary in authentic contexts. Please check back regularly.

Perfect Mandarin Chinese with the Michel Thomas Method

Hodder Education Publishers

Experience significant results in a remarkably short period of time--without books, drills, memorizing, or homework. In this four-hour intermediate level audio course Michel Thomas Method teacher Harold Goodman introduces hundreds of new words, verbs and everyday phrases through essential language building blocks which allow you to increase your vocabulary in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out answers for yourself. What's the added plus? Unlike most vocabulary courses which give you lists of words to memorise, the Michel Thomas Method based Vocabulary Builder+ allows you to further extend your vocabulary by unlocking what you already know. You will gain the tools and strategies to exponentially build up your vocabulary. Who is this course for? Whether you have learned from other Michel Thomas courses or are simply looking for a new approach to help improve your proficiency, the Mandarin Vocabulary Builder+ will introduce you to a unique way of acquiring language that will significantly boost your confidence in your ability to speak, listen to, pronounce and understand Mandarin Chinese.

Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary Builder+ (Learn Mandarin Chinese with the Michel Thomas Method)

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