![]() ![]() It’s impossible to learn a language with Duolingo, but it’s nice to learn new words and refresh your vocabulary. I study 30 minutes of Assimil per day as well. Assimil recommends one lesson per day, taking about 6 months to complete the course. Both Russian courses are only available in French, but other languages are available in English. Assimil also offers a 70-lesson advanced course to reach the C1 level. Anyway, it’s an excellent method, with clear and detailed explanations. Based on my experience with Chinese, I would say B1. Assimil claims that its 100 lessons bring you to a B2 level. So Assimil and Pimsleur are complementary. Even though it now has CDs and apps, it’s still mostly a written method, focusing on grammar and culture. When Assimil was founded in 1929, it was just a book. ![]() I was studying one lesson per day, but after 4 months, I realized I was still far from fluent. I think Level 5 is B1, in listening and speaking only. 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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