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About The Czech LanguageCzech is the official language of the Czech Republic and has about 12 million speakers worldwide. Although Czech is a Slavic language and is therefore related to Russian, Bulgarian, and Ukrainian, it, like Polish, uses the Roman alphabet instead of Cyrillic as the basis for its writing system. There are many regional dialects of Czech, although they are mutually intelligible and the differences between them are slight. The Prague dialect is the basis for Standard Written Czech, while Common Czech is the standard colloquial language used by educated people and the media. The native speakers on the Pimsleur tapes speak this Common Czech, and by imitating their pronunciation you will have little difficulty making yourself understood to Czech speakers. Why The Pimsleur System WorksThe late Dr. Paul Pimsleur was much more than a language teacher. He did research on how both children and multi-lingual adults learn languages and discovered key principles that unlocked the mystery of how we learn languages. The Pimsleur programs provide a method of self-practice with an expert teacher and native speakers in lessons specially designed to work with the way the mind naturally acquires language information. The various components of language -- vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar -- are all learned together without rote memorization and drills. Using a unique method of memory recall developed by renowned linguist, Dr. Paul Pimsleur, the programs teach listeners to combine words and phrases to express themselves the way native speakers do. By listening and responding to thirty minute recorded lessons, students easily and effectively achieve spoken proficiency. » The Pimsleur Method « |
