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About The Romanian LanguageRomanian is the official language of Romania and has about 25 million speakers in both Romania and neighboring countries. It is a Romance language, which means it is a descendant of Latin and therefore related to Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese. Romanian is unique among that group of languages in the fact that it is the only Romance language to have developed in Eastern Europe, and has consequently absorbed elements of vocabulary and grammar from the Slavic languages with which it has shared close quarters. Although many regional dialects of Romanian exist, Standard Romanian is the language of educated speakers and is used by the government and media. The native Romanian speakers on the Pimsleur tapes speak Standard Romanian, and by imitating them you should be able to make yourself understood throughout Romania. 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 « |
