Vietnamese Comprehensive

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About The Vietnamese Language

Vietnamese is the official language of Vietnam and is spoken as a native language by more than 65 million people. It is a Mon-Khmer language, and is therefore related to Cambodian and Lao.

Dialectical differences do occur in the spoken Vietnamese of the Northern and Southern parts of Vietnam. The Northern Vietnamese dialect -- that is, what is considered the language of educated speakers in Hanoi -- stands as the standard form of Vietnamese, and it is this Vietnamese that is presented in the Pimsleur Compact Vietnamese language program.

Why The Pimsleur System Works

The 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 «