Grow You

I thought I would update you on my language learning. Well, I decided to pull my finger out and start learning my no.1 priority language – Dutch.

I already had some language materials but I recently acquired the new Michel Thomas foundation level Dutch series.

I’m not sure if you’ve heard of Michel Thomas before but he is reverred for his language teaching methods. Actually, I don’t think he’s a god or anything but his methods are pretty good.

As you listen to the tapes, it is like sitting in a classroom with a teacher and two other students. The method of gradually introducing pieces of the language is great – as they say, you truly do not need to write anything down at all. This is a great method for my lazy approach

Anyway, there are 8 CDs lasting approximately 12 hours. I’ve completed the first CD and I want to try and do one CD a day – that’s a little over an hour a day. After that, I’m going to do Pimsleur Dutch and then read a textbook I have called Colloquial Dutch. Then I’ll try the L-R method I spoke about earlier.

Michel Thomas Method: Dutch Foundation Course (Michel Thomas Method)

Phew! I don’t want to get ahead of myself as this is just the start but I hope I can keep this up!

btw below is the first part of a documentary that followed Michel Thomas before he produced the CDs – you can see for yourself his teaching methods which are the same on the CDs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ3xvL22hLE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGtCmFsKRk4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g56SViDNQI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skaVVZDVFT4

First part below:

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