Pimsleur Portuguese (Brazilian) Level 2 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand Brazilian Portuguese with Pimsleur Language Programsvolume 2

by Pimsleur Language Programs

Portuguese is the mother tongue of about 170 million people, mainly in Portugal and the Portuguese islands in the Atlantic, Brazil, and Portugal's former overseas provinces in Africa and Asia.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671776266
• ISBN13: 9780671776268
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Pimsleur
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 11.5" x 13.0"

Customer Reviews

Really Do Learn to speak Portuguese

The Pimsleur Portuguese language CD's are excellent...they have greatly advanced my ability to speak conversational Portuguese (Brazilian)....My fluency increased dramatically after mastering the 30 lessons of Unit I...now am in progress with second set of up to lesson 60. I recommend the Pimsleur CD;s to anyone attempting to learn a foreign language

Buy this product, bury Rosetta Stone

I study languages as I prefer to have a linguistic link to whichever country I visit. While "total immersion" is the best way to learn a language, it is difficult for those of us that have jobs and/or families. Pimsleur is as close to it as you can come. Buy a text of the language so that you can make a visual and mechanical connection with which you are learning, a paperback dictionary for use in the country and as an ancillary source while learning, and Pimsleur and you are as ready and as qualified as you can get. It works! Timmy T

Fast, effortless, effective way to learn to learn to speak the language well.

After trying 2 other language programs, I found this the best for learning to speak language correctly and clearly---an easy, effortless way to learn, 1/2 hr a day. It's interesting, engaging, inspiring and it works even for the most unskilled language scholars such as myself. Although only a listening method, reading and writing skills are easier to develop once you learn the basic grammar. It's expensive and because of the learning technique of repetition, each part is limited in the vocabulary you learn. I would advise getting the quick Pimsleur first (cost is about $30) and then Parts II and III, not bother with Part I (expensive long version).

Effective Approach to Language Acquisition

If you're serious about communicating orally in a foreign language, you'll want to consider the Pimsleur Language Program. My own experience with the program has far exceeded expectations: after learning two foreign languages in high school and college classroom settings, I decided to tackle Portuguese on my own, and was told to purchase the first "course," which consists of sixteen CDs and a short reading booklet. After having completed it, my feeling is that I've made more progress speaking the language over the course of a month just by listening and responding to the thirty hours of recorded conversations than I made in a year of formal classroom instruction. I recently completed the second course, and can recommend it to anyone interested in reviewing and continuing to learn Brazilian Portuguese. The premise is simple: each thirty-minute lesson consists of a series of conversations between a man and a woman. Occasionally you're asked to anticipate the response of one or the other and in that way participate in the conversations. By introducing new vocabulary and sentence structures slowly, and reiterating old material in each subsequent lesson - and above all, by frequently asking you to REPEAT ALOUD the native speakers in order to make the physiological connections required to reproduce the language and make sense of it - you are supposed to feel comfortable speaking in a range of more-or-less basic social situations by the end of the first level. Granted, the program may not work for everyone, but one of the advantages it has over a classroom is that you are able to set your own pace, revisiting older lessons for review ("live," rather than from notes) as many times as necessary until you feel ready to proceed. Thus even the linguistically impaired can feel comfortable learning an admittedly daunting language. The most effective aspect of the program's innovation is that it introduces the written word only after several lessons of introduction to the pure articulated sounds of the language. The idea behind this method is to give primacy to what is said and heard, so that learners in difficult speaking situations are prevented from trying to translate the written word instead of generating sentences from actual prior conversations. It makes sense given that speakers of language all over the world, including the United States, begin to speak well before learning to read and write (if in fact they do the latter at all). For me, the approach has worked brilliantly. That said, if learning composition or trying to read in a foreign language rather than communicating with other Portuguese speakers is your primary concern, you should know that this program may not be for you, or at the very least you would want to consider a good textbook for written exercises to complement the Pimsleur program. I can say without hesitation, however, that Pimsleur beats hands down the other audio programs currently on the market - Living Language and Teach Yo

I have bought 3 tape programs but this is the best

go with the full length version and only take this abridged version as a second option. also, dont buy the version 1 unless you have zero knowledge of portuguese. even if you manage to say "todo bem", then buy the version two. you wont learn any portuguese writing from this program but the goal is conversational portuguese. this is by far the most effective program i have used. yes, i used three other programs and even hire a personal tutor. all the other programs either too focus on writing or too limited in scope - you may be able to ask for price, direction, to order food, but to pick up chicks? you definitely will need this program. again, i am referring to the full length version II (if its still available in the market). highly recommended for any travelers with a need to use portuguese to function in brasil.