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The depth and subtlety of his thinking are remarkable. The framework he has developed is remarkable, simplifying and making all aspects of learning a new language accessible to anybody. He has some great anecdotes and personal experiences that make th... Read More

Cons

It's like falling down a rabbit hole into another series of rabbit holes. Some of the resources listed in the back are old and no longer in print. The book revolves around his website, which is frustrating.

The book and the app say to start with phonics, but the app immediately asks students to spell words without even learning the language's alphabet. The app also employs the international phonetic alphabet, but never explains any of the obscure symbols... Read More

This process isn't the least bit enjoyable. Making cards was time consuming. The material is boring and repetative.

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Quality

He uses open source pictures so you're only associating the foreign language with the concept in the photo.

I learned a lot of french through going through a berlitz phrasebook (with the accompanying cassette tape), but that's not the ... Read More

Competitiveness

Using this same philosophy with my 4yr old bilingual right now!

Back then skype would've saved me a lot in phone bills!

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This product had a total of 2,637 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 17 2023.