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Pages: (Audio CD)
ISBN: 1591255066
Pub: Penton Overseas Inc
Pub date: 2005-03-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 182238
Reader Reviews:
Random words lists no help to learning (6/6 people found this helpful)
To start on a positive note this CD has plenty of time between each piece of vocabulary to repeat each word, and comes with a good concise booklet listing the words. But those are the only positive things to say about this resource.
The major failing is that the vocabulary is generated in a completely random order "as would occur in actual conversation" according to the publishers. I can't remember the last time I had a conversation that included the words door, businessman, mistake, horse, water, tabacco and fashion in a short space of time. Generally, conversations follow some sort of theme, I find.
Allegedly this random word order also "makes the program more challenging, promoting faster learning and increased word retention". Challenging yes, I exhibited 'challenging behaviour' within 5 minutes of starting due to frustration at the (non)ordering of the book. 'Increased word retention' highly unlikely - as a qualified TEFL teacher, who has also had a fair experience of language learning, I find vocabulary learning based around themes rather more effective for recall.
A real shame for what otherwise could have been a really useful tool - the booklet on it's own would have been a handy pocket reference guide, had it been organised under themed headings.
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