Pimsleur Russian and Pimsleur Norwegian

Pimsleur is probably the language learning method with the best name recognition. Whether its price tag is worth it is entirely up to the individual, but the vast majority of people who use it, love it. Even those who don't like it generally give it a very fair review.

I am a fan of Pimsleur, but in order to be fair, I thought I would go out of my way to point out when a visitor leaves a review of Pimsleur that isn't so positive. One person wrote a review of Pimsleur Russian that wasn't a recommendation to buy it, like most are. This wasn't the first time that I have heard the Pimsleur cds didn't work as well for Russian as it did for some other languages.

However, the reviewer mentioned that Pimsleur was very effective at teaching pronunciation and conversation ability. That is Pimsleurs greatest strength. The reviewer also noted some things that are consistently brought up as question marks for Pimsleur. Overall, a very fair review.

Simon and Schuster have also recently released a Pimsleur Norwegian Comprehensive set for Level 1. This is another good step forward. I like that they are adding to the Pimsleur collection, but I wish they would do it faster and be more complete. Do they have a Norwegian 2 and 3 right on the heels? Probably not. Maybe I'm just bitter because I want a Swedish Comprehensive.