Good Quality, But Poor Pedagogy
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Vocabulearn exploits the inexperience and ignorance of new language learners to promote the most ineffective language tool possible. Do not be deceived by the publisher's claims that it is a "favorite" tool, or that it is "fast, effective and fun." It is not. While it has value as a pronunciation drill aid, and the manual does show you the words and expressions both phonetically and in Arabic script, that is the extent of its usefulness. You will not learn a language, nor will you significantly increase your vocabulary, via the Vocabulearn tapes. By presenting the would-be language-learner with long lists of unrelated vocabulary completely devoid of any sort of context, the publisher insures that you can listen to Vocabulearn tapes, levels 1 & 2, regularly until the day you die, and you will never retain the material on a single one of the tapes. If you are serious about building language skills, do not put your trust in Vocabulearn.
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