How to use the pronunciation material

Posted:
March 18th, 2011, 7:54 pm
by Lindz
Do you have any idea how the pronunciation material is supposed to be used? Since it's usually posted on here I assumed that it's meant to come before lesson one. But if you did that you could spend months studying and have great pronunciation but still have no clue how to say "Hello. my name is Joe". Is it meant to be done concurrently or what?
Re: How to use the pronunciation material

Posted:
April 27th, 2011, 3:04 am
by mmlife
Hi
If you are talking about the pronunciation material at the start of the Vietnamese worksheet then it should be done first. I spent months trying to get through it as I would get worn out and stop and then start again but seemingly back at square one. When I eventually got through it I was so relieved. What you will find is that the 3, 4, 5 and 6 word tone sequences at the end of the pronunciation lessons are meaningful phrases and it is exciting when you can already say them when they appear in later lessons.
Best bit of advice I later received was never go backwards to relearn if you put it down for a while just keep forging ahead (even though the course expressly says otherwise) because unless you are a full time student it is impractical and a major reason I feel people would not continue with the course.
Cheers
Michael