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Title: Worst Language Learning Tool Ever
Review: This is quite possibly the worst language system I've ever encountered. The very structure is awful. The CD is a single repeat (meaning you are constantly replaying it to hear the words again) and doesn't cover all the exercises, but skips over whole sections. The pronunciation guide is both long and nearly incomprehensible (and, once again, the CD runs through the words way too fast, not giving you time to repeat them and still follow along in the text). The grammar is cursory and there are errors in the answer-key, still, you might be able to pick out a few rote phrases if you are determined.I highly recommend both Pimsleur and Rosetta Stone. Also, if you are interested in Ulster dialect (there are three major dialects of Irish), the BBC offers a FREE language course which will teach you basic phrases right on their website.I would be highly impressed by anyone able to actually 'teach themselves' using just this series of language books.
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