| Our best-selling audio language-learning program provides comprehensive grammar and vocabulary to beginners and advanced students, offering guidance in pronunciation in addition to language fundamentals. Updated for the 21st century and re-recorded with fresh voiceovers, Learn In Your Car includes terminology for cell phones, computers and the Internet, as well as contemporary currencies and usages. Listeners learn pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar of a new language without the need of a textbook: Level 1: Key words and phrases, basic grammar skills, emphasizes travel needs; Level 2: Expands vocabulary, new grammar concepts, more day-to-day activities; Level 3: Broadens vocabulary base, more advanced grammar skills, enriches conversational ability. 9 hours of audio on 9 compact discs, 3 booklets with recorded text for reference & grammar notes, Zippered CD Wallet, Travelogue DVD. |
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 Great review and practice! |
| Review Date: March 9, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Fyrdrinc, |
In my Chinese studies so far, I've used Pimsleur, New Practical Chinese Reader, Learn in Your Car Chinese, Instant Immersion Chinese, and a live tutor. The most direct comparison is Instant Immersion as it is also a low cost listen-and-repeat course.
At this point, since Penton Overseas has not yet released Level 2 and 3 of Learn in Your Car Chinese, Instant Immersion covers more. The materials seem to be logically organized in both sets. However, Learn in Your Car is much better in my opinion. It comes with a beautiful transcript, including different colors for new words to make it easy to follow. The script includes the English, the Pinyin pronunciation, and the Chinese characters. Instant Immersion does not come with a transcript. Further, Learn in Your Car's speakers seem to have a more authentic accent and pleasant voices (I've found the female Chinese speaker's voice in Instant Immersion to be grating).
Overall, it has been very effective in reinforcing words and sentence patterns covered elsewhere and in introducing a few new words as well. Can't wait for levels 2 and 3! |
5 stars, for the money.
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| Review Date: June 6, 2008 |
| Reviewer: anonymous, |
I'm trying to teach myself Chinese. Learn Chinese in Your Car is a nice tool to help with vocabulary. Using the 30-minute commute times that I have to-and-from school/work, I figured it'd be productive to try building my Chinese vocabulary. This looked like a good buy, and so far, I've been very satisfied.
Don't buy this thinking it's a be-all-end-all "learn Chinese NOW" course. It's very incomplete as far as sentence structure or grammar. I recommend thins along with Beginner's Chinese by Yong Ho and Reading and Writing Chinese (Simplified Character Edition) by William McNaughton to anyone trying to teach themselves this language. |
Very Effective Series
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| Review Date: July 1, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Bert M., Japan |
| I have used Level one for a year and Level two for six months and have found them to be excellent. The language is clear and sequential, often recycled, with ample pauses for repetition, and the compact guide book is well done, too. (I have been an ESL teacher for 28 years and speak fluent Japanese, so I know a little about language learning.) I don't know how this series would be in isolation since I study Chinese twice a week with a native speaker and focus only on conversation, as do the CDs obviously. Also, I have not tried other "In your car" Cds. One thing for sure, when I am going from point A to point B in my car, it is not time wasted; these CDs help me greatly to learn a difficult but important language. I am more than satisfied with my purchase and look forward to Level three. |
Behind the Wheel Chinese is Far Better
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| Review Date: June 2, 2006 |
| Reviewer: veronica, Tuscon, Arizona |
Learn in Your Car Chinese is a good basic course but it has several major defects.
What bothers me about the course is the obvious lack of sentence building techniques.
It is not bad with vocabulary and 'canned sentence' learning.
I must recommend you try Behind the Wheel Chinese in addition to or in lieu of Learn in Your Car Chinese.
The presentation is far better, you learn to speak your own sentences and you get a lot more vocabulary for the money.
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BEWARE: May not be able to "listen in your car"!
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| Review Date: November 20, 2009 |
| Reviewer: s_e, los angeles, ca |
I'm a big fan of LYIC. But times have changed.
Nowadays I don't listen to CDs. I load them into my iPod. BUT WAIT. If I do, I WON'T BE ABLE to actually "listen in my car". Why?
Because due to the PANNING of the speakers, it's impossible to listen with one earphone in. And it's ILLEGAL to drive with both earphones in. (Yes, you can get ticketed for this.)
So just be aware: If you're part of the modern age (or going that way), it may actually be illegal to listen in your car. And, as for the notion that I'll use the panning to "review," I've never done that in years of LIYC practice. Not once.
LIYC, my ten-cents: Dump the awful panning. |
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