Hi all,
I saw in Assimil's 2022 catalogue that a brand new Hindi course (with a french base) is coming out later this year.
Great news for Hindi learners as I found - as seemingly did many other reviewers - that the existing course had far too steep a learning curve, and I could not stick with it for very long. Hopefully this new course, which will have 85 lessons compared to the old course's 55, will have a much smoother gradient.
I emailed Assimil asking for a release date, and they said "sometime in the second quarter" (i.e. April onwards). However a google search shows one website listing a release date of 11th March.
Just in case any Hindi learners, with a decent base of French, weren't aware!
Best,
Will
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Re: Brand new Assimil 'Le Hindi' course due out later this year
Good to know. I might check it out, but I happen to like the old course. It's just really hard and you have to split lessons up into multiple days.
I hope it's not dumbed down, like when they re-released the Latin course.
I hope it's not dumbed down, like when they re-released the Latin course.
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Re: Brand new Assimil 'Le Hindi' course due out later this year
Here is the full catalog for anyone interested:
https://www.assimil.com/extraits/catalo ... ssimil.pdf
Looks like a new Hebrew A2 course for French speakers as well.
https://www.assimil.com/extraits/catalo ... ssimil.pdf
Looks like a new Hebrew A2 course for French speakers as well.
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Re: Brand new Assimil 'Le Hindi' course due out later this year
I have a copy of the current book for Le Hindi, so I suppose I'd better get the audio too before it's replaced.
Are you referring to the 2007 course they removed from circulation? Because the current edition, which is indeed a re-release, is based on the venerated 1966 edition by Clément Desessard.
bolaobo wrote:I hope it's not dumbed down, like when they re-released the Latin course.
Are you referring to the 2007 course they removed from circulation? Because the current edition, which is indeed a re-release, is based on the venerated 1966 edition by Clément Desessard.
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Re: Brand new Assimil 'Le Hindi' course due out later this year
This is good news. I actually just began working with the old one yesterday. That plus the TYS series will hopefully balance out pretty well. Getting a new course in a few months will be great way to consolidate, and then move on to readers.
The new one shares one author from the original: Annie Montaut.
The new one shares one author from the original: Annie Montaut.
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Vordhosbn wrote:I have a copy of the current book for Le Hindi, so I suppose I'd better get the audio too before it's replaced.bolaobo wrote:I hope it's not dumbed down, like when they re-released the Latin course.
Are you referring to the 2007 course they removed from circulation? Because the current edition, which is indeed a re-release, is based on the venerated 1966 edition by Clément Desessard.
Yes, I meant the 2007 one. The newest one is fine, and I'm currently using it!
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Re: Brand new Assimil 'Le Hindi' course due out later this year
The release date is 14th of April!
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/270050 ... bl_vppi_i4
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/270050 ... bl_vppi_i4
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Re: Brand new Assimil 'Le Hindi' course due out later this year
Assimil has released the audio previews on Soundcloud for lesson 1, lesson 50, and lesson 85.
Just to whet the appetite for those interested
https://soundcloud.com/assimil/sets/le- ... al_sharing
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Just to whet the appetite for those interested
https://soundcloud.com/assimil/sets/le- ... al_sharing
Will
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Re: Brand new Assimil 'Le Hindi' course due out later this year
willcouchman wrote:Assimil has released the audio previews on Soundcloud for lesson 1, lesson 50, and lesson 85.
Just to whet the appetite for those interested
https://soundcloud.com/assimil/sets/le- ... al_sharing
Will
It seems decent, but I prefer the voices from the previous course. More emotion. I'm pleasantly surprised that lesson 1 isn't spoken at that insanely slow pace though.
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Re: Brand new Assimil 'Le Hindi' course due out on April 14th
I know there are many fellow Assimil maniacs on this forum and I think it would be good to have a general thread for updates to the catalogue and general discussion (feel free to move this post if anybody else is interested and thinks it should be a different thread).
A new version of the Le Bulgare was released as a e-version last year and it looks as if it will also go to print this year, although from what I can see nothing has been announced by Assimil themselves yet. I have run through the original Bulgarian copy several times and have enjoyed it but was put off buying the new method as I'm not really as fond of the e-courses.
A new version of the Le Bulgare was released as a e-version last year and it looks as if it will also go to print this year, although from what I can see nothing has been announced by Assimil themselves yet. I have run through the original Bulgarian copy several times and have enjoyed it but was put off buying the new method as I'm not really as fond of the e-courses.
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