In the Orkut group Livros em mp3 you’ll find links to audio books and video to download (you must be a member of Orkut). Perfect in case you’re running out of practice Portuguese material to throw onto your iPod. In there, you’ll even find links to advanced Portuguese lessons.
One of the more interesting links I found was to Loquendo, it’s a computer synthesized voice service. The website offers a free example. It’s not too bad.
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January 22, 2008 at 9:53 am
k
Hello, I’m using Pimsleur to learn beginners Portuguese. Firstly do think that’s the best programme? Second, can you suggest a free online source to supplement the audio, as I’d also like to read as well as listen to the language. If you think that’s a good idea
January 22, 2008 at 3:42 pm
erikspen
Pimsleur is not a bad start. You’ll learn most of the common words and have a basic understanding of grammar. I posted a link to Pimsleur notes a while back:
http://erikspen.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/pimsleur-brazilian-portuguese-notes-i-ii-and-iii/
…so at least you can read along with Pimsleur.
There’s also other free online resources like FSI and Mango:
http://fsi-language-courses.com/Portuguese.aspx
http://www.trymango.com/language_program.php
February 11, 2008 at 9:29 pm
k
Thanks very much for those transcripts, they look very useful. As I understand it, the reason Pimsleur don’t provide much written material is they think it influences pronunciation negatively; so maybe it’s better to use the transcript in revision after finishing, rather than simultaneously?