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749: 380:(PLAB) based on these three factors to assess language aptitude. He concluded that low auditory ability was a major factor in underachievement. Pimsleur was one of the first foreign language educators to show an interest in students who have difficulty in learning a foreign language while doing well in other subjects. Today, the PLAB is used to determine foreign language-learning aptitude, or even a foreign language-learning disability, among secondary-school students. 25: 135: 316:, where he taught French and foreign language education. At the time, the foreign language education program at OSU was the major doctoral program in that field in the U.S. While at Ohio State he created and directed the Listening Center, one of the largest language laboratories in the United States. The center was developed in conjunction with 360:
In the period from 1958 to 1966, Pimsleur reviewed previously published studies regarding linguistic and psychological factors involved in language learning. He also conducted several studies with support from Ohio State or from the US Office of Education. This led to the publication in 1963 of a
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process, especially the learning process of children, who speak a language without knowing its formal structure. The term "organic learning" was applied to that phenomenon. For this, he studied the learning process of groups made of children, adults, and
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ACTFL (2012). "The ACTFL-MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education". American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Retrieved from
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The psychology of second language learning: papers from the Second International Congress of Applied Linguistics, Cambridge, 8–12 September 1969
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and allowed self-paced language study using a series of automated tapes and prompts that were delivered over the telephone.
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is an American language learning company that develops and publishes courses based on the Pimsleur Method.
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in hardcover and eBook format to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Paul Pimsleur's first course.
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Hagan, Maggie (2014). Julia Pimsleur Levine. Little Pim, October 2014. Retrieved from
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Through this research, he identified three factors that could be used to calculate
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language teaching program for young children, sold in the U.S. and 22 countries.
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In 2013, Simon & Schuster reissued Dr. Paul Pimsleur's out-of-print book
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The ACTFL-MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education
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Later, Pimsleur was a professor of education and Romance languages at The
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How to Learn a Foreign Language by Dr. Paul Pimsleur
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