Has anyone used Pimsleur for languages before?

I've used Paul Noble which is a very similar method. Pimsleur, Michel Thomas and Paul Noble all employ similar methods.

It is a good method to try, as rather than rote learning it forces you to create sentences yourself (something I'd never thought I'd manage).

From memory:
-Paul Noble is the cheapest (although I do find his voice a little annoying after a while).
-Pimsleur is fine but I think more expensive.
-Michel Thomas I wouldn't recommend though as the CDs are poorly edited (as he records his students so you get all their mistakes and dumb responses in there!).

I wouldn't bother with Rosetta Stone (overpriced and oversimplified) although Babbel might help you (It's much cheaper).

 

Some free resources:

- memrise: they have a BUNCH of courses that will help you improve your vocabulary.
- Anki: an app to memorise vocab/sentences. Really good.
- FluentU: studies with videos from youtube and using subtitles as a test. Quite good.
- lang-8: you can post diaries or entries in your target language, and people will correct them.

 

I've learned quite a bit of Japanese through Pimsleur. I worked food delivery and spent hours driving each day, so it was easy to follow along on deliveries. I illegally got mine through a torrent to be honest, so cost wasn't a concern. I tried Rosetta Stone but being able to do an audio learning method on CD worked much better for me, for Rosetta Stone you have to complete the courses on a computer and I simply got too bored.