The Pimsleur method will have you speaking Mandarin with these easy-to-use lessons. Learn at your own pace, comfortably and conveniently. No memorization drills! You learned English by listening. With Pimsleur, you listen to learn Mandarin. This Language Program was developed by renowned memory expert, Dr. Paul Pimsleur. His research led him to the realization that the most important use of memory is in language learning. Based on this, Dr. Pimsleur designed a learning program that works for any language. The Pimsleur Language Program is an integrated system which immerses you in the language, encouraging you to hear, understand and use the language all at the same time. The Short Course is intended as a basíc introduction to the Chinese (Mandarin) language.