Bluebird uses the proven “spaced repetition” learning method to optimize both acquisition and retention. This, combined with instruction in 97% of the world’s most-spoken languages and our special building-block approach, will have you speaking and understanding the language of your choice in record time.
Five language-learning levels are available in most Bluebird language courses:
Core Vocabulary: Teaches the 2,000 most commonly-used words in the language, with lessons neatly organized by category. One hundred and forty-one 30-minute lessons are available for each learning language (70 hours of lessons) per narration language.
Essential Verbs: Imparts the past, present, and future tenses of the 100 most commonly-used verbs in the language. Each lesson teaches one tense, in all pronouns, per verb. Three hundred 15-minute lessons are available for each learning language (75 hours of lessons) per narration language.
Creating Sentences: Teaches complete sentences using the core vocabulary and verbs learned in the first two levels and introduces other grammatical building blocks. Two hundred and seventy-eight 15-minute lessons are available for each learning language (67 hours of lessons) per narration language.
Powerful Phrases for Tourists and Travelers: A critical set of 1,500 phrases, arranged by practical topics, provides the student with the tools needed to address nearly any situation encountered while traveling or living abroad. Eighty-four 45-minute lessons are available for each learning language (63 hours of lessons) per narration language.
Conversation: 77 twenty-line dialogues between a woman and a man bring all the learning together in increasingly complex linguistic situations. Seventy-seven 45-minute lessons are available for each learning language (58 hours of lessons) per narration language.