14 Facts About Paul Pimsleur

Paul Pimsleur was a French-American linguist and scholar in the field of applied linguistics.

Paul Pimsleur developed the Pimsleur language learning system, which, along with his many publications, had a significant effect upon theories of language learning and teaching.

Paul M Pimsleur was born in New York City and grew up in The Bronx.

Paul Pimsleur's father, Solomon Pimsleur, was a Jewish immigrant from France and a composer of music; his American-born mother, Miera, was a librarian at Columbia University.

Paul Pimsleur earned a bachelor's degree at the City College of New York, and from Columbia University he earned a master's degree in psychological statistics and a PhD in French.

Later, Paul Pimsleur was a professor of education and Romance languages at The State University of New York at Albany, where he held dual professorships in education and French.

Paul Pimsleur was a Fulbright lecturer at the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg in 1968 and 1969 and a founding member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Paul Pimsleur did research on the psychology of language learning and in 1969 was section head of psychology of second languages learning at the International Congress of Applied Linguistics.

Paul Pimsleur's research focused on understanding the language acquisition process, especially the learning process of children, who speak a language without knowing its formal structure.

Paul Pimsleur conducted several studies with support from Ohio State or from the US Office of Education.

Paul Pimsleur was the primary author of the Paul Pimsleur Language Aptitude Battery based on these three factors to assess language aptitude.

Paul Pimsleur concluded that low auditory ability was a major factor in underachievement.

Paul 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.

Paul Pimsleur died unexpectedly of a heart attack during a visit to France in 1976.