Paul Pimsleur
| Paul Pimsleur | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 17, 1927 New York City |
| Died | June 22, 1976 (aged 48) France |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Alma mater |
City College of New York (B.A.) Columbia University (M.S., Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | professor, linguist, educator |
| Known for |
Pimsleur Language Aptitude Battery Pimsleur language learning system |
Paul Pimsleur (October 17, 1927 – June 22, 1976) was a scholar in the field of applied linguistics. He developed the Pimsleur language learning system, which, along with his many publications, had a significant effect upon theories of language learning and teaching. Pimsleur Language Programs named after Paul Pimsleur is an American language learning company that develops and publishes courses based on the Pimsleur method.
Paul M. Pimsleur was born in New York City and grew up in The Bronx. His father, Solomon Pimsleur, was an immigrant from France and a composer of music; his American-born mother, Miera, was a librarian at Columbia University. 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 Ph.D. in French.
His first position involved teaching French phonetics and phonemics at the University of California, Los Angeles. After leaving UCLA, Pimsleur went on to faculty positions at the Ohio State University, 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 Ohio Bell Telephone and allowed self-paced language study using a series of automated tapes and prompts that were delivered over the telephone.
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