This might sound silly, but does anyone know if listening to another language repeatedly for long periods of time while sleeping helps with learning that language... even just with accent/pronunciation? My son and I were having a conversation about this not long ago. He just finished his second year of high school German.

While I'm here... I'm also trying to figure out the best way to learn Russian (if there is a best way). Pimsleur says that the best way is strictly listening and speaking and not learning the written part of the language at first (even the alphabet). I'm thinking that since people have different learning styles, what works for one person might not work the best for another. Thoughts?