Collection: Language Learning

This newly designed, beginner-level Mandarin Chinese audio course is ideal for language learners looking for a fun and effective course with short, manageable daily lessons. Lessons are in a fun, diary-like format, designed to fit seamlessly into your daily schedule. The audio CD runs for 60 minu...

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Immerse yourself in this photographic guide to the key words and phrases in Chinese. This attractive pocket-sized book is a perfect travel companion and provides a practical guide to Chinese language and culture. Everyday words are arranged in themes with carefully selected up-to-date images to i...

Mastering Arabic 1 is the most lively, accessible and carefully-paced Arabic course on the market. It is aimed at beginners with little or no previous knowledge of the language who want to understand, speak and read Arabic confidently.

This is a comprehensive course for adults with little or no previous knowledge of the language who want to understand, speak and read Arabic confidently. The book focuses on learning the script right from the start and covers a variety of situations you will encounter in Arab countries.

'Mastering Arabic Grammar' is a reference and activity grammar book for all beginning and early intermediate students of Arabic. The clear structural explanations and practice activities make it suitable for use in conjunction with both taught and self-study courses.

"This book assumes a reasonable knowledge of the Arabic script and basic grammar, and is intended for beginners and early intermediate students to back up learning elsewhere. Vocabulary acquisition and pronunciation are both important but sometimes tricky aspects of learning Arabic, and this book...

This book explains how to use over 2200 common German words correctly, using example sentences in German with English translations. Ideal for intermediate and advanced students of the language.

Presents more than ten thousand Spanish word and phrases with phonetic respellings and translations into English, arranged thematically.

Beautifully designed and illustrated easy reader complete with grammar and comprehension exercises. The text includes an introduction in accessible Spanish containing interesting facts that place the story into context as well as a glossary at the bottom of the page which explains difficult terms...