Collection: Language Learning

This is a complete beginning-level course for spoken Mandarin Chinese designed to have you speaking quickly and accurately. The free online audio and video recordings included in the book reinforce the content and make the learning process easy.

"This comprehensive Mandarin workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to dramatically enhance your Mandarin speaking and listening skills. No matter what textbook you're using to learn Mandarin, it requires a lot of practice. Here is a wealth of effective activities and drills--plus o...

Presenting twenty individual grammar points in lively and realistic contexts, this clearly presented and user-friendly text is an accessible reference grammar with related exercises in one, easy to follow volume.

It offers basic language instruction, with grammar, vocabulary, and common phrases presented in clear, concise lessons -- Back cover.

Designed for the beginner who has no previous knowledge of Chinese, this guide provides 10 easy-to-follow lessons that cover the basics of the language and can be mastered during the equivalent of one academic semester for adults. Students will be able to start speaking and communicating in Manda...

Learn to speak, read, write and understand French! Love, travel, study, work, friendship--whatever your reason for wanting to learn, Beginners' French will help you to: communicate naturally in everyday situations; build your confidence with easy-to-follow explanations and plenty of practice acti...

An introductory course in German for beginners, featuring twenty-one units that cover greetings, numbers, time, family, shopping, and other topics, with sample dialogues, language notes, vocabulary, and exercises.

Eighteen chapters provide an overview of the fundamentals of the Italian language, introducing grammar and vocabulary for a variety of scenarios, and including examples, exercises, and more.

"Beginners' Japanese is for absolute beginners and those who’ve had some previous experience with the language and want to refresh their knowledge. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Japanese. There are extensive illustrations and tools to ...

Whatever your reason for wanting to learn, "Beginners' Mandarin Chinese" will help you to: communicate naturally in everyday situations; build your confidence with explanations and practice activities; understand and pronounce Mandarin; become familiar with the simplified Chinese writing systems;...