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"Presents a beginning language learning program designed to teach the listener Japanese in progressive steps." --

For anyone who wants to learn a new language without using a textbook.

"Learning the fundamental kanji characters used to write Japanese can be challenging, but this book is designed to speed up learning by presenting the 1,000 most common characters using a mnemonic approach. In a fun and accessible way to learn Japanese, each kanji is associated with memorable visual and verbal clues. For example, the Japanese character for person is superimposed over a sketch of a smiling man. The visual clue is a person standing...

The discs provide pronunciation coaching by native speakers, with simple words, sentences, and dialogues. The coursebook contains 40 lessons on practical, everyday topics; vocabulary, straightforward explanation, and plenty of examples; and supplemental sections on letters, e-mail, and the Internet. The German-English English-German dictionary contains more than 15,000 words, idioms, and expressions, with everyday examples of usage.

This is the complete beginning-level course for spoken Mandarin Chinese designed to have you speaking quickly and accurately! This series offers a complete introductory Chinese language course specifically designed for native English speakers. These books teach spoken and written Chinese separately, allowing you to focus on the area most important to you, and to learn the spoken and written forms of Chinese at different speeds depending on your available...