Chinese

Not an 'intro' but a real learning experience. A powerful yet easy way to learn a foreign language--anywhere! No textbooks or cumbersome manuals, just load, play and learn. A Proven Way to Learn Self-paced and interactive. Learn words and phrases first, then build these into sentences and clear conversation. Simple, Yet Effective! Millions have used "Learn in Your Car" for their basic travel needs of arranging hotels, ordering meals, changing money, as well as having the confidence to communicate with foreign language speakers at home and abroad. Set of 9 Audio CD discs. Nine hours of lessons! Chinese language course.

Vocabulary Builder is designed to meet the requirements of children aged 5-12 years old (and it's also great fun for adults!). It combines pictures, text and sound to make an interactive vocabulary building system which parents and teachers can use to help on basic language teaching. Children can use this disc to learn words, play vocabulary games and record their own words and sentences. Although aimed at children, Vocabulary Builder has also proved popular with adults trying to score their own gold award! The demand for further languages based on this highly successful title was something that could not be ignored and additional help by an an animated tiger who now speaks over 40 languages has proved even more popular. The beautiful illustrations will improve your whole family's language skills with words and phrases such as "the gorilla is in the car", "the duck is under the desk" and "the frog is on the lily pad". Play interactive games like Find The Card, Match The Pairs, and Beat The Clock; learn vocabulary with an interactive film strip in such categories as Common Vocabulary (A, B and C), Colors, Plurals, Professions, Actions, Positions, and Places; or record your voice and match it against the native speakers! All the while your child's progress can be tracked, and a printable version of it can be shared with teachers and parents. And if help is needed, just click on the talking tiger and he'll explain how everything works, all in the native language of the user! This product is fun and innovative, and will keep both the younger and older learner's attention for hours. Customer's review: This is a very simple and easy to use Mandarin learning software with a lot of graphics and sounds. I would recommend it for beginner students of Mandarin. It would give you a basic vocabulary in no time.

World Talk is the perfect follow-up to Talk Now! As well as having new activities, there is also dictation, worksheets and a brand new recording section. Topics covered include: the calendar, sentence building, asking directions, the weather and numbers. The interactive TV Quiz is a definite hit, where the resident champion may turn out to be more intelligent than he looks. You can also compete in a one-to-one match with a friend! Chinese language course.

Hippocrene Books. 175 pages. This introduction to Mandarin Chinese is designed for those with little or no prior experience in the language. The 10 lessons use dialogues to teach the basics of grammar, vocabulary, and the written language. Exercises reinforce the material covered in the dialogues, and each lesson ends with a "Cultural Insights" section that offers a deeper view into the Chinese people and their daily life. Upon completion of the course, the student will have learned 90 basic sentence patterns, 300 written characters, and numerous communicative skills. This popular instruction guide now comes with 2 audio CDs that cover each lesson and offer an extensive introduction to the Pinyin dialect.

Audio Pack and Book. McGraw-Hill Books. 336 pages. Size 5"x7?". Includes two 60-minute audio cassette tapes. This complete course is based on the very latest instruction and learning methods and is designed to be both enjoyable and user-friendly. Prepared by experts in the language, this course begins with the basics and gradually elevates the student to a level of smooth and confident communication. Includes up-to-date interactive dialogues; graded units of cultural notes, grammar, and exercises; practical vocabulary; step-by-step guides to pronunciation; irregular verb tables; and plenty of practice exercises. This is another excellent beginner language course and includes all the fundamentals of the language. This is a great way to learn and speak Chinese. Chinese language course.

Includes two audio CD discs (approximately 100 minutes) and a verbatim phrase book. You can learn anytime, anywhere...in your car...while exercising...whenever! Easy to use. First the English phrase is spoken on the tape; then the target language phrase is spoken twice for maximum learning; followed by a pause for student response. Includes basic conversational phrases such as: greetings, personal needs, transportation, business, health and emergency terms, and more. Features native voices with authentic pronunciation; phrases in both English and the target language, with target phrases spoken twice for maximum learning; basic grammar section, pronunciation hints, updated social customs, vocabulary index, phonetic pronunciation, and foreign scripts. The phrase book can be used separately as a handy, pocket-size reference guide, or used with the tape. Recommended for beginners, business travellers, vacationers, or as a refresher course. Chinese language course.

Bess Press. 96 pages. Illustrations. The book features 200-400 illustrated introductory vocabulary words, a pronunciation guide, and glossaries. The categories which include family, home, school, the body, clothing, food, opposites, numbers, nature, and time, accurately portray the Chinese culture as well as teach basic vocabulary. An audio CD recorded by a native speaker is included. Recommended for ages 4-8, but adults will also find it invaluable as a first language primer. Captioned in Mandarin Chinese written characters, pinyin transliteration, and English

Includes 30 instruction units of 30 minutes each on 16 audio CD discs. Review by customer: "This was a very solid method of learning that focuses heavily on speaking and conversation. Learning characters at the same time as the speaking language can be very intimidating and most professors would agree that there should be a substantial amount of lag between the spoken and written Chinese. The Pimsleur method does not offer character knowledge, but it does allow a student to grasp the tones and sounds which are so vital to the language. I would suggest to anyone who is listening to the audio CDs to begin with the CDs and then, only when comfortable with pronunciation and tones, to go pick up some character and vocabulary texts. This was definitely money well spent because it really was a great way to begin my intensive Mandarin Chinese course."

Includes 30 instruction units of 30 minutes each on 16 audio CD discs.

Includes 30 instruction units of 30 minutes each on 16 audio CD discs.

FSI (Foreign Service Institute). Includes 9 audio CD discs ( = 8? hours). The focus of this course is on understanding in practical situations, and teaches Mandarin Chinese, the official dialect of the People's Republic of China. The material is organized into modules that deal with concrete situations or language topics; you select the modules that you want to study in the order that you prefer. Each Core module consists of tapes, a student textbook, and a workbook, and has from four to eight units. It is recommended that at least Modules 1 and 2 (Orientation, Biographic Information), a third module of your choice, and the Resource Module be studied to achieve basic proficiency in the language.

FSI (Foreign Service Institute). Includes 22 audio cassette tapes ( = 21? hours), plus a textbook and a student workbook. This is a continuation of the FSI Standard Course, as described above.

Hippocrene Books. 240 pages. Functioning as both a traditional dictionary and a study guide, this list of the 500 most used words (characters) of Mandarin Chinese offers the English-speaking student of Chinese an essential source of vocabulary and a detailed reference to the world's most widely-spoken language. Presented in order of frequency, each entry includes the Chinese character with pinyin transcription (Romanization), meaning, explanations of usage with examples, and a selection of words and expressions that have the entry word as the first element. Two indices also list the 500 words according to frequency and alphabetical order. Foreign language teachers and students will find this dictionary to be an invaluable supplement to a course or textbook at all levels of study.

Hippocrene Books. 837 pages. Size 4"x6". Paperback. Includes nearly 10,000 entries. Shows Chinese Mandarin Romanization and pronunciation, along with Chinese characters. Designed for English speakers studying Chinese, this dictionary contains also commonly used phrases and expressions. Each entry consists of the appropriate Chinese characters followed by Pinyin, Chinese phonetic translation, to facilitate pronunciation, and special definitions and examples to convey to the user its proper connotation. Appendices of the world's countries and Chinese provinces.

We recommend Talk Now! for any language beginner who wants an entertaining self-study instruction course to learn basic phrases, colors, numbers, food, shopping, time, countries, etc. Talk Now! is designed for people who want to learn and speak a language quickly! It's fun, fast, and makes learning easy. If you don't have time to become fluent, but need the basics in a hurry, then Talk Now! is for you. Designed by language experts, Talk Now! includes great features like speak and repeat, interactive games, and digital recordings with both sexes of native speakers. And Talk Now! runs on both Macintosh and Windows computers. This is a fun way of instruction to learn and speak the Chinese language. Chinese language course. $_$_START_LIST ? Ideal for beginners and travelers ? Topics include: first words, phrases, food, shopping, numbers, time and more ? Interactive and fun ? Immediate responses to every choice you make ? Compare your pronunciation to that of native speakers, using the record button ? Test your knowledge with easy and hard quizzes, plus play a challenging memory game! ? Monitor your progress--keep a check on your total score, and print your own awards. ? On-screen help is available at all times in over ? Print your own picture dictionary for handy reference $_$_END_LIST

Audio CD Pack and Book. McGraw-Hill Books. 368 pages. Size 5"x7?". Includes two 60-minute audio CD discs. This complete course is based on the very latest instruction and learning methods and is designed to be both enjoyable and user-friendly. Prepared by experts in the language, this course begins with the basics and gradually elevates the student to a level of smooth and confident communication. Includes up-to-date interactive dialogues; graded units of cultural notes, grammar, and exercises; practical vocabulary; step-by-step guides to pronunciation; irregular verb tables; and plenty of practice exercises. This is another excellent beginner language course and includes all the fundamentals of the language. This is a great way to learn and speak Chinese. Chinese language course.

McGraw-Hill Books. 160 pages. Size 5"x7?". Learners are practically taken by the hand and instructed on the script of the Chinese language, which has a non-Roman alphabet. Includes 100 line drawings, self-testing activities and exercises, and uses examples taken from signs, menus, and other real-life situations.

Lonely Planet Publications

Berlitz Publishing. 192 pages. Size 4"x5?"

Audio Forum. Includes 7 audio CD discs ( = 5? hours), and a 165-page textbook. Mandarin, the official language of China, is spoken by approximately 800 million people. This classic course presents the basic structure patterns of colloquial Mandarin, using a vocabulary that would be heard in everyday Chinese conversations. Since the Yale Romanization is used throughout the text, you are not required to learn Chinese characters. Instead, attention is concentrated on new sounds, words, and language patterns. This is the same way Chinese children are taught the language__speaking first, and then writing later. The Speak Mandarin course is presented in 20 lessons, each containing a dialog, vocabulary, sentence patterns, notes, and a translation of the introductory dialog. This is our most thorough beginner's learn and speak instruction course.