MANDARIN CHINESE LANGUAGE COURSES FOR KIDS
March 23, 2009 by la-admin · Leave a Comment
language advantage brings you the best and most innovative language courses for children to learn Mandarin Chinese. Get the Chinese language advantage for kids!
01 Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii My Chinese coach
Can’t get your kids off their DS? Well let them learn while they play! This Chinese language game, available on both the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii, teaches you Chinese in small chunks and then introduces tonnes of games to help you practice.
for more information and to buy, browse our Language Advantage Kids shop on amazon.co.uk>>
for more information and to buy, browse our Language Advantage Kids store on amazon.com>>
02 carry an electronic Mandarin Chinese dictionary translator
Fun and colourful, this handheld dictionary will give your kids the Chinese word they are looking for immediately. It will help build their vocabulary, especially when used on location in Chinese-speaking countries!
for more information and to buy a dictionary translator from Ectaco>>
03 get a Chinese-speaking Language Littles toy doll
These lovely little toy dolls will enchant your child, and will also help them learn a language while playing – these dolls speak Chinese as well as English! Each Language Little will recite between 25 and 30 phrases with the help of a sound chip in the dollâ??s tummy – including greetings, numbers, colours and days of the week. Language Littles toy dolls are not currently available on amazon.co.uk
for more information and to buy, browse our Language Advantage Kids store on amazon.com>>
04 Vocabulary Builder Learn Mandarin Chinese
A CD-ROM for children who are beginning in Chinese, with speech recognition, so that your kids can record their voices and then play them back in a cinema show! Great fun and packed full of games. Over 100 words including colours, numbers, actions and simple sentences. For ages from 4 to 12 – but popular with adults too!
for more information and to buy from our Language Advantage Kids shop on amazon.co.uk>>
for more information and to buy from our Language Advantage Kids store on amazon.com>>
Other ways to learn Chinese for kids:
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Celebrate Chinese New Year 2009!
January 25, 2009 by la-admin · Leave a Comment
26th January 2009 is the start of the Chinese New Year. This year is the Year of the Ox and the beginning of the Chinese year 4707. Start afresh and learn to speak one of the most important languages in the world – Mandarin Chinese. We introduce our top 5 ways to learn Mandarin, featuring some of the best and most innovative language providers in the world. Read more
PIMSLEUR QUICK & SIMPLE MANDARIN CHINESE REVIEW
December 4, 2008 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
An independent language course review by Lisa Zealey
Being used to studying Latin languages which all have a similar structure, learning Chinese Mandarin was something completely new to me. I had often been keen on trying Chinese, Japanese or something totally different but always thought it would be really difficult to pick up for a total beginner and never even tried.
The Pimsleur method is very well structured and it gave me a real buzz to say simple phrases in Mandarin which would be of use to me if I was in China. Pimsleur is a totally audio method of language teaching, which means no books, pens or paper, similar to the way Michel Thomas teaches. This method seems to be getting increasingly popular as a modern and more ‘to the point’ way of language learning. Having tried a couple of Michel Thomas courses for other languages I was familiar with this kind of technique. The main difference between the Pimsleur and the Michel Thomas way of teaching is that Pimsleur uses real native speakers on the cassettes (I presume for all languages in the series – not just Mandarin). With Michel Thomas it is always him who does the speaking in the language.
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 It gave me a real buzz to say simple phrases in Mandarin which would be of use to me if I was in China.  |
So Pimsleur has real Chinese speakers, which I think works well, especially with a language like Mandarin where intonation is so important to meaning. He uses a Chinese man and woman throughout to illustrate examples and it is nice to hear each gender speak rather than just one.
There are 4 cassettes in the first pack that I used, so 8 cassette sides to work through. The key to absorbing it is being totally focussed and not thinking about anything else at all. While listening to it (in a relaxing bath!) for the first time I thought the whole thing was going to be too fast and that I would just have to keep rewinding it again and again. I realised though that the cassettes are made without this intention – you should just press play and let it run. By doing this I also realised that he is always going back to things you have learned before, introducing something new, and then going back again to what was learned at the beginning so slowly, it all starts to fall into place and you start to create sentences of your own which shows you are really getting somewhere.
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It all starts to fall into place and you start to create sentences of your own which shows you are really getting somewhere. |
I liked the way that there was a fluent conversation between two Chinese people at the beginning of each cassette. When you first listen to it you think ‘Oh my God – that’s impossible’, but by the end of the cassette you can do it! Listen to it again and you realise it was not impossible at all! It is really confidence boosting!
The listener has to make his own ‘word associations’ in order to recall vocabulary although some help is given by Pimsleur by translating things literally into English. It may be a little difficult for someone who has never learned even a European language before, but still, with perseverance, it is worth a try. It is a case of relating a totally new sound to an English meaning and once you can create that link in your mind, with practise, you shouldn’t forget it.
I found a few negative points to this course, one being that it is written for Americans. I now know perfectly well how to tell a Chinese person that I am American but don’t have a clue how to tell them that I am English! This, of course, will have to be adapted if these products are to be marketed in the UK. I found the second cassette a little harder to absorb and listened to it two or three times before moving on. Maybe an American might be able to tell me why it is important, but I could not understand the reason for Pimsleur revising how to say ‘College Road’ and ‘Long Piece Street’. This is another thing I can now say pretty well but cannot see it ever being useful.
Besides that though, once I had got past this stage I started to regain interest and was learning how to ask where things are, say I want to go to the restaurant, drink tea/beer, eat, ask when, what, with whom and lots of other interesting and useful expressions.
I think the most difficult part is probably the totally new vocabulary and sounds and the fact that intonation makes such a difference to a Chinese ear. The underlying grammar is not too confusing and I can think of European languages I have studied, such as German, when I have found word order more difficult.
In some ways Mandarin can be easier – really! I was delighted to find only one word for ‘to be’ in every person, singular and plural. However, expressing positive and negative can be more complicated to get your head around -with no obvious words for yes and no. But once you understand that you have to repeat the verb to do this, it becomes logical.
Each topic is only loosely touched on because it is a fairly difficult language to master and Pimsleur just tries to teach the get by basics in this first Quick and Simple series.
Once you have finished the course you will still feel like your Mandarin is fairly limited – it will be – but you have also come a very long way since the beginning, from not knowing anything to ‘getting by’ (just about!) Four cassettes is only the start and there are follow-on courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners, if you are still feeling really keen when you reach the end!
I definitely enjoyed this course as a whole and will certainly consider following it up. I will stick to audio for now though – learning to write it could be an even bigger challenge!
to buy Pimsleur Quick & Simple Mandarin Chinese [USA]>>
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CHINESE LANGUAGE MOVIES
November 20, 2008 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
Take a look at our selection of Chinese language films, read our film reviews and let the movies motivate you to get the Chinese language advantage.
We’ve picked out a selection of our top Chinese foreign language movies (Mandarin and Cantonese). It’ll help you to get more familiar with the Chinese language and is a great way to appreciate the culture from various Chinese-speaking countries.
Chinese Language Films and Movies
++check format, age classification and language combination is appropriate before you buy!++
| film title | year | buy from amazon.com | buy from amazon.co.uk | |
| The Forbidden Kingdom | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Curse of the Golden Flower | (2007) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD | |
| Fearless | (2006) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Kung Fu Hustle | (2005) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| 2046 (Cantonese) | (2005) | DVD | DVD | |
| Hero | (2004) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| House of the Flying Daggers | (2004) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Warriors of Heaven and Earth | (2003) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD | |
| Balzac and the little Chinese Seamstress | (2003) | DVD | DVD | |
| Zhou Yu’s Train | (2002) | DVD | DVD | |
| Shaolin Soccer (Cantonese) | (2001) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Beijing Bicycle | (2001) | DVD | DVD | |
| The Emperor and the Assassin | (2000) | DVD | DVD | |
| In the mood for love | (2000) | DVD | DVD | |
| The Road Home | (2000) | DVD | DVD | |
| Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon | (2000) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| In the Mood for Love | (2000) | DVD | DVD Special DVD | |
| Eat Drink Man Woman | (1995) | DVD | VHS only | |
| Chungking Express | (1994) | VHS only Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| Farewell my Concubine | (1993) | DVD | VHS only | |
| The Last Emperor | (1987) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray | |
| More Chinese language films on DVD from amazon.com | More Chinese language films on DVD from amazon.co.uk |
Read our Chinese language film and movie reviews>>
INDEPENDENT LANGUAGE COURSE REVIEWS
November 13, 2008 by la-admin · Leave a Comment
This is where we tell you what we really think about the language and culture courses on language advantage!
We have reviewed the best and most innovative language courses on language advantage. And we invite you to do the same. So now you’ll know what you’re really buying – from independent people that have actually done the language courses … and love learning languages! If you would like to send in a review, or find out more about any of the courses we feature on language advantage, contact us now!
don Quijote spanish course in Córdoba, Argentina
An independent language advantage course review by Liz Harris
I arrived in Argentina in January 2011 and spent five weeks travelling before I embarked on my program to learn Spanish at a don Quijote partner language school in Córdoba, Argentina. don Quijote has been dedicated to teaching the Spanish language to students since 1986. Their goal is that students return home with a wider world view after having learned and experienced a new language and culture.. …>>
Read Liz’s review of don Quijote spanish course in Córdoba, Argentina now>>
Think Spanish online audio language magazine
An independent language advantage course review by Rosemarie Goonewardene – Indiana, USA
I became interested in learning Spanish when I wanted to visit friends in Mexico. My first attempt was a Spanish beginner’s class covering a few topics related to travel. Some time later, I took a couple of traditional Spanish classes, but the main emphasis was on grammar and there wasn’t much conversation practice. I looked at various Spanish language text books and found many of them confusing, although I did find listening to the accompanying tapes helpful.
Read Rosemarie’s review of Think Spanish online audio language magazine now>>
Think Italian online audio language magazine
An independent language advantage course review by Andrea Lainé
The recently launched Think Italian online audio language magazine by Think Language, follows the success of both the Think French and Think Spanish online audio language magazines. Think Italian is more than a simple Italian language course – as with the Think Spanish and Think French online audio language magazines, it is designed to help you to learn Italian while teaching you about the life and culture in Italy. It is a current and engaging approach to learning Italian for intermediate and advanced learners.
Read Andrea’s review of Think Italian online audio language magazine now>>
Think French online audio language magazine
An independent language advantage course review by Andrea Lainé
The Think French online audio language magazine is more than a simple French language course – it is designed to help you to learn French while teaching you about life and culture in French-speaking countries. It is a much more current and engaging approach to learning French for intermediate and advanced learners, and even beginners. …>>
Read Andrea’s review of Think French online audio language magazine now>>
Other independent language course reviews:
BBC Buongiorno Italia>>
BBC Get Into Spanish>>
BBC Hindi Urdu Bol Chaal>>
BBC Quickstart Spanish>>
BBC Steps on-line>>
BBC Suenos World Spanish 1>>
BBC Suenos World Spanish 2>>
BBC Talk Portuguese on-line>>
Don Quijote Spanish course in Córdoba, Argentina >>
Don Quijote Spanish course in Salamanca, Spain >>
Earworms Rapid French Volume 1>>
Earworms Rapid French Volume 2>>
Michel Thomas French 2-hour Course>>
Michel Thomas German 8-hour course>>
Michel Thomas Italian Language Builder>>
Michel Thomas Spanish Language Builder>>
Michel Thomas Advanced Spanish>>
Pimsleur Quick & Simple Mandarin Chinese>>
Teach Yourself Instant German>>
Teach Yourself Instant Greek>>
Teach Yourself Instant Italian>>
Teach Yourself Italian Grammar and Italian Verbs>>
Teach Yourself Japanese Conversation>>
Teach Yourself One-day Greek>>
Think French online audio language magazine by Andrea Lainé>>
Think Italian online audio language magazine by Andrea Lainé>>
Think Spanish online audio language magazine by Andrea Lainé>>
Think Spanish online audio language magazine by Rosemarie Goonewardene now>>
LEARN BUSINESS MANDARIN CHINESE
November 11, 2008 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
language advantage brings you with the best and most innovative language courses in Business Mandarin Chinese. Get the Mandarin Chinese language advantage for your business and claim your competitive advantage!
01 Teach Yourself Business Mandarin Chinese
The most up-to-date business Mandarin Chinese language course in the world. Learn with realistic business situations and business articles on an audio CD, and follow along in the accompanying booklet which contains the transcripts and a glossary. You can even download it to your iPod or your MP3 player. Also learn about the French business culture around the world in the Teach Yourself Business Mandarin Chinese Culture Book. It is written by Sarah Carroll, founder of www.languageadvantage.com.
for more information and to buy Teach Yourself Business Mandarin Chinese, browse our Language Advantage Business shop on amazon.co.uk>>
for more information and to buy Teach Yourself Business Mandarin Chinese, browse our Language Advantage Business store on amazon.com>>
02 Eurotalk Business Mandarin Chinese CD-ROM
This language course for Business Mandarin Chinese is on CD-ROM software for both Windows and Mac. Topics covered include business meetings, trading, IT, advertising, negotations and banking. Perfect to take on your business trip with you and to improve your language skills as you travel.
for more information and to buy Eurotalk Business Mandarin Chinese, browse our Language Advantage Business shop on amazon.co.uk>>
for more information and to buy Eurotalk Business Mandarin Chinese, browse our Language Advantage Business store on amazon.com>>
03 Mandarin Chinese Business Dictionary
When preparing a sales pitch or product presentation, you need to be sure that you have the technical language correct. Invest in a business dictionary to make sure your language skills are in the best possible condition!
for more information and to buy a Mandarin Chinese Business Dictionary, browse our Language Advantage Business shop on amazon.co.uk>>
for more information and to buy a Mandarin Chinese Business Dictionary, browse our Language Advantage Business store on amazon.com>
04 Electronic Mandarin Chinese Dictionary and Mandarin Chinese Translator
It is impossible to carry a heavy Mandarin Chinese dictionary with you when you are travelling on business, so why not take a handheld electronic Mandarin Chinese dictionary or translator with you. For those of you that love gadgets, get a speaking Mandarin Chinese dictionary and translator, which is very cool as well as very useful. It will be a great talking point in your meetings!
for more information and to buy Electronic Mandarin Chinese Dictionaries & Translators, browse Ectaco [UK]>>
for more information and to buy Electronic Mandarin Chinese Dictionaries & Translators, browse Ectaco [USA]>>
05 Business Mandarin Chinese Course Abroad
The best way to learn a language is to study in the country where the language is spoken. Travel to Beijing or Shanghai to learn Business Mandarin Chinese – and even get some work experience in a Mandarin Chinese-speaking company.
for more information about Business Mandarin Chinese Language Courses Abroad>>
browse more Business Mandarin Chinese language courses on amazon.co.uk>>
browse more Business Mandarin Chinese language courses on amazon.com>>
IPOD & MP3 LANGUAGE COURSES
November 11, 2008 by la-admin · Leave a Comment
language advantage brings you our top language courses to help you learn to speak a language on your ipod or MP3 player.
Our recommended language courses can be downloaded to your ipod and your mp3 player or even to your mobile phone, PDA or satellite navigation system.
01 Earworms Rapid Languages
languages: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
for more information, reviews and to view the full range of Earworms Rapid Language courses>>
02 Michel Thomas Method>>
languages: Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
for more information, reviews and to view the full range of Michel Thomas Method Language courses>>
03 Teach Yourself Conversation
languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, WelshLearn a language on your iPod ® on audible.co.uk>>
04 Collins 40-minute
languages: Arabic, Cantonese Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Thai, Turkish, VietnameseLearn a language on your iPod ® on audible.co.uk>>
05 Teach Yourself One-Day
languages: French, German, Greek, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, TurkishLearn a language on your iPod ® on audible.co.uk>>
06 Teach Yourself Phone
languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish
07 BBC Quickstart
languages: Arabic, French, German, Greek, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish
08 In-flight: Learn Before You Land
Learn a language on your iPod ® on audible.co.uk>>
09 Learn in Your Car
10 The Complete Idiot’s Guide
EUROTALK LANGUAGE CD-ROMS
November 11, 2008 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
language advantage brings you our top courses from Eurotalk, one of the world’s leaders in language learning software.
There is ground-breaking software at beginners, intermediate and advanced level in well over 100 languages (and growing), both on CD-ROM and DVD-ROM (the only language learning DVD-ROMs in the world!), as well as downloads, plus a new business language course.
for more information on the full range of Eurotalk language courses and to buy direct from Eurotalk>>
Feature Product!
01 Premium Set – Five Programs In One!
level: beginner, beginner+, intermediate
languages: Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Berber (Tamazight), Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Cantonese Chinese, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (American), English, Finnish, Flemish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Spanish, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Maltese, Mandarin Chinese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Welsh, Xhosa, Zulu
media: DVD-ROM
platform: pc, Mac
The Premium Set includes five of the Eurotalk language courses in one! It comprises the Talk Now, Talk More, World Talk, Vocabulary Builder and Talk the Talk courses on one DVD-ROM. This is an invaluable course for absolute beginners right through to intermediate learners. You will learn vocabulary progressing to full sentences in no time. You will also improve on your speaking skills and compare yourself to native speakers. This way you can hone your accent skills too! There is an amazing range of languages – perhaps the widest ever available – well over 100!
for more information on the full range of Eurotalk language courses and to buy direct from Eurotalk on eurotalk.com>>
02 Talk Now! Essential Words and Phrases for Absolute Beginners
level: beginner
languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Alsatian, Amharic, Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian), Armenian, Assamese, Aymara, Azeri, Basque, Bengali, Berber (Tamazight), Brazilian Portuguese, Breton, Bulgarian, Burmese, Canadian English, Canadian French, Cantonese Chinese, Catalan, Chichewa, Chuvash, Cornish, Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, English (American), English, Esperanto, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, Flemish, French, Frisian, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Greenlandic, Gujurati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jèrriais, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Kinyarwanda (Rwanda), Kirghiz, Klingon, Korean, Kurdish, Latin, Latin American Spanish, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Luganda, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Mandarin Chinese, Manx, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Navajo, Nepali, Norwegian, Occitan, Papiamento, Pashto, Persian, Pidgin (Papua New Guinea), Polish, Portuguese, Provençal, Punjabi, Quechua, Romanian, Romansh, Russian, Saami, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Sesotho (Southern), Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tswana, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu
media: cd-rom
platform: pc, Mac – you can also uploads words onto your iPod
Talk Now! is the world’s bestselling language learning CD-ROM series for beginners, used by more than eight million people to date. It’s ideal for travellers, holiday makers, business people, school children, students and families. This is great as an introduction to a new language for an absolute beginner and leaves you with the basic vocabulary to get by and the first building blocks of your new language. You can have fun learning through playing games and even record your voice to compare yourself to native speakers. There is an amazing range of languages – perhaps the widest ever available – well over 100!
for more information on the full range of Eurotalk language courses and to buy direct from Eurotalk on eurotalk.com>>
for more information and to buy Talk Now! CD-ROM language software, browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk shop on amazon.co.uk>>
for more information and to buy Talk Now! CD-ROM language software, browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk store on amazon.com>>
03 Talk More!
level: beginner +
languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Assamese, Basque, Bengali, Berber (Tamazight), Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Cantonese Chinese, Catalan, Chichewa, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, English, English (American), Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Greenlandic, Gujurati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Latin American Spanish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Manx, Maori, Mandarin Chinese, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian, Papiamento, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Quechua, Romanian, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Sesotho (Southern), Shona, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tswana, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu
media: cd-rom
platform: pc, Mac
Talk More! is the next step up from our best-selling Talk Now! range for lower intermediate learners. Increase your basic knowledge and prepare yourself for World Talk, our intermediate level. With Talk More! you can learn a new language the EuroTalk way using over an hour of broadcast quality video and the latest interactive techniques. Ideal for travellers, holiday makers, business people, students and families.
for more information on the full range of Eurotalk language courses and to buy direct from Eurotalk on eurotalk.com>>
for more information and to buy Talk More! CD-ROM language software, browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk shop on amazon.co.uk>>
for more information and to buy Talk More! CD-ROM language software, browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk store on amazon.com>>
04 World Talk
level: intermediate
languages: Afrikaans, Arabic (Egyptian), Berber (Tamazight), Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Cantonese Chinese, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English (American), Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Spanish, Luxembourgish, Maltese, Mandarin Chinese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Welsh, Xhosa, Zulu
media: cd-rom
platform: pc, Mac
If you’ve mastered the basics in a language and still want to improve your language skills while having fun, then World Talk is the CD-ROM for you. World Talk takes you from intermediate level onwards if you have already built up some confidence listening to and speaking the language. The interactive games and quizzes will help to further develop fluency and understanding of the language.
for more information on the full range of Eurotalk language courses and to buy direct from Eurotalk on eurotalk.com>>
for more information and to buy World Talk CD-ROM language software, browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk shop on amazon.co.uk>>
for more information and to buy World Talk CD-ROM language software, browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk store on amazon.com>>
05 Movie Talk
level: advanced
languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
media: dvd-rom
platform: pc, mac
You can take part in a hugely popular film and learn a foreign language as it’s really spoken. You can become the starring part of the movie, talking in your target language! These are the only language learning DVD-ROMs in the world!
Movie Talk English – Inspector Morse
Movie Talk French – Au Coeur de la Loi
Movie Talk German – Ein Fall Fur Zwei
Movie Talk Italian – Mio Padre e Innocente
Movie Talk Spanish – Querido Maestro
for more information on the full range of Eurotalk language courses and to buy direct from Eurotalk on eurotalk.com>>
for more information and to buy Movie Talk DVD-ROM language software, browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk shop on amazon.co.uk>>
06 Vocabulary Builder
level: children 4 to 12 years
languages: Africaans, Albanian, Alsatian, Arabic (Egyptian), Armenian, Azeri, Berber (Tamazight), Brazilian Portuguese, Breton, Bulgarian, Burmese, Canadian English, Canadian French, Cantonese Chinese, Catalan, Chichewa, Chuvash, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, English, English (American), Esperanto, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, Flemish, French, Frisian, Galician, German, Greek, Greenlandic, Gujurati, Haitian Creole, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jèrriais, Kazakh, Khmer, Kurdish, Latin, Latin American Spanish, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Manx, Mandarin Chinese, Manx, Maori, Navajo, Nepali, Norwegian, Occitan, Papiamento, Pashto, Persian, Pidgin (Papua New Guinea), Polish, Portuguese, Provençal, Quechua, Romanian, Romansh, Russian, Saami, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Shona, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Tamazight, Thai, Tswana, Turkish, Welsh, Xhosa, Zulu
media: cd-rom
platform: pc, Mac
Your kids can learn the basics of a new language in a fun way on the computer. They learn through cartoons and there is even a voice recognition function that records the children saying the words in their new language and plays it back in a show! Adults love Vocabulary Builder too.
for more information on the full range of Eurotalk language courses and to buy direct from Eurotalk on eurotalk.com>>
for more information and to buy Vocabulary CD-ROM language software, browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk shop on amazon.co.uk>>
for more information and to buy Vocabulary CD-ROM language software, browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk store on amazon.com>>
more on Language Advantage Kids>>
07 Talk Business
level: beginner+, intermediate
languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Basque, Bengali, Berber (Tamazight), Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Cantonese Chinese, Catalan, Chichewa, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, English, English (American), Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, French, Galician, German, Greenlandic, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Malay, Manx, Maori, Mandarin Chinese, Norwegian, Papiamento, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Shona, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu
media: cd-rom
platform: pc, mac
If you want to succeed in business abroad, then Talk Business is for you. Aimed at people who already know the basics, it gives the specialised language you need for doing business abroad. Must-know language ranges from basics like ‘what is your website address?’ to more advanced discussion of exchange rates, product guarantees and marketing budgets.
for more information on the full range of Eurotalk language courses and to buy direct from Eurotalk on eurotalk.com>>
for more information and to buy Talk Business CD-ROM language software, browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk shop on amazon.co.uk>>
for more information and to buy Talk Business CD-ROM language software, browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk store on amazon.com>>
more on Language Courses for Business>>
Browse our Language Advantage Eurotalk shop on amazon.co.uk>>
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MICHEL THOMAS LANGUAGE COURSES
November 10, 2008 by la-admin · Leave a Comment
language advantage brings you our top language courses from Michel Thomas, the famous language teacher to the stars!
Enjoy learning the French, German, Italian, Spanish languages and eight other languages in a totally revolutionary way. Just relax, listen and learn. No notes and no exercises from this totally audio language course. And, using the Michel Thomas Method language courses, you really do make so much progress.
The Michel Thomas Method language courses currently available are:
| Visiting from the USA & the Americas? For more information and to buy: |
Visiting from the UK & Europe? For more information and to buy: |
| Michel Thomas Arabic>> | Michel Thomas Arabic>> |
| Michel Thomas Dutch>> | Michel Thomas Dutch>> |
| Michel Thomas French>> | Michel Thomas French>> |
| Michel Thomas German>> | Michel Thomas German>> |
| Michel Thomas Greek>> | Michel Thomas Greek>> |
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Michel Thomas Method language courses:
01 Michel Thomas Method START
level: beginner – this 1 hour course replaces the Introduction course from previous ranges
languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian
method: audio cd/mp3
Learn 50 essential words and how to put them together to make yourself understood. This 1-hour introduction to the Michel Thomas method will have you speaking real language straight away. There are no books, no pens and no memorizing – just listen, connect and speak.
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02 Michel Thomas Method TOTAL
level: beginner - this 12 hour course replaces the Foundation Course, Vocabulary Builder and Foundation Review from previous ranges
languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian
method: audio cd, visual review course and interactive exercises for PC or Mac
This method works with your brain, helping you to build up your language in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself. You learn through listening and speaking without the pressure of writing or memorizing. You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably.
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03 Michel Thomas Method PERFECT
level: intermediate/advanced - this 9 hour course replaces the Advanced course, Vocabulary Builder and Advanced Review from previous ranges
languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian
method: audio cd, visual review course and interactive exercises for PC or Mac
Michel Thomas Method Perfect includes up to 6 hours of audio on CD. Not all languages are available as yet but can be pre-ordered.
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04 Michel Thomas Method MASTERCLASS
level: intermediate/advanced - this 2 hour course replaces the Language Builder from previous ranges
languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish
method: audio cd/mp3
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Previous editions of Michel Thomas language courses:
05 Michel Thomas Introduction 2-hour course
level: beginner (note: short course is first 2 hours of 8 hour course)
languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish
new languages: Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian
method: audio cd
This is the first two hours of the eight-hour Foundation Course. You will join the teachers and students in a live lesson and within the first hour you will be able to construct simple phrases. You will learn the language with the students, hearing both their successes and their mistakes to keep you
motivated and involved throughout the course.
read our Michel Thomas French review!
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06 Michel Thomas Method Foundation 8-hour course
level: beginner
languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish
new languages: Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian
method: audio cd
An eight-hour, 100% audio method for learning a language. Join your teachers and students in a live lesson and within the first hour you will be able to construct simple phrases. You will learn the language with the students, hearing both their successes and their mistakes to keep you motivated and
involved throughout the course. By the end, you will have the confidence to understand and speak the language.
read our Michel Thomas German review!
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07 Michel Thomas Advanced 5-hour course
level: advanced
languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish
new languages: Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Russian
method: audio cd
The advanced courses are the follow-on to Michel Thomas’ highly acclaimed 8-hour course. With his unique method, perfected over a lifetime’s teaching, Michel will take you on to the next level so you are speaking advanced French, German, Italian or Spanish easily and fluently. Join Michel and two students in a live classroom situation and build your knowledge at an astonishing rate. With no pens, no paper, no homework and no memorising, you will be able to speak with confidence – even if you’ve never succeeded in learning a language before. Now you can learn Arabic, Mandarin Chinese and Russian with the Michel Thomas method, in a fraction of the time needed for any other course.
read our Michel Thomas advanced Spanish review!
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08 Michel Thomas Method Vocabulary Course
level: intermediate
languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish
method: audio cd
Building and expanding on the language structures taught in the Foundation and Advanced Courses, these new Vocabulary Courses give you all you need to enjoy travelling whether for business or pleasure.
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09 Michel Thomas Language Builder
level: intermediate
languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish
method: audio cd
Whether you want to build on the language you have learned in the Michel Thomas 8-hour course or refresh rusty French, German, Italian or Spanish for a holiday or business trip, Michel will quickly boost your confidence to speak everyday language, using his unique that he has developed over fifty years of teaching. The 2-hour French, German, Italian or Spanish language builder will increase your word power and give you confidence in your pronunciation. An accompanying booklet lists the crucial words, phrases and sentences so you can improve your spelling, reading and writing in German.
read our Michel Thomas Italian language builder review!
read our Michel Thomas Spanish language builder review!
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more Michel Thomas language courses and books
for more information and to buy Michel Thomas gift pack special edition on amazon.co.uk>>
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for more information and to buy Test of Courage (the biography of Michel Thomas) on amazon.co.uk>>
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for more information and to buy Michel Thomas: The Learning Revolution (about the Michel Thomas Method) on amazon.co.uk>>
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LEARN TO SPEAK MANDARIN CHINESE
November 4, 2008 by la-admin · Leave a Comment
Mandarin Chinese spoken in China, Taiwan and Singapore and by over 1 billion people. Get the Mandarin Chinese language advantage!
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Here are our top Mandarin Chinese language courses to help you to learn to speak Mandarin Chinese:
01 Michel Thomas Mandarin Chinese
02 BBC Active Mandarin Chinese
04 Rosetta Stone Mandarin Chinese
05 Teach Yourself Mandarin Chinese
06 Learn Mandarin Chinese on your iPod or MP3 player
07 Mandarin Chinese language courses abroad
Other ways to learn to speak the Mandarin Chinese language:
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