List $79.95

Eight 60-minute COMPACT DISCS + 416-PAGE TEXTBOOK

Equivalent to Two Full Years of College Level Study!

Publisher, Living Language - A Random House Company (August 2004)

Learn Mandarin Chinese at home or on the go with the most complete, up-to-date program available! Developed by the experts at Living Language, this deluxe course has everything you need to speak and understand Mandarin Chinese, with sections that will help you begin to read and write Chinese characters. Ultimate Mandarin Chinese combines conversation with grammar and culture in an easy-to-follow, enjoyable, and effective format.

"A really great package for those who don't have the money to spend two years in a foreign country!" --Juergen Kempff, Ph.D., Curriculum Director, University of California, Irvine

"I would not hesitate to use it as a primary text in any elementary or intermediate college-level class." --Professor Vincenzo Gatto, Ithaca College

"The lively format of Ultimate Mandarin Chinese provides a useful and easy to understand introduction to the basics of Mandarin Chinese. It presents a wide range of useful vocabulary, model phrases and short dialogues which will help the learner get started communicating in China." --Professor John Berninghausen, Middlebury College

COMPREHENSIVE LESSON MANUAL WITH REFERENCE SECTIONS

40 lessons:

* lively, authentic, up-to-date dialogues
* vocabulary, grammar, and usage
* cultural highlights
* business terms and etiquette

Reference sections:

* complete grammar summary with verb conjugations
* business and social letter writing
* Mandarin-English / English-Mandarin glossary

EIGHT 60-MINUTE CASSETTES

First, learn at home:

* immerse yourself in Mandarin Chinese - listen and repeat with the all-Mandarin Chinese recordings
* follow along with the manual, which includes English translations
* learn conversation, grammar, and culture

Then practice on the go:

* review and expand upon what you've learned
* an English-speaking instructor guides you through each lesson
* no reading required with these Mandarin Chinese/English recordings
* learn in the car, at the gym, anywhere