Beyond the Basics: German (Book and CD Set): Includes Coursebook, 4 Audio CDs, and Learner's Dictionary (Complete Basic Courses)

Our best-selling language series just went Beyond the Basics!Now there’s a fantastic new way for language learners to take their studies to the next level and go Beyond the Basics! Ideal for people who already have some introductory knowledge, the brand-new Beyond the Basics courses take students further in key areas, including vocabulary, grammar, culture, and natural-sounding conversational skills. Each course includes twenty lessons that feature more challenging dialogues as well as numerous examples, explanations, and practice exercises.Best of all, the packages are as compact and portable as ever! Each program comes complete with a coursebook, handy learner’s bilingual dictionary, and four hours of recordings on four CDs.Available in Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Inglés/English for native Spanish speakers!

Tiberius said A book from the pre-wordprocessor era. The general evaluation of the book:A good self-study material for those who have already had a course covering the basics. Or for those who are so-called false starters.However, from book editing viewpoint, the book is a nightmare:1. No active page headings, on the top of each page you have only the title of the book, which makes it a little difficult to locate somethin. Jim Kane said Useful and affordable. This new series is perfect for anyone who has been "dabbling" in a language and is interested in "finding their voice" so to speak. There are Useful and affordable Jim Kane This new series is perfect for anyone who has been "dabbling" in a language and is interested in "finding their voice" so to speak. There are 4 cds with 5 scripted dialogues on each. First you just listen, than it is repeated with time beween each phrase for you to repeat. Each lesson is followed by "Grammer and Usage" where you repeat more sentences. Nowhere but in the. cds with 5 scripted dialogues on each. First you just listen, than it is repeated with time beween each phrase for you to repeat. Each lesson is followed by "Grammer and Usage" where you repeat more sentences. Nowhere but in the. Review Anne Martin If you are learning German this is not bad and reasonably useful. I have used a lot of different learn German programs and they all have their good points. This one is as good as any.