self-instruction

Learn Mandarin Chinese in just 15 minutes a day with this revolutionary language learning system, now with an accompanying free app that is available in the App Store and Google Play.Practicing your language skills is quick, easy, and fun with 15-Minute Mandarin. There's no homework. Instead, use the visual guide and the free app to test yourself as you learn. Perfect your pronunciation by listening to native speakers, and learn from real-life examples that cover every holiday and business situation. Each full-color course book has themed chapters and common everyday scenarios, a menu guide, and translation dictionaries.Whether you're just starting to learn Mandarin Chinese or you want to brush up, there's no easier way to learn.

An introductory guide to the German language that covers basic grammar, small talk, and words and phrases related to food and dining, shopping, nightlife, the outdoors, the phone and mail, work and home, money, transportation, and traveling. Also provides information for planning trips and handling emergencies, and includes an audio CD containing dialogues from the book.