Word has it that we Yanks are linguistically challenged. Luckily, our English-speaking brethren across the Atlantic have devised this Berlitz-like primer to boost anyone's French, German, Italian, and Spanish speaking skills in no time flat. Whether you know very little or ascended to college-level language courses, each of these language courses is geared so you learn at your
own pace. For adventurous pupils, there are even Welsh, Gaelic, and Irish tutorials. Affable native speakers like German teacher
Andrea Hoffmann walk you through
conversation scenarios in which you meet people, get around Berlin, eat out, and go shopping, while Giovanna Vaccaro helps you master the Italian tongue with guided tours of
Venice. If all this is just too much choice for the monolingual mind, test the waters with an essential talking
phrase book in 34 languages.
# posted by SV @ 2/19/2004 06:05:00 AM