Press Release - 5/28/2002

First Tagalog Course on CD
In keeping with the rigorous demands of language learners across the globe, Multilingual Books announces the publication of the first intensive course for learning Tagalog on audio CD. Based on the popular Foreign Service Institute Course that is successfully used by thousands of students to learn conversational Tagalog, the Multilingual Books Philippine Headstart Course on audio CD is a thorough and structured method for complete beginners and experienced language students alike.

Originally created by the Foreign Service Institute to teach diplomats the skills necessary to converse in Tagalog quickly and efficiently, the Philippine Headstart course features over 10 hours of audio listening practice and includes a textbook that details a script of the audio. Containing many useful drills and supplemental exercises, this course meets the needs of language students seeking a thorough and programmed approach to learning Tagalog in a high quality audio CD format. In addition to providing this Tagalog Course on both audio CD and cassette, Multilingual Books has also improved the overall sound quality of the course.

Multilingual Books is a division of Internet Language Company. ILC operates the popular websites: multilingualbooks.com, esl.net, and translation.net.

The Multilingual Books Philippine Headstart CD course, which retails for $239 (ISBN 158-214-2610) is available by calling 1-800-218-2737 or by email at , or can be ordered online at http://multilingualbooks.com/fsi-headstart.html.

Phone: (253) 353 2761
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