Press Release - 3/31/2003

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

This is the latest in a series of CD Courses published by Lucas Language and distributed by Multilingual Books. The others include French Levels 1 and 2, Saudi Arabic, Tagalog, Thai, Spanish, and Portuguese.

This course was originally created by the Foreign Service Institute to teach diplomats the skills necessary to converse in Mandarin Chinese quickly and efficiently. The Intensive Mandarin Course features over 8 hours of audio listening practice and includes a textbook with a script of the audio, and contains many useful drills and supplemental exercises, and meets the needs of language students who are seeking a thorough and programmed approach to learning Chinese in a high quality audio CD format. In addition to providing this Chinese Course on both audio CD and cassette, Lucas Language has also improved the overall sound quality of the course.

Multilingual Books Chinese Mandarin CD course retails for $239 (ISBN: 1582141975) and is available from multilingualbooks.com or by calling 1-800-218-2737.

Phone: (253) 353 2761
Fax: (206) 400 1156