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Destinos: Introduction to Spanish Video Course Destinos is a video instructional series in Spanish for college and high school classrooms and adult learners, and teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in Spanish. This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses students in everyday situations with native speakers and introduces the cultures, accents, and dialects of Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Understanding of Spanish and appreciation of many Hispanic cultures increase as students become absorbed in the mysterious and entertaining story. Closed captioning in Spanish can be used as a teaching and literacy resource. The series is also appropriate for teacher professional development. With 52 half-hour DVD programs divided into two parts (Part I programs 1-26, Part II programs 27-52). DVD/Print Package - Part I 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs, with textbook, workbook, study guide, and audio compact discs $595   DVD/Print Package - Part II: 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs, with workbook, study guide, and audio compact discs $595   DVD/Print Package - Parts I and II: $1075     DVD only - Part I: 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs $395   DVD only - Part II: 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs $395   DVD only - Parts I and II: $695   More about Destinos: Introduction to Spanish Video Course...

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Movie Talk Advanced DVD from EuroTalk (Windows and Macintosh DVD-ROM) Combining the power of the movies and DVD-ROM technology, EuroTalk brings you an exciting language learning package that really works! Watch full-screen video and play games and exercises that make you remember what you've seen and learnt. Star in one of your favorite videos by joining in the action by recording your voice into the movie; search for any word used in the script, or compete in a quick-fire TV Quiz. This series offers popular movies from film and television in a language-learning program that is interactive and fun! Learn English in an exciting mystery series with John Thaw as Inspector Morse; speak French with police couple Béatrice and Philippe as they dismantle a major drug trafficking gang in the popular French TV series Au coeur de la loi; absorb German while you come along with lawyer Voss and private investigator Matula as they investigate a master art theft in Von Nagel zu Nagel; practice Italian with Michele and Fabio and their troubled family secrets in the popular Italian TV film Mio Padre é Innocente; and master Spanish while helping Mario and Elena build a new life in the hugely popular Spanish TV series Querido Maestro. Available for both Windows and Macintosh. $49   English - Inspector Morse French - Au coeur de la loi German - Von Nagel zu Nagel Italian - Mio Padre é Innocente Spanish - Querido Maestro    More about Advanced DVD from EuroTalk...

French in Action DVD Series Become fluent in French by exploring the culture in this video series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners! French in Action is a video instructional series in French for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; this series uses active participation to increase fluency in French, while introducing French culture. Pierre Capretz’s proven language-immersion method is presented within a humorous teleplay with native speakers of all ages and backgrounds. The storyline of an American student and a young Frenchwoman's adventures in Paris and the French countryside is reinforced by Dr. Capretz’s on-camera instruction. The series is also appropriate for teacher professional development. Produced by Yale University and WGBH Boston with Wellesley College. With 52 half-hour video programs, DVDs, coordinated books, and a Web site with more information. DVD/Print Package - Part I 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs, with textbook, workbook, study guide, and audio compact discs $595   DVD/Print Package - Part II: 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs, with workbook, study guide, and audio compact discs $595   DVD/Print Package - Parts I and II: $1075     DVD only - Part I: 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs $395   DVD only - Part II: 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs $395   DVD only - Parts I and II: $695   More about French in Action DVD Course...

Destinos: Introduction to Spanish Video Course Destinos is a video instructional series in Spanish for college and high school classrooms and adult learners, and teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in Spanish. This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses students in everyday situations with native speakers and introduces the cultures, accents, and dialects of Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Understanding of Spanish and appreciation of many Hispanic cultures increase as students become absorbed in the mysterious and entertaining story. Closed captioning in Spanish can be used as a teaching and literacy resource. The series is also appropriate for teacher professional development. With 52 half-hour DVD programs divided into two parts (Part I programs 1-26, Part II programs 27-52). DVD/Print Package - Part I 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs, with textbook, workbook, study guide, and audio compact discs $595   DVD/Print Package - Part II: 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs, with workbook, study guide, and audio compact discs $595   DVD/Print Package - Parts I and II: $1075     DVD only - Part I: 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs $395   DVD only - Part II: 26 half-hour programs on 6 DVDs $395   DVD only - Parts I and II: $695   More about Destinos: Introduction to Spanish Video Course...

Follow Me Learning Chinese Your search for the quickest and easiest way to learn Chinese is over! This is the premier Chinese video course, designed by native speakers for individuals and language schools. Follow Me Learning Chinese offers you a unique, comprehensive program on 8 videos and 2 textbooks. You will not find this variety, quality, and quantity of materials anywhere else. An excellent value on a complete Chinese language learning video. 8 VHS videos and 2 textbooks. Shipping weight 5 lbs. $345   More information for Follow Me Chinese...

Japanese for Busy People: An Entertaining Guide to Essential Japanese
This course was especially designed as a fast, fun and effective way of learning elementary Japanese, with colorful vignettes that go beyond conventional classroom methods to show you how the Japanese really communicate. This is a practical approach to learning that includes the significant nonverbal gestures that give life to any language. Scenarios from common situations in business encounters clearly illustrate the various moods and nuances of Japanese conversation. The combination of practical dialogs and a professionally filmed presentation makes learning both easy and entertaining. Easy-to-grasp grammar notes and learn-by-seeing videos provide an efficient method of learning elementary Japanese in the classroom or on your own. The course comes with a total of 30 information-packed lessons complete with opening dialogs, grammar, basic expressions, useful expressions, and reviews, all designed to give you a more comprehensive understanding of Japan and the Japanese, and three 40-minute VHS videos with three accompanying study guides.
$595  

Syrian Arabic through Video Was $695 now only $495 Produced by the Georgetown University Arabic Department and the Center for the Advancement of Language Learning This unique course enables students to learn Syrian Arabic through authentic video, and is designed for self-study as well as classroom use. Filmed mostly in Damascus, the course uses only native speakers of the dialect. The course uses authentic materials and task-based activities to build proficiency, with an emphasis on listening comprehension. The course is arranged into 10 modules, each with a different topic. The topics include: social encounters and arranging appointments, telephone situations, getting around, bargaining and negotiating, social interaction, and politics and economics. This course is the U.S. State Department's officially recommended video course for training their Foreign Service Institute diplomatic personnel stationed in the Arab world. Includes two video cassettes (approx. 2 hours each), four audio cassettes, student workbook, teacher's guide and answers, resource book, transcripts, and supplemental materials. $495

Interax Video Sign Language Course DVDs Learning American Sign Language is easier than you ever imagined! This course was chosen by the National Association for the Deaf for teaching closed captioning. Using the Interax Video Sign Language Course you can develop signing skills at your own pace and at your convenience. By watching the DVDs just a few minutes a day, you'll be amazed how many signs you learn and how easy they are to remember. Unlike sign language books, video shows the motion, speed, direction, and important facial expressions of each sign. The instructor clearly illustrates and immediately repeats each sign, allowing you an opportunity to perform the sign. The English equivalent of the sign being demonstrated is provided on the screen, allowing the hearing-impaired to use the course without a caption decoder. The lesson and sign numbers aid in finding a particular section of the DVD. Designed to fit your schedule, the 6.5 hour video course is divided into 57 subject related lessons on 6 DVDs. A Quick Quiz at the end of each lesson lets you check your sign language comprehension, giving you confidence to move forward. Upon completion of the course you will have learned over 1200 signs of American Sign Language (ASL), giving you the ability to communicate effectively with the deaf. Interax Sign Language Course comes with 6 course DVDs and a book. Interax Video Sign Language Course $279   Interax Test DVD $29.95

Say It With Sign Video Course Welcome to the fun and easy way to learn ASL! Say It With Sign is the most comprehensive video series on sign language ever produced. This 20 hour home video library teaches conversational sign language in 40 programs which have been compiled onto 10 videocassettes or DVDs, totaling 20 hours of viewing. Topics covered comprise Volume 1: Introduction to Sign Language, Signs You Already Know; Volume 2: More Signs You Already Know, Basic Conversation, Weather - Part I, Review of First 4 Lessons; Volume 3: Weather - Part II, Family - Part I, Wonderful Baby, Review of Lessons 6 - 9; Volume 4: Time - Part I, Time - Part II, Time - Part III, Numbers; Volume 5: Review, Sports, Colors, Family - Part II; Volume 6: Family - Part III, Review of lessons 16 - 19, Golf, Fruits & Colors; Volume 7: Emergency Signs, Furniture, Review of lessons 21 - 14, Television Decoder; Volume 8: TTY/Telephone, Vehicles, Beauty Parlor / Occupations, Review of lessons 26 - 29; Volume 9: Family Vacation, Vacationing, Megan's 2nd Birthday, Food, Review of lessons 31 - 34; Volume 10: House Cleaning, Holidays and Seasons, General Health, Emotions, Review of lessons 36 - 39. Video Package $299   DVD Package $299   More about the Say It With Sign Video Course...

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Children's

Muzzy in Gondoland! Children love the Muzzy series! Muzzy uses a natural approach with the lessons in the target language, so that the child learns easily and naturally. Parents report that their children want to watch it all the time, and teachers say that their students concentrate on learning with the series and quickly master phrases and sentence structure. Each course includes five videos or DVDs, an audio tape with songs, a student book, and a special bonus CD-ROM (for PC), and the course comes packaged in a sturdy case. Available for English (ESL), Italian, French, German, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. Videocassette Edition $255   English (ESL) Italian French German Mandarin Chinese Spanish    DVD Edition $289   English (ESL) Italian French German Mandarin Chinese Spanish    More About Muzzy in Gondoland!...

Follow Me Learning Chinese Your search for the quickest and easiest way to learn Chinese is over! This is the premier Chinese video course, designed by native speakers for individuals and language schools. Follow Me Learning Chinese offers you a unique, comprehensive program on 8 videos and 2 textbooks. You will not find this variety, quality, and quantity of materials anywhere else. An excellent value on a complete Chinese language learning video. 8 VHS videos and 2 textbooks. Shipping weight 5 lbs. $345   More information for Follow Me Chinese...

Language Tree DVDs for English, French, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish Language Tree is an educational publishing company devoted to teaching languages in a completely accessible and user-friendly manner through DVDs. Using advanced techniques and new media that tap into how children and adults are best able to acquire language, their tools enable learners of all ages to quickly and effortlessly gain spoken proficiency. They introduce a breakthrough way of teaching languages, incorporating a unique Multi-Cognition Approach™ developed by a Stanford cognitive scientist, together with proven language learning techniques. This combined approach enables children and adults to learn more and better retain new phrases and vocabulary. Language Tree's products serve as extremely effective supplemental tools that support language teaching in both home and classroom settings. Starting at $39 Language Tree DVDs...

Little Pim DVDs for Chinese, French, and Spanish Meet Little Pim, a charming animated panda who guides babies, toddlers and preschoolers on a fun-filled journey to learning a foreign language. Little Pim only speaks in the foreign language, while interacting with babies and young children enjoying everyday activities. We encourage you to watch Little Pim with your child and join the onscreen fun by calling out words and repeating the language together. Because Little Pim focuses on the first words typically acquired in a kid’s vocabulary, your family can reinforce the lessons by simply repeating the new language during your everyday routines. Studies show that exposing young children to a foreign language facilitates fluency later in life and could also enhance cognitive abilities. Created by Julia Pimsleur Levine, an award-winning filmmaker and mom, Little Pim is a groundbreaking kids’ language DVD series that offers hours of fun while providing the basic building blocks for learning a foreign language. This multi-disc series of 35-minute DVDs can be viewed in any order, with each DVD teaching 60 words of vocabulary. Special features include: 5-minute episodes to facilitate pausing for interaction; vocabulary review after each segment; optional English subtitles; parent guide with helpful viewing and learning tips. Comes in three DVDs: Eating and Drinking: follow Little Pim and pals as they wake up to a new day and go to sleep after a busy day; Wake Up Smiling: follow Little Pim and pals as they wake up to a new day and go to sleep after a busy day; Playtime: join Little Pim and pals in the wonders of play, from blocks to boats to tea time. Little Pim Gift Set (with Eating and Drinking, Wake Up Smiling, and Playtime) $75   Chinese French Spanish    Eating and Drinking $29   Chinese French Spanish    Wake Up Smiling $29   Chinese French Spanish    Playtime $29   Chinese French Spanish

Bilingual Baby Bilingual Baby is a revolutionary series of videos that exposes your child to the world of language - a priceless gift that will give your child the opportunity to actually gain knowledge and brainpower. Bilingual Baby features the Total Immersion Method, a well-established teaching system that has long been used by both educators and language experts, which advocates immersing the child in the new language. While watching the video, the child will only hear the language being taught, but there is also small on-screen text in English to help parents learn too, plus a fold-out guide that gives an overview of the phrases and words presented as well as native translations. Bilingual Baby teaches more than 60 words and phrases to children while their ability to develop a second language is highest - between birth and age five. These 45 minute VHS videos come in versions for 12 languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. $29.95   Dutch English French German Greek Hebrew Italian Japanese Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish    More about Bilingual Baby...

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Speak to Me ESL DVD Course This bilingual English video course with special versions tailored to speakers of Chinese, German, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese or Vietnamese is one of the most extensive of its kind, including three volumes containing nine 55 minute instructional DVDs, which take the viewer through beginner, intermediate and advanced stages of English acquisition. Speak to Me presents the material in easy to understand segments, and the DVDs allow the students to see and hear spoken English at the same time, which is more effective than learning each separately. Speak to Me is designed specifically for self-instruction, but has been used successfully in small groups and classes. Each set of three DVDs is in English only, and comes with a bilingual workbook printed in English and the speaker's language. Each level includes 3 NTSC DVDs and 1 bilingual workbook. Versions for Monolingual (English), Russian, Spanish, German, Korean, Chinese, Portuguese or Vietnamese. Volume 1 $225   English - DVD Russian - DVD Spanish - DVD German - DVD Korean - DVD Chinese - DVD Portuguese - DVD Vietnamese - DVD    Volume 2 $225   English - DVD Russian - DVD Spanish - DVD German - DVD Korean - DVD Chinese - DVD Portuguese - DVD Vietnamese - DVD    Volume 3 $225   English - DVD Russian - DVD Spanish - DVD German - DVD Korean - DVD Chinese - DVD Portuguese - DVD Vietnamese - DVD    Currently we are offering a special: with every purchase of all three volumes of Speak To Me, we are also including the full American Accent Digital Course, itself a $99 value, for a combined savings of $175! Volumes 1, 2 & 3 with American Accent Digital Course: (Save $175!) $599   English - DVD Russian - DVD Spanish - DVD German - DVD Korean - DVD Chinese - DVD Portuguese - DVD Vietnamese - DVD    More about Speak To Me...

Vidioms ESL Idiom Videos Vidioms contains three excellent videos and a workbook. Video segments present a wide variety of situations and characters, with the idiom in question clearly represented in each skit's theme. In total it is a fifteen-lesson video/workbook package. Ninety high-frequency idioms are featured, six per lesson. $245   More about Vidioms...

Movie Talk Advanced DVD from EuroTalk for English Combining the power of the movies and DVD-ROM technology, EuroTalk brings you an exciting language learning package that really works! Watch full-screen video and play games and exercises that make you remember what you've seen and learnt. Star in one of your favorite videos by joining in the action by recording your voice into the movie. Search for any word used in the script, or compete in a quick-fire TV Quiz. Packages are available for English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Windows and Macintosh DVD-ROM. $49   More information for Movie Talk Advanced DVD from EuroTalk...

Muzzy in Gondoland! for ESL Children love the Muzzy series! Muzzy uses a natural approach with the lessons in the target language, so that the child learns easily and naturally. Parents report that their children want to watch it all the time, and teachers say that their students concentrate on learning with the series and quickly master phrases and sentence structure. Each course includes five videos or DVDs, an audio tape with songs, a student book, and a special bonus CD-ROM (for PC), and the course comes packaged in a sturdy case. Available for English (ESL), Italian, French, German, Irish Gaelic, and Spanish. Videocassette Edition $255   DVD Edition $289   More About Muzzy in Gondoland!...

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