Foreign Language Study

This concise supplement to Honore De Balzac's Pere Goriot helps students understand the overall structure of the work, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author. more...

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For every learner who has wasted dictionary time looking up the individual parts of a Spanish saying only to have the whole add up to nonsense, The Big Red Book of Spanish Idioms provides innovative and easy access to scores of turns-of-phrase and their idiomatic English equivalents. With more than 4,000 Spanish expressions arranged by keyword, numerous example sentences, and an extensive index for cross-referencing, you can quickly find phrase-based translations by way of either English or Spanish. Compact and comprehensive, this tool is perfect for a student's backpack or a translator's briefcase. more...

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Sharpen your German grammar with skill-building exercises. If you want to be proficient in German, you eventually have to clear the bothersome hurdle of grammar. The best way to conquer this obstacle is through hands-on experience. Covering all facets of German grammar--from prepositions and pronouns to verbal forms and tenses-- German Grammar Drills helps you learn often-perplexing topics with fun and engaging exercises. This comprehensive book features: More than 200 drills that demonstrate how the German grammar system works, including review exercises to reinforce your learning; An answer key to give you immediate clarification on any concept; Quick reviews bring you up to speed on grammar. Topics include:. Determining the genders of words * Accusative-dative prepositions * Der words and ein words * Relative pronouns * Infinitive clauses * Comparatives and superlatives * and more more...

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Based on the popular language ''bibles,'' The Blue Pocket Book of French Verbs and The Red Pocket Book of Spanish Verbs are the most comprehensive, clearest, and easiest-to-use sources for beginning and intermediate learners. Now these books are even more convenient for school or home use thanks to their smaller trim size. But these pocket-sized guides are still mightier than all of the competition in this format. These portable guides offer smooth sailing through the turbulent seas of a new grammar with:.:.; 333 fully conjugated verbs, listed alphabetically.; Current idioms and expressions for each verb.; Full facing page of usage examples for the top50 verbs.; One-stop, at-a-glance verb-tense profiles.; More than 2,200 verbs cross-referenced to models.; A handy guide to deciphering irregular verb forms.; English index to the model verbs. more...

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The revolutionary system that eliminates your common Russian pronunciation mistakes. The innovative teachers at Easily Pronounced Language Systems (EPLS) have created a revolutionary pronunciation system: easy-to-read vowel symbols that, when combined with consonants, read in a straightforward manner, rather than in transliteration jargon. Almost instantly, you will be able to confidently pronounce and use 500 essential words and phrases in Russian. more...

Price: $10.95