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author spotlight
Barbara Zurer Pearson, Ph.D., is a Research Associate in Linguistics and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics is from
the University of Miami. She has over twenty years of research experience in the fields of language acquisition and bilingualism and did ground-breaking work on bilingual acquisition and assessment with her research group at the
University of Miami. Those studies of bilingual infants and children have been published in the book Language and Literacy in Bilingual Children. Most recently, Barbara Zurer Pearson worked on the Diagnostic Evaluation of Language Variation... Read More
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Complete Spanish: The Basics (CD)
Format: Package
On Sale: July 12, 2005
Price: $24.95
The top-selling Complete series has been fully revised, with all new supplemental material and a bonus wallet phrase card for travelers. Each program contains everything a beginner needs—a coursebook with 40 lessons, three hours of recordings on three CDs, a quick-reference learner’s dictionary, and an all-new indispensable wallet phrase card, all... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: July 12, 2005
Price: $24.95
The top-selling Complete series has been fully revised, with all new supplemental material and a bonus wallet phrase card for travelers. Each program contains everything a beginner needs—a coursebook with 40 lessons, three hours of recordings on three CDs, a quick-reference learner’s dictionary, and an all-new indispensable wallet phrase card, all... Read more >
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Complete Spanish: The Basics (PKG)
Format: Package
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $29.95
Save $5 with publisher mail-in rebate!
Learn Spanish in 4 Simple Steps.
With Living Language Complete Spanish: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking Spanish with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $29.95
Save $5 with publisher mail-in rebate!
Learn Spanish in 4 Simple Steps.
With Living Language Complete Spanish: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking Spanish with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be... Read more >
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Complete French: The Basics (PKG)
Format: Package
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete French: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete French: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
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Complete Japanese: The Basics (CD)
Format: Package
On Sale: July 12, 2005
Price: $24.95
The top-selling Complete series has been fully revised, with all new supplemental material and a bonus wallet phrase card for travelers. Each program contains everything a beginner needs—a coursebook with 40 lessons, three hours of recordings on three CDs, a quick-reference learner’s dictionary, and an all-new indispensable wallet phrase card, all... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: July 12, 2005
Price: $24.95
The top-selling Complete series has been fully revised, with all new supplemental material and a bonus wallet phrase card for travelers. Each program contains everything a beginner needs—a coursebook with 40 lessons, three hours of recordings on three CDs, a quick-reference learner’s dictionary, and an all-new indispensable wallet phrase card, all... Read more >
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Easy English
Format: Package, 288 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $16.99
Living Language experts introduce Easy English, a course that teaches basic English for speakers of all languages, and combines a book and audio for a comprehensive introduction to English. It provides everything you need to get started learning English today. Key features of the language course include:
• 400 Illustrations — learn... Read more >
Format: Package, 288 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $16.99
Living Language experts introduce Easy English, a course that teaches basic English for speakers of all languages, and combines a book and audio for a comprehensive introduction to English. It provides everything you need to get started learning English today. Key features of the language course include:
• 400 Illustrations — learn... Read more >
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Complete Portuguese: The Basics (PKG)
Format: Package
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete Portuguese: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete Portuguese: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
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Complete Japanese: The Basics (PKG)
Format: Package
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete Japanese: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete Japanese: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
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Complete Russian: The Basics (PKG)
Format: Package
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete Russian: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete Russian: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
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Complete German: The Basics (PKG)
Format: Package
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete German: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete German: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
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English for the Real World
Format: Package, 224 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2004
Price: $24.95
English for the Real World includes a 224-page book and three 60-minute CDs that work together to boost your conversational and listening skills. The book features realistic dialogues, thorough explanations of grammar that go beyond the basics, and vocabulary sections that include the most commonly used idiomatic expressions. Plenty of exercises... Read more >
Format: Package, 224 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2004
Price: $24.95
English for the Real World includes a 224-page book and three 60-minute CDs that work together to boost your conversational and listening skills. The book features realistic dialogues, thorough explanations of grammar that go beyond the basics, and vocabulary sections that include the most commonly used idiomatic expressions. Plenty of exercises... Read more >
Also available as a
package.
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Drive Time Spanish: Beginner Level
Format: Package, 64 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $21.99
Learn Spanish while running errands, commuting or even while working out! This Spanish language course is easy and convenient in an all-audio format.
Drive Time Spanish is the easiest way to learn Spanish vocabulary, to learn Spanish grammar, to learn Spanish pronunciation, conversation and even Spanish culture — all without a book... Read more >
Format: Package, 64 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $21.99
Learn Spanish while running errands, commuting or even while working out! This Spanish language course is easy and convenient in an all-audio format.
Drive Time Spanish is the easiest way to learn Spanish vocabulary, to learn Spanish grammar, to learn Spanish pronunciation, conversation and even Spanish culture — all without a book... Read more >
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Complete Chinese (Mandarin): The Basics (PKG)
Format: Package
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete Chinese: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete Chinese: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
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Fluent English
Format: Package, 240 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2005
Price: $27.95
ESL (English as a Second Language) students who reach an intermediate level of English don’t need endless drills in grammar or tedious vocabulary lists; they need to learn how to make their English sound natural. Fluent English is the ideal course for developing native-like fluency in English. It focuses on the... Read more >
Format: Package, 240 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2005
Price: $27.95
ESL (English as a Second Language) students who reach an intermediate level of English don’t need endless drills in grammar or tedious vocabulary lists; they need to learn how to make their English sound natural. Fluent English is the ideal course for developing native-like fluency in English. It focuses on the... Read more >
Also available as a
package.
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Drive Time: Spanish (CD)
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc, 64 pages
On Sale: May 17, 2005
Price: $21.95
Now anyone can learn a foreign language while commuting to work, running errands, or even taking a trip with the family. The new all-audio Drive Time series starts with an ingenious “On-Ramp” CD that eases language learners into Spanish, French, Italian, or Japanese with simple, practical expressions and engaging warm-up exercises... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc, 64 pages
On Sale: May 17, 2005
Price: $21.95
Now anyone can learn a foreign language while commuting to work, running errands, or even taking a trip with the family. The new all-audio Drive Time series starts with an ingenious “On-Ramp” CD that eases language learners into Spanish, French, Italian, or Japanese with simple, practical expressions and engaging warm-up exercises... Read more >
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English for the Real World
Format: Package, 224 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $27.99
Reach your life goals with English for the Real World. Learn English now.
English for the Real World teaches English as it's really spoken in practical situations and day-to-day life. This language course includes a book and three 60-minute CDs that work together to boost conversational speech and listening comprehension skills. The... Read more >
Format: Package, 224 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $27.99
Reach your life goals with English for the Real World. Learn English now.
English for the Real World teaches English as it's really spoken in practical situations and day-to-day life. This language course includes a book and three 60-minute CDs that work together to boost conversational speech and listening comprehension skills. The... Read more >
Also available as a
package.
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Maximum English
Format: Package, 64 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $49.95
Maximum English provides you with all the tools you need to maximize your English learning experience. Whether you’re an intermediate student of English or an advanced student looking to expand your skills, Maximum English will help you tackle grammar, vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, comprehension, and cultural understanding from all angles to allow... Read more >
Format: Package, 64 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $49.95
Maximum English provides you with all the tools you need to maximize your English learning experience. Whether you’re an intermediate student of English or an advanced student looking to expand your skills, Maximum English will help you tackle grammar, vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, comprehension, and cultural understanding from all angles to allow... Read more >
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Fluent English
Format: Package, 240 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $29.99
Do you want to take your English learning to the next level? Fluent English is the ideal course for developing native-like fluency in English. It focuses on the English learning essentials–idiomatic expressions, verbs, practical vocabulary, and grammar usage in context–and builds listening comprehension as well as pronunciation and intonation skills. In... Read more >
Format: Package, 240 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $29.99
Do you want to take your English learning to the next level? Fluent English is the ideal course for developing native-like fluency in English. It focuses on the English learning essentials–idiomatic expressions, verbs, practical vocabulary, and grammar usage in context–and builds listening comprehension as well as pronunciation and intonation skills. In... Read more >
Also available as a
package.
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Getting Started in Signing
Format: Package
On Sale: February 20, 2007
Price: $29.95
Learn sign language with this complete book & DVD package!
Getting Started in Signing teaches students the basic words, phrases, and expressions of American Sign Language (ASL) using a simple, step-by-step approach. Students will learn everything they need to begin using sign language in practical, everyday situations from talking about family, to... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: February 20, 2007
Price: $29.95
Learn sign language with this complete book & DVD package!
Getting Started in Signing teaches students the basic words, phrases, and expressions of American Sign Language (ASL) using a simple, step-by-step approach. Students will learn everything they need to begin using sign language in practical, everyday situations from talking about family, to... Read more >
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Drive Time Spanish: Beginner-Advanced Level
Format: Package, 96 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $39.99
Everything You Need to Learn Spanish, Simply and Conveniently
Drive Time Spanish: Beginner–Advanced Level is the easiest way to learn Spanish vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, conversation, and even culture without a book. This innovative program includes eight hours of lessons on eight CDs that you can use anywhere and anytime. Learn while you're... Read more >
Format: Package, 96 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $39.99
Everything You Need to Learn Spanish, Simply and Conveniently
Drive Time Spanish: Beginner–Advanced Level is the easiest way to learn Spanish vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, conversation, and even culture without a book. This innovative program includes eight hours of lessons on eight CDs that you can use anywhere and anytime. Learn while you're... Read more >
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Complete Italian: The Basics (PKG)
Format: Package
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete Italian: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $29.95
With Living Language Complete Italian: The Basics, you’ll start by learning words, and then you’ll progress to phrases, sentences, and conversations. This simple four-step building block approach will have you speaking with confidence right from the beginning, and you’ll be able to learn gradually and effectively. Best of all, this comprehensive... Read more >
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Drive Time: Italian (CD)
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc, 64 pages
On Sale: May 17, 2005
Price: $21.95
Now anyone can learn a foreign language while commuting to work, running errands, or even taking a trip with the family. The new all-audio Drive Time series starts with an ingenious “On-Ramp” CD that eases language learners into Spanish, French, Italian, or Japanese with simple, practical expressions and engaging warm-up exercises... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc, 64 pages
On Sale: May 17, 2005
Price: $21.95
Now anyone can learn a foreign language while commuting to work, running errands, or even taking a trip with the family. The new all-audio Drive Time series starts with an ingenious “On-Ramp” CD that eases language learners into Spanish, French, Italian, or Japanese with simple, practical expressions and engaging warm-up exercises... Read more >
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Easy Pronunciation
Format: Package, 64 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $29.99
Are you looking to improve your English pronunciation or the way that your English sounds to others? No matter what your level of English is–or if you are simply trying to lessen a strong regional accent–this program will help you sound more natural and communicate with greater ease and confidence.
Key Features:
•... Read more >
Format: Package, 64 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $29.99
Are you looking to improve your English pronunciation or the way that your English sounds to others? No matter what your level of English is–or if you are simply trying to lessen a strong regional accent–this program will help you sound more natural and communicate with greater ease and confidence.
Key Features:
•... Read more >
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Drive Time French: Beginner Level
Format: Package, 64 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $21.99
Everything you need to learn French, simply and conveniently — put that commuting time to good use!
Drive Time French is the easiest way to learn French vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, conversation and even culture without a book. This innovative language course, from the experts at Living Language, includes 4 hours of lessons... Read more >
Format: Package, 64 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $21.99
Everything you need to learn French, simply and conveniently — put that commuting time to good use!
Drive Time French is the easiest way to learn French vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, conversation and even culture without a book. This innovative language course, from the experts at Living Language, includes 4 hours of lessons... Read more >
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2,000+ Essential English Verbs
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $15.99
2,000+ Essential English Verbs is the only reference you need to master English verbs. This book will help you learn tenses, irregular verbs, usage, phrasal verbs, and even commonly used idiomatic expressions. Inside you'll find:
-More than 2,000 English verbs
-125 reference charts including all major tenses, with both regular and irregular forms
-Thousands... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $15.99
2,000+ Essential English Verbs is the only reference you need to master English verbs. This book will help you learn tenses, irregular verbs, usage, phrasal verbs, and even commonly used idiomatic expressions. Inside you'll find:
-More than 2,000 English verbs
-125 reference charts including all major tenses, with both regular and irregular forms
-Thousands... Read more >
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Complete Arabic: The Basics (PKG)
Format: Package
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $29.95
Save $5 with publisher mail-in rebate!
Learn Arabic in 4 Simple Steps.
Living Language® Complete Arabic: The Basics teaches the basics of Modern Standard Arabic using a simple and effective building-block method. This course includes everything you need—pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, culture, and practice—and it's designed to be effective in a short period of... Read more >
Format: Package
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $29.95
Save $5 with publisher mail-in rebate!
Learn Arabic in 4 Simple Steps.
Living Language® Complete Arabic: The Basics teaches the basics of Modern Standard Arabic using a simple and effective building-block method. This course includes everything you need—pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, culture, and practice—and it's designed to be effective in a short period of... Read more >
