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foreign language training igbo basic course 21 audiocassettes order no av008853ae00cgi with text $233 order no av004081ae00cgi without text $168 order no av008855bb00cgi text only $90 italian headstart produced by the defense language institute italian italian fast fast produced by the national foreign affairs training center the italian headstart program consists of one unit on italian pronunciation and five modules with accompanying audiocassettes the pronunciation gives you hints on italian sounds and the italian writing system unit-by-unit objectives for each module are stated at the beginning of the module some units contain supplementary vocabulary lists the last section of each module is an italian-english glossary included as a separate text topics covered include getting to know you traveling eating at a restaurant shopping and using the telephone average course time is 30-40 hours italian headstart 21 audiocassettes 2 textbooks glossary and cultural notes order no ava11990ae00cgi complete course $330 the italian fast course is designed as a survival language course with emphasis on developing the necessary language skills to handle the most frequent situations encountered while traveling in italy this course is divided into 2 volumes comprising 30 lessons plus a preliminary lesson before lesson 1 topics covered in volume 1 are at the airport at the exchange office at the hotel going by taxi getting around at the embassy shopping for clothes and eating out topics covered in volume 2 are at the office at the cafe dining with an italian family an invitation hiring help talking about a trip emergency calls car problems renting a car/at the gas station and providing information the learning activities for most lessons are cultural notes dialogues exercises vocabulary language usage notes additional vocabulary and listening comprehension fast italian fast 15 audiocassettes order no ava19157ae00cgi with texts $210 order no ava19158ae00cgi without texts $150 order no ava19159bb00cgi texts only $70 japanese beginning japanese produced by the national foreign affairs training center the beginning japanese course is concerned only with spoken japanese in the standard dialect of educated inhabitants of tokyo learning to speak the language at normal speed is emphasized since the aim of the course is to teach you to understand and speak the everyday language just as it is spoken by the japanese beginning japanese part 1 16 audiocassettes order no ava17881ae00cgi with text $250 order no av008887ae00cgi without text $200 order no ava20644bb00cgi text only $60 beginning japanese part 2 15 audiocassettes order no ava17882ae00cgi with text $165 order no av008889ae00cgi without text $120 order no ava20628bb00cgi text only $60 italian programmatic produced by the national foreign affairs training center the italian programmatic course is designed to introduce you to spoken italian it covers virtually the entire sound system of the language and introduces the basic grammatical categories although verb forms are for the most part limited to the present tense a few other forms including past tense and future tense are also presented and practiced the vocabulary and structure in this volume prepare one for talking on the telephone ordering a meal discussing daily activities or requesting someone to do something programmatic italian programmatic volume 1 23 audiocassettes order no av008929ae00cgi with text $280 order no av008903ae00cgi without text $220 order no ava20627bb00cgi text only $70 japanese headstart produced by the defense language institute japanese headstart is designed to provide practical language skills and cultural information to make it easier to get around and adjust to life in japan the course is self-paced and most of the modules may be studied in any order charge your order 1-800-553-6847 8:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m eastern time monday friday prices subject to change 12 to order call 1-800-553-ntis or 703 605-6000 http www.ntis.gov/nac

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