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I've done
Michel Thomas! What next?
A special
feature by www.languageadvantage.com
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Many of you have have done Michel Thomas
or a beginner's Teach Yourself language course ... and are asking
- what next? And with the holiday season approaching fast again,
we hope to tempt you back to language learning and take that big
step and develop your language skills into intermediate level and
hold real conversations with everyone you meet ... so you can get
even more out of your holidays - or your business trips abroad.
There are not as many courses around for intermediate learners ...
but we've selected the best and most innovative, so that you can
carry on getting the language advantage!
Browse through our top 10 ways
to improve your language skills to intermediate
level!
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For
intermediate language learners>>
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Take
a look at:
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Michel
Thomas Language Builder
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This is
one of the few audio-only courses for intermediate learners.
From the world-famous language teacher, try out Michel Thomas
Language Builder which is a two hour audio course. These courses
are so addictive, you'll find yourself tied to the stereo
or finding every opportunity to go out in the car.
Available on CD in French, German, Italian,
Spanish
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Michel
Thomas
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Pimsleur
Level II
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This
is one of the world's leading approaches to learning a new language.
Dr Paul Pimsleur's purely audio method enables you to further
your language skills as effortlessly as children absorb their
native language. This is one of the best-selling methods to
learn a language in the United States.
Available on cassette or CD in Chinese, French,
German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
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BBC
Languages
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The
BBC have a series of comprehensive language learning courses
for intermediate learners which are accompanied by the famous
TV series if you have access to UK TV. Choose from the second
series of French Experience, Deutsch Plus, Italianissimo or
Suenos World Spanish.
Available in language pack with book and cassettes
in French, German, Italian, Spanish |
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Teach
Yourself Extra!
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The
Teach Yourself Extra! series is for intermediate learners and
will help you to develop your language skills further with modern
and up-to-date language!
Available in language pack with book and cassettes
in French, German, Italian, Spanish |
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World
Talk
CD-ROM
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There
are a few CD-ROMs designed specifically for intermediate learners
which are great fun and are good for drilling vocabulary and
grammar and giving you exposure to different 'real' materials
and speakers in your chosen language. The World Talk! and Asterix
series are both great fun and will keep you motivated!
Available on CD-ROM for PC and Mac in over 20
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Rosetta
Stone
Level II
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Worth
a try is the Rosetta Stone language method which helps you learn
as you did as a child with picture and word association. This
can often help where other methods have failed. It is available
both on-line and on CD-ROM.
Available on CD-ROM or on-line in Arabic, Chinese,
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese,
Russian, Spanish |
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Listen
to an audiomagazine
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This is
a great way to keep in touch with the latest news and views
straight from the country of the language you are studying
... to your door! You can get a CD or cassette with an accompanying
vocabulary and study guide - and will soon be learning much
more about the real language and life of the country!
Available on CD or cassette with accompanying
study guide in French, German, Italian, Spanish
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Audiomagazines
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Daily
language service
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If you
want to improve your language skills or bring them right back
up-to-date, the Daily Language Services will give you the
opportunity to learn your chosen language quickly and easily.
The Daily Language Services online version delivers integrated
language tools via the Internet and is also available on CD-ROM.
Articles taken from recent press, TV and radio sources are
combined with explanations, notes and a variety of interactive
exercises to provide you with a great way to keep your language
skills at the highest level.
Available
on CD-ROM or on-line in English, French, Spanish
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Take
a course abroad
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After
you've been studying on your own for a while, you sometimes
reach a block and can't seem to get any further. This could
be the time to head off abroad and immerse yourself in the
local language and culture and enrol on a language course.
You'll soon be practicing the language all day and that block
will disappear and push you up to the next level! You can
even take a language holiday and
spend the morning in the classroom perfecting your language
skills or learning specialist language (for business or pleasure)
and then spending the rest of the time scuba diving, dancing
or wine tasting!
Available all around the world in Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish
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Get
a good dictionary
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Now you're really making progress with your language skills,
then you could really do with a good dictionary so that you
can look up all those new words and expand your vocabulary.
You can choose from a classic bilingual dictionary - or take
advantage of the technology and get a software dictionary for
your PC or carry a handheld talking electronic dictionary with
you at all times as your personal interpreter.
Available in over 20 languages |
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information on language courses
for beginners>>
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courses for advanced learners>>
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