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Learn Chinese Mandarin
Mandarin Chinese allTalk 8 hour (CD)
Chinese Mandarin for English speakers.
20% off our entire product range in November!
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Explore the language, customs and culture of China in the allTalk Mandarin Chinese course, a totally hands-free learning experience devised to help you understand and speak Mandarin in everyday situations such as booking a hotel, ordering in a restaurant or shopping. and if you're planning a trip to china for the 2008 Beijing Olympics then this course will prove invaluable
Forget your school days when you had to study books and write out verb tables: the allTalk course requires no reading and no writing. It allows you to embrace our enormously successful and long-proven language learning technique of 'listen, understand and speak'. It's also great fun, as you follow the engaging storyline on the CDs. If you're on the go and need to learn to speak Mandarin Chinese, allTalk is for you.
Benefits of Mandarin Chinese allTalk
- Ideal for beginners
- Learn on the move, in the car or at the gym
- Develop an authentic accent
- Learn the Mandarin Chinese that you need to know, and control your pace
- Have fun following the entertaining storyline set in Beijing
Mandarin Chinese allTalk contains:
- 8 audio CDs
- 2 vocabulary booklets
Quick Links
- Audio Mandarin Chinese CDs: The Real Advantage
- Mandarin Chinese allTalk Storyline: Sneak Preview
- Vocabulary Booklet: Words if you need them
- Why Linguaphone?
- Facts about China and the Mandarin Chinese Language
- Postage Prices
- Satisfaction Guarantee
Audio Mandarin Chinese CDs: The Real Advantage
Quite simply, learning a language from an audio-only course has many benefits. You will learn Mandarin Chinese in a completely natural way, in the same way that you learnt your own language as a child -by listening and speaking. Working from sounds alone rapidly gives you the confidence in what you hear and removes the desire to 'see' the language before daring to use or respond to it. With Practise, you will gain confidence and develop an exceptional understanding of what you hear and in the process, secure an authentic accent by listening to the native Mandarin speakers.
Another significant advantage of the allTalk CDs is that you can choose the pace of learning, stopping and starting as often as you like. The CDs are broken down into short sections with track points, enabling you to stop where you want and review what you've learnt so that by the end of the course you'll be comfortable with the language you've acquired.
"I think the concept of the course is excellent. The course encourages the learner to think in the language."
Mandarin Chinese allTalk Storyline: Sneak Preview
Linguaphone's team of professional writers have created a unique and entertaining storyline that will keep you motivated as you work through the 8 CDs. Learning a language does not have to be dull - and it's certainly not when you're immersed in the ups and downs of real-life characters!
Mandarin Chinese allTalk is set in and around the vibrant and exciting capital of China. You'll follow the adventures of a first-time visitor to Beijing as he discovers the city, the culture and customs of the people who speak one of the world's most spoken languages. Nick Harris, our somewhat reluctant hero, gradually begins to understand and then communicate with his Chinese hosts and the people he meets. And as you take part in this adventure, you'll also find out what makes China such a diverse and culturally rich country.
Vocabulary Booklet: Words as you need them
Two extensive vocabulary booklets are supplied to help you recap all the essential vocabulary you've learnt along the way. The vocabulary is presented in Pinyin (the system representing the Chinese sounds using the English alphabet) as well as in Chinese characters with an English translation. This is especially helpful at the end of each CD, when you have the chance to go back over what you've just covered. With over 1000 useful words and phrases this is your quick and easy reference, anytime, anywhere.
Why Linguaphone?
Facts about China and the Mandarin Chinese Language
Over 3,000 years old and the mother tongue of approximately one billion people, Chinese unites more human beings than any other language in the world.
Postage prices
| Course type | Postage price (£) | |||
| UK | Ireland | Europe | Rest of World | |
| AllTalk | 5.90 | 7.95 | 21.95 | 29.95 |
[The Linguaphone course was] absolutely as I had expected and it fully met my requirements
[Linguaphone courses offer a] good balance between speaking/writing exercises - I was surprised by how quickly I picked up the language.