textbooks for foreign speakers

Presents over 2,400 vocabulary words for English language learners, contextualized in color illustrations, covering such subject areas as food, transportation, animals, occupations, and the rooms of a house.

A guide on Spanish for use in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Includes some discussion of what to see and do in Mexico.

Illustrations and text help define four thousand words in both English and Chinese with language exercises, indices, and a verb guide.

A comprehensive introduction to the French language that offers effective strategies, exercises, and advice on learning how to speak, write, and understand basic French.

A do-it-yourself guide to learning to speak, read, and write Italian, with a focus on using the language, featuring twenty-five course units that include dialogues, vocabulary aids, activities, instruction on the forms of the language, pronunciation keys, and information about Italy and Italian life.

A do-it-yourself course for learning to read and speak French, featuring twenty-five units that introduce the language through everyday situations, explaining how the language works, and including verb tables and dictionaries.

A step-by-step guide to learning Arabic, featuring seventeen lessons, each with a statement of aims, a presentation of the new language, key phrases, structures, cultural tips, word shapes, and practice.

A concise guide to grammar, usage and style. Includes appendices on irregular verbs, verb-preposition combinations, commonly confused words, and misspelled words.

Teaches Chinese vocabulary and characters and presents information on Chinese culture, covering such themes as the body, weather, transportation, and food, and includes lessons on an audio CD.