Book excerpt: COLLOQUIAL CHINESE is easy to use and completely up to date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Chinese. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes COLLOQUIAL CHINESE your best choice in personal language learning? Interactive – lots of exercises for regular practice Clear – concise grammar notes Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide Complete – including answer key and reference section Whether you're a business traveller, or about to take up a daring challenge in adventure tourism, you may be studying to teach or even looking forward to a holiday - if you'd like to get up and running with Chinese this rewarding course will take you from complete beginner to confidently putting your language skills to use in a wide range of everyday situations Course components: The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack. Paperback: 978-0-415-43415-7 (please note this does not include the audio) CDs: 978-0-415-43416-4 EBook: 978-0-203-88362-4 (please note this does not include the audio, available from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk) MP3s: 978-0-415-55159-5 (available from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/) Pack: 978-0-415-43417-1 (paperback and CDs) Another FREE 60 minutes of audio can be listened to online at: http://www.routledge.com/books/Colloquial-Chinese-isbn9780415434157 Course components: The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack. Paperback: 978-0-415-43415-7 (please note this does not include the audio) CDs: 978-0-415-43416-4 EBook: 978-0-203-88362-4 (please note this does not include the audio) MP3s: 978-0-415-55159-5 (available from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/) Pack: 978-0-415-43417-1 (paperback and CDs) For the eBook and MP3 pack, please find instructions on how to access the supplementary content for this title in the Prelims section. Another FREE 60 minutes of audio can be listened to online at http://www.routledge.com/books/Colloquial-Chinese-isbn9780415434157