German: Foundation course

Michel Thomas has taken the language-learning world by storm.

With no books, no memorising and no homework, Michel teaches the basic grammar of the language painlessly.

Using the method he has perfected over the last 50 years, he now shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' ("Sunday Times").

In only a matter of hours, he gives you a comprehensive grasp of the structure of the language, enabling you to communicate with confidence.

The present, future, conditional and past tenses are covered, and you are taught to think about the ideas that you are trying to communicate, rather than to translate words slavishly.

He points out the similarities of the vocabulary in English and German and gives you the tools to guess the words you do not know, or think you do not know.

Join two students as they learn in real time. Become the third member of the class and experience the excitement of learning a language as if by magic!

This new edition has one, very significant, new feature - an additional 'Review' CD.

All the main teaching points have been lifted from the 8-hour course and are contained on just 2 CDs.The student hears Michel teaching a specific point, there is a pause which allows time for the student to give his/her response to Michel's prompt, followed by Michel giving the correct response.

If the student has struggled or given an incorrect answer, s/he can use the index in the accompanying booklet to locate the area of the main course where the specific language point was being taught in depth and can return to the main course to work through the relevant section again, quickly and efficiently.

It can also be used very successfully by those coming back to the course after a lapse of time, either to check how much they have retained or as a quick revision tool.

Only Michel's core teaching is on the new CD, so the course is summarised succinctly and with a new, snappy pace.

Finally, the new edition is repackaged, with an up-to-the minute cover treatment and robust DVD-type cases inside a rigid card slip case, to ensure that the CDs remain damage-free and are easy to access and use.