Language Education

Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made. In The Art of X-Ray Reading, Clark invites you to don your X-ray reading glasses and join him on a guided tour through some of the most exquisite and masterful literary works of all time, from The Great Gatsby to Lolita to The Bluest Eye and many more.

In his inimitably entertaining and wonderfully witty style, he takes apart famous phrases and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or quip like Oscar Wilde. Whether you’re aiming to achieve literary immortality or just hoping to deliver the perfect one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don’t need to have anything important to say - you simply need to say it well.

Welcome to Israel! Put your Hebrew to the test! Start speaking Hebrew in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Intermediate Hebrew. Our native Hebrew hosts break down all the sentences, grammar, and more in a simple, easily understandable way! Here are a few topics covered in this audiobook: The Perfect Tense- Converting Verbs to Nouns; The Past Tense; The Passive Tense; Israeli Cultural Tips and More!

Do you know what the hardest thing for a German learner is? Finding proper reading material that they can handle…which is precisely the reason we’ve written this book! Teachers love giving out tough, expert-level literature to their students, books that present many new problems to the reader and force them to search for words in a dictionary every five minutes - it’s not entertaining, useful or motivating for the student at all, and many soon give up on learning at all!

An insider’s tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for Legendary's Dune, the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series Defiance.

Absolutely new to Romanian? Don't know where to start? Welcome to Learn Romanian - Level 1. Before you take that trip to Romania, get a solid foundation of Romanian first! Master the basics of Romanian conversation the fun, fast, and easy way!

Start speaking Russian in minutes and grasp the language, culture, and customs in just minutes more with Intermediate Russian, a completely new way to learn Russian with ease! Intermediate Russian will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your Russian friends.

A simple 3 step approach to mastering Italian in no time, even for absolute beginners. Follow a proven method including grammar, phrases, and short stories with a native Italian Speaker to master Italian quickly and effectively.

If you are looking for an efficient way to learn the Chinese language without any previous knowledge, then pay attention...Many language learning audiobooks for the Chinese language are designed for full-time training over a long time; this audiobook will help you start communicating as soon as possible! By using many words and dialogues concerning daily life, you will quickly be confident to start speaking in Chinese. The content is both practical and fun, making you eager to continue expanding your knowledge.

Experience the second episode of the "Dino lernt Deutsch" story series for German learners on your stereo or headphones, at home or on the go! The narration speed and style of this audiobook is aimed at absolute beginners, with special emphasis on clear pronunciation, so that you can easily pause and repeat words and phrases whenever you please. Intermediate learners are invited to just sit back and immerse themselves in the sounds and sights of Frankfurt.

French is an excellent language to know if you plan to travel the most fashionable country in the world and visit wonderful places like the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Louvre museum or ride a boat in Saint-Tropez. Whether you are a beginner or are looking to refresh your French speaking skills, Learn French for Beginners by Language Mastery can help you.

Sure, you can learn English with a language course or a textbook just fine, and climb up the ranks in terms of your grasp of the language....but are you sure you can talk like a native? For starters, many expressions used by fluent speakers of English can’t exactly be learned in a book, and it can be frustrating to realize that your formal learning hasn’t been enough to teach you the way people talk in real life. Sometimes, it’s all about having the right tools at your disposal...and this is where The Great Book of American Idioms comes in!

Use your mind's natural rhythm to learn a language with Rhythms Easy Navajo from EuroTalk. It's naturally easier to learn something when it's set to rhythmic music, so that is exactly what we've done. Rhythms puts your mind painlessly to work: you don't even need to focus! Simple words and phrases are set to a varied pattern of rhythms and music designed to help you learn and to keep you engaged so that you won't just switch off after five minutes.

Language learning is seen as something incredibly difficult, and most speakers of English are brought up with the idea that we English speakers just aren't good at learning languages. But what if this isn't the true story? What if you could easily learn a new language and have fun doing it? In this book, I pull back the curtain to reveal the mindset and methodology of a polyglot. This book will dispel the myths, lay the foundations of the correct mindset for success, and inspire you to commit to learning that language you've always wanted to master.

If you’re serious about learning Spanish and you've already bought countless books, audiobooks, or apps, then you know exactly what I’m talking about: Those same old boring Spanish conversations for absolute beginners! Dialogues about ordering food at a restaurant, checking in at a hotel, asking for directions, and introducing friends or family members. Dios mío! (My God), don’t they think we ever get tired of hearing the same old, tired conversations?

Real French people don’t speak like your textbook…so it’s no wonder you feel unprepared when it’s your turn to speak! Try the StoryLearning Method, and dive into a real-world, gripping drama between six characters that helps you learn authentic spoken French in the process.

Can learning Spanish be as simple as listening to music? And as easy as remembering song lyrics? Just think. You remember song lyrics because lyrics are catchy, repeated throughout the song, and go with the music, right? Now, if you stuck in Spanish, you'd easily learn Spanish words and phrases the same way! So, yes, learning Spanish is as easy as listening to music with the Learn Spanish with Music audiobook.

Start speaking French in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Survival Phrases - French, a completely new way to learn Basic French fast! Survival Phrases - French, will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and prepare you with cultural insight, travel tips and other information to utterly shock and amaze your friends and family, travel companions and people you meet along the way.

Aprende a hablar italiano, Vol. 1 es un curso de audio para principiantes o para cualquier persona que tenga dificultades para hablar italiano con fluidez. El objetivo de este curso es practicar el italiano conversacional desde la primera lección. El curso se divide en 30 lecciones, 6 lecciones de repaso y 3 lecciones de comprensión auditiva. Cada lección contiene frases cotidianas útiles relacionadas con un tema específico.

This 3-in-1 Audiobook bundle is a fast and easy introduction to Romanian for Absolute Beginners. Instead of just reading about Romanian, you learn through everyday conversations between native speakers. In each lesson, you hear a practical dialogue. Then, our teachers translate and explain every word—and you understand it all within minutes. Not only will you understand practical conversations, but you'll also be able to use the same phrases. Learn Romanian Bundle - Easy Introduction for Beginners focuses on everyday Romanian—the kind that you yourself will use in Romania.