Mandarin is the official language in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Singapore. The Mandarin dialect is used in most Chinese schools, colleges, and universities, and in most TV programs, movies, and radio stations throughout the country. Mandarin is one of the five official languages of the UN.The Pimsleur® Method is scientifically proven to be your fastest route to nearnative fluency.Speak and understand Mandarin Chinese in just thirty minutes a day. Mandarin Chinese Phase 3 includes another 15 hours of spoken language practice and one additional hour of culture notes, and is designed is designed to be used after completion of Phases 1 and 2.The beginning of Phase 3 offers you the chance to further expand your vocabulary and increase your fluency to an even higher level. In these lessons, youll gain experience participating in many informal and some formal discussions on practical, social, and semiprofessional topics. Youll skillfully form longer, more complex sentences, and most importantly, youll find yourself being understood, even by native speakers unused to dealing with foreigners. Understanding a large amount of the conversations you hear, youll be able to join in effortlessly, confident of being understood.In the next 10 lessons of Phase 3 your skills will show everincreasing mastery of the language. Speaking with grace and complete naturalness, youll enjoy fluid conversations on many new subjects. Delving deeper into cultural norms and situations, youll find yourself responding without thinking, and able to choose from a wide |