Swahili
Level 1
Basic Course
Foreign Service Institute
Department of State
The Course Used by Diplomats
Learn Swahili the proven way -- just like a diplomat!
Over the years, Audio Forum® customers have used our courses to learn Swahili in as little as 25 minutes a day, entirely on their own. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to achieve fluency in Swahili using this proven audio/text method.
While other premium computer-based language courses offer only the means to learn to speak, with Audio-Forum®, you'll not only speak fluently, you'll also master reading, writing, and grammar skills at a scholarly level -- all with the confidence and polish of a native Swahili speaker. After all, diplomats have proven for years that this method works!
This FSI Audio-Forum® Course Features:
* 15.5 hours of audio, 150 units (lessons)
* 560-page text
* Pronunciation drills and notes
* Word juncture and pitch phenomena
* Practical dialogs and conversations
* Matching paired sentences drills
* Substitution and transformation drills
* Grammatical notes and writing awareness
* Spontaneous conversation recordings
* Response drills and exercises
The U.S. State Department's Foreign Service Institute developed full-length courses specifically for diplomats, the very people who must learn a language quickly and effectively. Having worked with FSI authors and instructors, these courses have been fully tested through usage before release to the public. For over 40 years, Audio-Forum® has been the original and most trusted source for Foreign Service Institute language courses.
Enhanced Digital Book Features
The Audio Forum® Difference: Audio Forum® Digital Books are enhanced with links to MP3 audio files. Speaker icons in the text allow you to hear the corresponding audio. The MP3 files can also be loaded onto your MP3-compatible CD player or digital media player. The Digital books may be read (without enhanced features) on tablet computers. A 10-inch or larger screen is recommended.
System Requirements for Enhanced Digital Book Features
Mac® OS X® 10.5 & up
Intel® processor
512 MB RAM
Windows® 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP
233 MHz or faster processor
128 MB RAM