Pimsleur earned his Ph. D. in French from Columbia University and was a Professor of Romance Languages and Language Education at both Ohio State University and State University of New York at Albany. Here, Pimsleur offers listeners a thirty-lesson, sixteen hour program which consists of beginning language strategies for communication and traveling needs.

Compact discs. Duration: 16:00:00. Chinese collection. In container (33 cm.).

Disc 1: Units 1-2 -- Disc 2: Units 3-4 -- Disc 3: Units 5-6 -- Disc 4: Units 7-8 -- Disc 5: Units 9-10 -- Disc 6: Units 11-12 -- Disc 7: Units 13-14 -- Disc 8: Units 15-16 -- Disc 9: Units 17-18 -- Disc 10: Units 19-20 -- Disc 11: Units 21-22 -- Disc 12: Units 23-24 -- Disc 13: Units 25-26 -- Disc 14: Units 27-28 -- Disc 15: Units 29-30 -- Disc 16: Readings A and B.