A 504-page book with 100 lessons, 1 mp3 download with 1,884 files and 3 audio CDs lasting 2 hrs 40 min. Learn this gateway language that can introduce you to various cultures in East Africa! This method teaches standard Swahili. It is an extremely regular language, so you can go with the flow of the lessons imbued with local colours, and the many explanatory notes on culture! Available in this box set in CD format and as an mp3 download, the recordings include all the texts in Swahili for each lesson and the translation exercises from the book. These progressively more challenging texts have been recorded by professional native speakers. Lively, useful dialogue. Carefully-constructed progression. Pronunciation using the recordings