Major Features:á Twenty-four lessons, the last four concluding with a special independent project in which the student applies the language to his or her area of professional interestá Clear objectives for acquiring language skills, grammar, and cultural understandingá Lessons cover the important basics normally covered in any beginning Portuguese textbook such as introductions and greetings, counting, making travel plans, taking public transportation, and asking for directionsá Lessons cover business tasks such as negotiating a contract, presenting a new product, writing a business memo-all in Brazilian Portugueseá Lessons provide dialogues and vocabulary lists for reading and listening, grammar, cultural reading, and interactive homeworká Portuguese-English and English-Portuguese glossaries offer additional help with vocabularyá Course can be combined with affordable online access to self-grading exercisesStudent's Booká Includes MP3 tracks of vocabulary, dialogues, and audio exercises on CDá Lessons are valuable to the classroom student as well as self-directed independent learners