This progressively structured ASSiMiL self-study course offers you an easy introduction to the American language and enables you to comprehensively learn the basics of American English and a vocabulary of approximately 2,000 words in 105 lessons. The language course is aimed at beginners who have just discovered the American language for themselves, as well as advanced learners who wish to refresh and deepen their knowledge. The CDs contain lesson and comprehension exercise texts spoken by native speakers from the textbook. The total duration of the audio recordings is 165 minutes. Short lessons in a clear format promote your learning success: - Foreign language dialogues are supplemented with meaningful and mostly literal German translations, along with brief, precise notes on grammar, vocabulary, and specific linguistic phenomena.