This updated, high-intensity language learning program is intended to teach students who already have some command of spoken and written Spanish. It's an ideal follow-up program for students who have completed the Mastering Spanish Level One program, also available from Barron's. This new edition of <i. Mastering Spanish, Level Two consists of a set of audio compact discs, supplemented with a textbook. The book covers rules of grammar and instructs in the spoken and written language on an intermediate-to-advanced level. Approximately 15 hours of conversational training in Spanish are presented on the compact discs, which replace the previously available cassette tapes. Foreign Service Institute language programs are the same as those used by the U.S. government to train diplomatic personnel. The book and compact discs are packaged in a sturdy vinyl box.