French is an official language in 44 countries. It is spoken by 55 million people in France, 3 million in Belgium, 1.5 million in Switzerland, 6.5 million in Canada, and 5 million in former French + Belgian colonies. It is also an official language of the U.N.<P><B>Comprehensive French III</B> includes 30 additional lessons (16 hrs.), plus Readings, which build upon the language skills acquired in Levels I and II. Increased spoken and reading language ability. Level III will increase your vocabulary and grammatical structures and triple your spoken proficiency. Upon completion of a level III, you will be able to: <UL><LI>participate in most informal and some formal discussions on practical, social, and some semi-professional topics,<LI>form longer sentences while maintaining the target language syntax,<LI>be understood even by native speakers unused to dealing with foreigners,<LI>handle increasingly difficult grammatical structures,<LI>enjoy fluent conversations with a variety of strangers,<LI>have a near-native accent, and the subtleties of the language will be apparent in your speech,<LI>read at the same level at which you speak. </LI></UL><P><I>Note: In order for the Pimsleur Method to work correctly, you must first complete the Level I + II language programs before proceeding to the Level III language program.</I>