Barbara,

I don't know if this will exactly suit, but there is a series covering a
number of languages.  I used it to learn enough German to pass my Ph.D.
German reading/translation exam: Mary and HP Apfelt, "Reading Knowledge in
German for Art Historians and Archaeologiets," Erich Schmidt Verlag, ISBN
3-503-02228-7.  There is also a specialized dictionary that you can buy.

The books are expensive, and don't include an answer key.  Still, I found
them easy enough to use (although I hired a German-speaking airline
attendant to check over my answers, help me out of pronunciations and such,
since I am something of an auditory learner when it comes to languages).

Ellen Cutler
LNB Associates: Writing, Editing, and Research Services
Aberdeen, MD  21001

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From: Barbara Brooker <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 6:37 AM
Subject: Foreign language reading skills


> Is anyone aware of or can recommend self-study courses or aids that focus
> on improving reading skills for any of the major European languages? Most
> of the products I have seen focus on speaking and conversational skills.
>
> Thanks,
> Barbara Brooker
>
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