Comprehensive Japanese III includes 30 additional lessons (16 hrs.), which build upon the language skills acquired in Levels I and II. Increased spoken language ability. Also includes a Culture Booklet. 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: * participate in most informal and some formal discussions on practical, social, and some semi-professional topics, * form longer sentences while maintaining the target language syntax, * be understood even by native speakers unused to dealing with foreigners, * handle increasingly difficult grammatical structures, * enjoy fluent conversations with a variety of strangers, * have a near-native accent, and the subtleties of the language will be apparent in your speech, 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.