The Slangman Series Slang, idioms, and colloquial speech are often the hardest aspects of a language to learn in a course, yet some of the most fun and creative parts to know, and they are indispensable to finding your way in a conversation or crowd. Slangman David Burke has created a series focusing on all the kinds of slang in number of different formats and languages: for English, Street Speak, Biz Speak, and for Spanish, French, and Italian, Street Spanish, Street French, and Street Italian. Filled with amusing illustrations and humour, they make language learning fun and relevant at the same time!
The Slangman Series | David Burke | Street Speak English | Street Speak Spanish | Street Speak French
Slangman David Burke is a language expert on slang and has put together a number of series with books, audio CDs and cassettes teaching the most popular slang and idioms. The Street Speak Series focuses on American slang and idioms, while The Biz Speak Series teaches slang, idioms, and jargon used in business English, and an ESL video, The Slangman Guide to Understanding American English Through American Culture. And for Spanish, French, and Italian, there is Street Spanish, Street French, and Street Italian, each of which focuses on slang in the respective language.
Each lesson in the series is divided into four parts:
Slangman David Burke is a language expert and author of more than two dozen books on American, Spanish, French, German, and Italian slang and idioms. He appears regularly on Voice of America ("From Hollywood, It's Slangman David Burke") which broadcasts to 100 million listeners from around the world, and writes for several ESL magazines; and has also has appeared on more than 250 national and international radio and television programs, including: The Jenny Jones Show, Johan & Leeza, Leeza, Dateline NBC, and Entertainment Tonight. As a recurring guest, he's frequented The Vicki Show, Home Show, KTLA Morning Show, CNN's Showbiz Today, and CNN's Social Live. In Canada David appears regularly on some of the most popular talk shows: The Dini Petty Show, The Camilla Scott Show, and The Vicki Gabereau Show.
