As the movement toward national standards for foreign language proficiency gains momentum, many states have already instituted their own guidelines which include oral proficiency among the requirements. (Read the author's note on this subject.)
Traupman's book is an excellent resource for helping teachers introduce or enhance the oral experience in the Latin classroom.
The Conversational Latin cassette is an hour long recording of the conversations from chapters 1-12 (all three levels) of the text (imperfect but acceptable recording).
Special Features
Multi-level dialogs
A variety of contemporary and ancient topics
Topical vocabulary for each chapter
Authentic Roman expression
A comprehensive glossary
Appendices on colors and numbers, colloquial expressions, and sayings and proverbs
New in the second edition:
A chapter on transportation
Additional vocabulary in all categories (e.g. computer terminology)
