Vous voulez voir cette page en franēais ? Cliquez ici.

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Colloquial Icelandic: The Complete Course for Beginners
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

Colloquial Icelandic: The Complete Course for Beginners [Audiobook] [Paperback]

Daisy Neijmann (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


Formats

 Amazon Price New from Used from
Paperback CDN $20.76   -- --
Paperback, Audiobook, Aug 24 2001 --   -- --
Audio, CD, Audiobook CDN $31.93   -- --
Book Supplement CDN $50.64   -- --

Product Details

Product Description

Book Description

Colloquial Icelandic is the ideal introduction to the modern language. Written by an experienced language teacher, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Icelandic. No previous knowledge of the language is required. Features include:
* pronunciation guide
* lively dialogues
* concise grammar explanations
* lots of exercises with full answer key
* English-Icelandic and Icelandic-English glossaries.
Learning Icelandic has never been so enjoyable! By the end of this rewarding course, you will be able to speak, read, and write Icelandic with confidence. Two 60-minute cassettes are also available, featuring the dialogues and exercises in the book. Recorded by native speakers, they will help perfect your pronunciation and listening skills.

About the Author

Daisy Neijmann is the Hallador Laxness Lecturer in Icelandic at University College London.
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?

› Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

9 Reviews
5 star:
 (3)
4 star:
 (4)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.9 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most helpful customer reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly well written, Mar 3 2003
By 
A. Butterfield (UK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Colloquial Icelandic: The Complete Course for Beginners (Paperback)
I've been to Iceland a couple of times and been ashamed to find that the language is so alien that barely a single word of it filters through. I'm going again soon and I've decided I want to at least understand a little of what I hear and read, even though "talaršu ensku?" (do you speak English) is a question you hardly need ask in Iceland. Learning a little of the language is all part of the fun!

Having tried and discarded the impenetrable "Teach Yourself" book, I came across this, and find it much more approachable.

I highly recommend getting the tape/CD that goes with this book. It really helps you understand how words sound when they are strung together in phrases and sentences. And it helps you get a handle on the subtleties of pronunciation. Without the tape/CD, it would be much less enjoyable.

Thankfully, the book starts out very simply, with greetings, pleasantries, "my name is" etc. The progression is well judged, so you don't quickly feel out of your depth, and it's satisfying to realise that the things you learn early in the book make sense later on. There are exercises to do, here and there, if you want.

I'd definitely recommend this to beginners who are more interested in starting to understand day to day Icelandic than studying Icelandic grammar. It doesn't give you lists of conjugations and declensions to learn, but gradually and gently introduces new elements of the language so that you don't feel overwhelmed, and genuinely feels like an aid rather than a hindrance.

A warning though: if you're not quite familiar with ENGLISH grammar, you'll reach a point in even this book that could be a stumbling block. Make sure you at least know the difference between the direct and indirect object before you get to the chapter about declensions!

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars The best of the few available, April 10 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: Colloquial Icelandic: The Complete Course for Beginners (Paperback)
I generally like the colloquial series, but the recordings are irritating. There is far too much English on the tapes-in fact any at all is too much. We don't need explanations in English every couple of minutes EVERY bloody time we listen to the tape! And for crying out loud, how many times should a student have to sit through oral quizzes-after running through a tape once or twice, one should have the answers ready before the stupid (English) question is posed! Quizzes and explantions in English belong in the book ONLY-that's why it's there. What a waste of tape. I wish Assimil would make an Icelandic With Ease (or Sans Peine even) book/recording set. For my money, no one approaches Assimil. They have extensive recordings with no language besides the target language so you can listen again and again with no wasted time listening to English. Also, most languages are available in CD versions. (Living Language and Transparent Language are good also). The book is pretty good and there's nothing else decent out there, so I gave it 3 stars. Are you listening Colloquial???
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


4.0 out of 5 stars So far, so good, July 14 2004
By A Customer
This review is from: Colloquial Icelandic: The Complete Course for Beginners (Paperback)
Just to clarify, I ordered this course and the package I received included both CD's and tapes (2 of each). This is one of the best courses I've seen on learning Icelandic.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Want to see more reviews on this item?
› Go to Amazon.com to see all 21 reviews  3.4 out of 5 stars 
 
 		 Most recent customer reviews







Only search this product's reviews


Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject























i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?