Colloquial Norwegian: A complete language course (Colloquial Series) - Softcover

Hayford Oleary, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415110092 ISBN 13: 9780415110099

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

Colloquial Norwegian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Norwegian as it is written and spoken today.

Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Norwegian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Norwegian is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout.

Key features include:

A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills

Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar

An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises

Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations

Helpful cultural points about life in Norway

An overview of the sounds of Norwegian

Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Norwegian is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Norwegian.

Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

About this title

Synopsis

This book pack is part of a language course which is designed to provide a complete introduction and self-study course to the language, as well as a cultural and historical background to the people. Each lesson in the textbook contains conversations based on everyday situations, explanations of grammar and vocabulary lists.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415110092
• ISBN 13: 9780415110099
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288