Colloquial Catalan: A Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series) - Softcover

Ibarz, Alexander; Ibarz, Toni

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415442036 ISBN 13: 9780415442039

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

Colloquial Catalan provides a step-by-step course in Catalan as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Catalan in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Key features include:

• progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills

• structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar

• an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises

• realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios

• useful vocabulary lists throughout the text

• additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries

Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Catalan will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Catalan.

Course components:

The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack.

Paperback: 978-0-415-23412-2 (please note this does not include the audio)

CDs : 978-0-415-30256-2

eBook: 978-0-203-64125-5 (available to purchase separately from http://ebookstore.tandf.co.uk. Please note this does not include the audio)

MP3s: 978-0-415-47100-8 (available to purchase separately from http://ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/)

Pack : 978-0-415-44203-9 (paperback and CDs)

About this title

Product Description

Teaches Catalan, as spoken in north-eastern Spain. This book teaches the language through a variety of dialogues, reading texts, grammar explanations and exercises for practice and consolidation, and also provides an insight into the traditions and patterns of daily life in Catalonia. It contains two CDs accompanying the book.

Synopsis

This course teaches Catalan, as spoken in north-eastern Spain today. Each unit teaches the language through a variety of dialogues, reading texts, grammar explanations and exercises for practice and consolidation, and also provides an insight into the traditions and patterns of daily life in Catalonia. The features of this book include: coverage of the Balearic and Valencian varieties alongside the language used in the Barcelona region; a full grammar summary for easy reference; and, Catalan/English and English/Catalan word lists. This pack contains two 60-minute CDs which accompany the book. Recorded by native speakers, this audio material will help perfect pronunciation and listening skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0415442036
• ISBN 13: 9780415442039
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320