Beginner's Croatian with 2 Audio CDs - Softcover

Vidan, Aida

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781812321 ISBN 13: 9780781812320

Publisher: Hippocrene Books, 2009

Synopsis

The Beginner's Series offers basic language instruction, with grammar, vocabulary, and common phrases presented in clear, concise lessons. Review questions and exercises accompany each lesson. Historical and cultural information provides insight into customs and everyday situations. Books in this series are ideal for students, travelers, and businesspeople. This book together with the 2 CDs is designed for both classroom use and self-study. Each of the 15 lessons includes a dialogue about an everyday topic, vocabulary lists, explanations of grammar, and exercises. Audio CDs accompany the lessons, providing correct pronunciation of the dialogues and vocabulary, with pauses for repetition by the student. Includes: An introduction to Croatia; Fifteen practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions; Exercises with answer keys; Croatian-English and English-Croatian glossaries; Two audio CDs of dialogues and vocabulary spoken by native Croatian speakers.

About this title

About the Author

Aida Vidan holds a Ph.D. in Slavic language and Literatures from Harvard University, where she currently teaches. Her areas of interest include language instruction, sociolinguistics, South Slavic oral traditional literature and mythology, war narratives, and film. Robert Niebuhr is a university instructor of modern European history, politics, and south-Slavic language. A specialist in South-eastern Europe, Niebuhr has lived and studied in Bosnia- Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia. He currently resides and teaches in the Boston area.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0781812321
• ISBN 13: 9780781812320
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352