Colloquial Latvian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series (Book Only)) - Softcover

Praulins, Dace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138949892 ISBN 13: 9781138949898

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

This new edition of Colloquial Latvian has been completely rewritten to make learning Latvian easier and more enjoyable than ever before!

Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Latvian. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

What makes Colloquial Latvian your best choice in personal language learning?

• interactive – lots of exercises for regular practice
• clear – concise grammar notes
• practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide
• complete – including answer key and reference section.

By the end of this rewarding course, you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Latvian in a broad range of everyday situations.

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

About the Author

Chris Moseley teaches Latvian at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London and is also the editor of two other volumes for Routledge: the Atlas of the World’s Languages and the Encyclopedia of the World’s Endangered Languages.

Dace Praulinš started teaching Latvian History, Culture, Society and Language at the University of Glasgow in 2006 following three decades in language teaching. She has taught English to speakers of other languages in the UK, Germany and Latvia. She has also taught German and French.

From the Back Cover

Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Latvian. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138949892
• ISBN 13: 9781138949898
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288