Colloquial Catalan: The Complete Course For Beginners

Ibarz, Alexander; Ibarz, Toni

ISBN 10: 0415234123 / ISBN 13: 9780415234122

Published by Routledge, Abingdon, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Colloquial Catalan: The Complete Course For Beginners
• Publisher: Routledge, Abingdon
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415234123
• ISBN 13: 9780415234122
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: VG+
• Seller catalogs:
  • General Non-Fiction

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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.

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.

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 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. The accompanying audio material is available on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value "Colloquials Pack".