Teach Yourself Brazilian Portugese Complete Course
by Sue Tyson-Ward
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List Price: $14.95
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 469.8241
EAN: 9780071420044
ISBN: 0071420045
Label: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2003-01-24
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Studio: McGraw-Hill
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for the grammar.
Comment: This book is very good for the grammatical pat of the Brazilian Portugese language, however, one still needs a CD to listen to the pronunciation.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Home study of Brazilian Portuguese
Comment: Teach Yourself Brazilian Portuguese Complete Course Package (Book + 2CDs) (Teach Yourself Language Complete Courses)
This is fairly easy to get started and in depth enough to make it worthwhile - the mixture of written and spoken language is useful as are the revision sections. Well worth the money if you need to learn more than the very basics.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I want my money back...
Comment: The audio CD doesn't gives only one or two exercises where you can repond and focuses almost exclusively on listening. In addition, the written exercises do not follow what is on the CD so often you don't know if you have completed the exercises correctly or not. My husband is Brazilian and I speak fluent Spanish so I understand spoken Portuguese. I wanted something to help me with my pronunciation and grammer, but this wasn't it!
Annoying waste of money!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Poorly Organized
Comment: I did not have time to look through the small selection of Brazilian Portuguese grammar texts at the bookstore I bought this at, so I thought, usually the Teach Yourself books are pretty good (Italian and old French ones are great). I was thoroughly disappointed by this one however. The organization is terrible, grammar points are not thoroughly covered. It seems that only enough is explained to help you understand the specific conversation pieces throughout the text. This also was a pain, because over half the book is dedicated to conversations/dialogues that are helpful, yes, but very specific and the audio cassettes/cd's are basically essential here.
Overall a poor investment. I'm looking for another grammar book and I just bought this a week ago.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A pleasant introduction with some faults
Comment: The author of this book should win an award for the worst pronunciation guide. The examples for vowels and consonants are so vague, one really doesn't know when to use a nasal vowel or not, and the consonant 'r' needs a good deal more seeing how it is aspirated in certain instances. On the other hand, if you are looking for an enjoyable introduction to BP, this book will give you all the basics. I bought it to learn a bit of the language to make my ESL students feel welcome and to speak to my cleaning staff. One cannot learn a language with one book, but combined with the cd's you can get a decent start.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for the grammar.
Comment: This book is very good for the grammatical pat of the Brazilian Portugese language, however, one still needs a CD to listen to the pronunciation.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Home study of Brazilian Portuguese
Comment: Teach Yourself Brazilian Portuguese Complete Course Package (Book + 2CDs) (Teach Yourself Language Complete Courses)
This is fairly easy to get started and in depth enough to make it worthwhile - the mixture of written and spoken language is useful as are the revision sections. Well worth the money if you need to learn more than the very basics.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I want my money back...
Comment: The audio CD doesn't gives only one or two exercises where you can repond and focuses almost exclusively on listening. In addition, the written exercises do not follow what is on the CD so often you don't know if you have completed the exercises correctly or not. My husband is Brazilian and I speak fluent Spanish so I understand spoken Portuguese. I wanted something to help me with my pronunciation and grammer, but this wasn't it!
Annoying waste of money!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Poorly Organized
Comment: I did not have time to look through the small selection of Brazilian Portuguese grammar texts at the bookstore I bought this at, so I thought, usually the Teach Yourself books are pretty good (Italian and old French ones are great). I was thoroughly disappointed by this one however. The organization is terrible, grammar points are not thoroughly covered. It seems that only enough is explained to help you understand the specific conversation pieces throughout the text. This also was a pain, because over half the book is dedicated to conversations/dialogues that are helpful, yes, but very specific and the audio cassettes/cd's are basically essential here.
Overall a poor investment. I'm looking for another grammar book and I just bought this a week ago.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A pleasant introduction with some faults
Comment: The author of this book should win an award for the worst pronunciation guide. The examples for vowels and consonants are so vague, one really doesn't know when to use a nasal vowel or not, and the consonant 'r' needs a good deal more seeing how it is aspirated in certain instances. On the other hand, if you are looking for an enjoyable introduction to BP, this book will give you all the basics. I bought it to learn a bit of the language to make my ESL students feel welcome and to speak to my cleaning staff. One cannot learn a language with one book, but combined with the cd's you can get a decent start.
Bestselling language courses! From Danish to Spanish, Swahili to Brazilian Portuguese, the languages of the world are brought within the reach of any beginning student. Learners can use the Teach Yourself Language Courses at their own pace or as a supplement to formal courses. These complete courses are based on the very latest learning methods and designed to be enjoyable and user-friendly. Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and gradually promotes the student to a level of smooth and confident communication, including: - Up-to-date, graded interactive dialogues
- Graded units of culture notes, grammar, and exercises
- Step-by-step guide to pronunciation
- Practical vocabulary
- Regular and irregular verb tables
- Plenty of practice exercises and answers
- Bilingual glossary
The new editions also feature: - Clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout
- Self-assessment quizzes to test progress
- Website suggestions to take language study further
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