Teach Yourself Danish Complete Course (Book Only)
by Bente Elsworth
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 439.8182421
EAN: 9780071451024
ISBN: 0071451021
Label: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2005-01-20
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Studio: McGraw-Hill
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Summary: good but the pronunciation guide has to be more extensive
Comment: Overall this is a very good book: it explains the grammar clearly, it has many reading passages, accurate cultural information, and effective excercises.
One of the things I especially liked was that the dialogues cover a very wide range of scenarios, from having dinner with people to going to see the doctor.
It is essential that the beginner gets the cd's that accompany this book, because Danish, as well as Swedish and Norwegian, do not follow logical pronunciation patterns.
For example, the Danish letter 'e' can be pronounced as: 'i' as in "fit", 'ur' as in "fur", 'ae' as in "fang", 'e' as in "bed", 'ew' as in "few", 'ai' as in "eye"...even though the spelling is exactly the same in all cases.
There is no specific rule that determines how it is pronounced in a given situation, it all depends on the word itself, so the pronunciation of a word containing 'e' has to be memorized accurately.
As a side note: an added bonus of learning Danish is that you are also able to communicate reasonable well with Swedish people since the languages are very close, and they usually understand eachother without needing an interpreter.
You can complete this package in around 6 months with daily studies.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent way to learn Danish
Comment: I have found this book and CD set to be very valuable for learning Danish. I only use it in my "spare time", and when I traveled to Denmark a second time, after only a few months of using this program off and on, I was amazed at what I could understand and read. I hope to see an advanced level course of this program very soon. (hint, hint)
Customer Rating:
Summary: The best on offer...
Comment: There aren't many Danish language books available in English but this is the best that I've seen. It has a good balance of conversational Danish and theory, presented in units of a good length so that covering 1 per week is achievable. Each themed unit contains 3 or 4 dialogues followed by relevant vocabulary and grammar points. It does make a reasonable attempt to cover pronounciation despite some of the other comments on this website. You definitely need to use it with the CDs though.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fantastic way to learn!
Comment: I have only had this program for 2 weeks and I've learned a TON of danish, very well laid out, excellent audio quality, and I live in Denmark, and even my friends here are saying its quite well done. Its apparently a bit formal in the language, but far less so than any other language guide I've come across. Great book - the book is essential.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: good but the pronunciation guide has to be more extensive
Comment: Overall this is a very good book: it explains the grammar clearly, it has many reading passages, accurate cultural information, and effective excercises.
One of the things I especially liked was that the dialogues cover a very wide range of scenarios, from having dinner with people to going to see the doctor.
It is essential that the beginner gets the cd's that accompany this book, because Danish, as well as Swedish and Norwegian, do not follow logical pronunciation patterns.
For example, the Danish letter 'e' can be pronounced as: 'i' as in "fit", 'ur' as in "fur", 'ae' as in "fang", 'e' as in "bed", 'ew' as in "few", 'ai' as in "eye"...even though the spelling is exactly the same in all cases.
There is no specific rule that determines how it is pronounced in a given situation, it all depends on the word itself, so the pronunciation of a word containing 'e' has to be memorized accurately.
As a side note: an added bonus of learning Danish is that you are also able to communicate reasonable well with Swedish people since the languages are very close, and they usually understand eachother without needing an interpreter.
You can complete this package in around 6 months with daily studies.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent way to learn Danish
Comment: I have found this book and CD set to be very valuable for learning Danish. I only use it in my "spare time", and when I traveled to Denmark a second time, after only a few months of using this program off and on, I was amazed at what I could understand and read. I hope to see an advanced level course of this program very soon. (hint, hint)
Customer Rating:
Summary: The best on offer...
Comment: There aren't many Danish language books available in English but this is the best that I've seen. It has a good balance of conversational Danish and theory, presented in units of a good length so that covering 1 per week is achievable. Each themed unit contains 3 or 4 dialogues followed by relevant vocabulary and grammar points. It does make a reasonable attempt to cover pronounciation despite some of the other comments on this website. You definitely need to use it with the CDs though.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fantastic way to learn!
Comment: I have only had this program for 2 weeks and I've learned a TON of danish, very well laid out, excellent audio quality, and I live in Denmark, and even my friends here are saying its quite well done. Its apparently a bit formal in the language, but far less so than any other language guide I've come across. Great book - the book is essential.
From Cantonese to Thai, Gaelic to Modern Persian, learning the languages of the world is attainable for any beginning student. Learners can use the Teach Yourself Complete Language Courses at their own pace or as a supplement to formal courses. All Teach Yourself Complete Language Courses include: - Up-to-date, graded interactive dialogues
- Graded units of culture notes, grammar, and exercises
- Step-by-step guides to pronunciation
- Practical vocabulary
- Regular and irregular verb tables
- A bilingual glossary
- A clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout
- Self-assessment quizzes to test progress
- Fully updated audio recordings on CD for easy access and review
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