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 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:41 pm
I recently purchased the Living Language complete course in the basics of Japanese and it's horrible! They spell the same word differently on the same page (e.g. zyaa and jaa). I'm taking Japanese in school and only got the book to learn some extra vocab over the summer, so it's not a big deal for me, but I can only imagine how it would confuse someone completely new to the language! Therefore, avoid Living Language.
I'd like to start learning Arabic or Hindi (still trying to decide which to learn first) soon and I'd like to know about some good textbooks. Apparently Rosetta Stone is good. Are there any others?
If this is a repeat (I didn't see a thread like this, but I only checked this forum) or if this is in the wrong place, sorry!
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:33 am
For the more common Foreign languages. The "Collins" books are very good.
I have Collins French -English Dictionary and also Collins Complete French which is Grammar, Verbs and Words in one. It is clearly written and is great for beginners up to more higher levels.
This is just the selection on the French language but i think they do German, Spanish and some others.
This is from AMAZON UK. So i'm not sure where else it is sold.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=collins+french
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:26 pm
Hey, does anybody have any thoughts about the text books from McGraw Hill, I think, that are a series for each separate language? The one I have is Bon Voyage level 2. Although, the one I own is the teacher's edition. ninja
To me, they explain things a little weird, but their vocabulary sections are quite good. The grammar sections tend to be a bit shaky, and the verb lists are applied to the grammar in such a way that, you can't just learn it without the aid of a teacher.
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:26 am
How are the Teach Yourself ______ books? I've seen them around a lot but I've never actually looked at them or used one before.
How is the one for Cantonese?
And:
What are some good textbooks for Zulu?
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:09 pm
I have a Teach Yourself French Verbs book. It's not bad, actually, when you need to look verbs over, or study them. They even give you different expressions and idiom in French pertaining to the verb. I use it personally for studying, and I've been able to pick up some really common patterns throughout certain verbs. If you don't like lists and charts, though then it might not be for you.
They've got a variety of verbs in ABC order page by page. And in the back they have even more verbs in a list that aren't on a chart, but if you need to look at the conjugation for one, they'll give you a verb to refer back to to see how it might conjugate.
Then again, I only have that series for French verbs.
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