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an excellent language guide ... certainly worth investing in if you are serious about learning to conquer this gorgeously throaty vernacular
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Are you looking for a complete course in Dutch which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Dutch will guarantee success!
Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online.
The course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work.
By the end of this course, you will be at Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:
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One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.
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Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
Grammar tips
Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.
Useful vocabulary
Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.
Dialogues
Read and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast.
Pronunciation
Don't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go.
Test yourself
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.
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Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Belgium.
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Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
The course is available as a book (9781444105995), as a pack comprising the book and double CD (9781444102383) and as a double CD (9781444102475).
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have bought many books on this subject but I found this the most useful. it is divided by topic and teaches you useful vocabulary and grammar. It is completely different from the older version teach yourself dutch that I bought some time ago and that unfortunately I didn't like at all since it starts with teaching you things that you will rarely use before teaching you the basic. But this one I am happy with and I am learning from it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very thorough language teaching book, however, the pronunciation guide could be better.
Beginners will likely struggle as the newly introduced phrases and words do not have direct pronunciation guidelines, instead relying on either the CD, or the general guide at the beginning.
To really make the best use of this book you need to find a native Dutch speaker to help, but there is enough for most common situations to be dealt with reasonably comfortably just from reading the book and listening to the CD.
One difficulty is that the guide seems to be based on Amsterdam Dutch, so visitors to more out of the way places might get slightly confused looks when they are first starting out.
Beginners will likely struggle as the newly introduced phrases and words do not have direct pronunciation guidelines, instead relying on either the CD, or the general guide at the beginning.
To really make the best use of this book you need to find a native Dutch speaker to help, but there is enough for most common situations to be dealt with reasonably comfortably just from reading the book and listening to the CD.
One difficulty is that the guide seems to be based on Amsterdam Dutch, so visitors to more out of the way places might get slightly confused looks when they are first starting out.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've learnt several languages up to conversational level in my time, and came to Dutch out of necessity.
What I like about this book is its clear and simple approach. Each chapter introduces a "next step" of the language, including vocabulary and grammar. What's nice is that each conversation piece is then broken down into its constituent phrases, each of which is separately translated.
So there is an element of repetition, which in my experience is essential to learning not only languages, but any skill, be it piano-playing, mastering your serve in tennis, or whatever. The main requirement in all of these is repetition, or drilling, i.e. practice.
Then there is the layout. It is very clean and simple, without too much information per page. Visual clarity lends itself to learning clarity. The only language books I have found comparable in this respect are the "Living Spanish, Living German etc. " series.
I've come across some language books which throw out a lot of new stuff at you in a single chapter, without the drilling or repetition. They get some good reviews, but it doesn't work for me.
I love this little book. I started off with a more heavily grammatical book "Hugo Dutch In Three Months", which I'd also recommend, but the Teach Yourself is possibly the best for complete beginners, especially if you're of the younger generation in the UK, whose schooling now completely omits the study of English or foreign grammar, something my generation were fortunate enough to be schooled in.
The accompanying CDs are essential. I've ripped them to my PC, then used "Audacity" software to split up the audio conversations into smaller pieces, so that I hear a key phrase, then a silence, then the phrase repeated - two or three times. Saved as small MP3s onto an MP3 player, one can be learning anywhere, anytime.
Five stars.
What I like about this book is its clear and simple approach. Each chapter introduces a "next step" of the language, including vocabulary and grammar. What's nice is that each conversation piece is then broken down into its constituent phrases, each of which is separately translated.
So there is an element of repetition, which in my experience is essential to learning not only languages, but any skill, be it piano-playing, mastering your serve in tennis, or whatever. The main requirement in all of these is repetition, or drilling, i.e. practice.
Then there is the layout. It is very clean and simple, without too much information per page. Visual clarity lends itself to learning clarity. The only language books I have found comparable in this respect are the "Living Spanish, Living German etc. " series.
I've come across some language books which throw out a lot of new stuff at you in a single chapter, without the drilling or repetition. They get some good reviews, but it doesn't work for me.
I love this little book. I started off with a more heavily grammatical book "Hugo Dutch In Three Months", which I'd also recommend, but the Teach Yourself is possibly the best for complete beginners, especially if you're of the younger generation in the UK, whose schooling now completely omits the study of English or foreign grammar, something my generation were fortunate enough to be schooled in.
The accompanying CDs are essential. I've ripped them to my PC, then used "Audacity" software to split up the audio conversations into smaller pieces, so that I hear a key phrase, then a silence, then the phrase repeated - two or three times. Saved as small MP3s onto an MP3 player, one can be learning anywhere, anytime.
Five stars.
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