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- Paperback
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; CD & Book edition (May 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071414525
- ISBN-13: 978-0071414524
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.6 x 4.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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- #64 in Books > Languages > Grammar, dictionaries & phrasebooks > Swedish
- #89 in Books > Languages > By Language > Other European Languages > Swedish
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This course in Swedish is designed for anyone who wants to progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking and writing Swedish with confidence. Aimed at those with no previous knowledge, it can also be used by anyone wanting to brush up existing knowledge or refresh rusty language skills for a holiday or business trip. Key structures and vocabulary are introduced in 18 thematic units, progressing from basic greetings and introductions and dealing with everyday situations to writing a formal letter and business communications. The emphasis is on communication throughout with important language structures introduced through dialogues on the accompanying recording. There are plenty of exercises to practise the language as it is introduced and tips throughout to help with pronunciation and grammar. Cultural information boxes give advice and information for anyone planning a trip to Sweden. There is also an English-Swedish and a Swedish-English vocabulary listing.
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About the Author
Vera Croghan started teaching Swedish at Aberdeen University straight after her second degree from Lund University, Sweden. After her marriage, she moved to Edinburgh where she gave private lessons and translated and interpreted for the Swedish Consul and businesses. She began teaching at the University of East Anglia when it opened in 1963 and taught there for 30 years.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I tried to learn Swedish with this book and I was satisfied with it. But the audio content (which for Swedish is absolutely necessary in order to be able to understand or speak anything) was very bad. One of the speakers has a dialect (from south of sweden) and the pace of the cassete is almost impossible to follow. Besides, it uses expressions that no one uses today (according to mz native speaking girlfriend). I am searching for better material than this book+audio cassete
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Please be advised that R.J. McClean's and Vera Croghan's books, whilst sharing the "Teach Yourself" series title, are entirely different. As a reader past 60, I prefer McClean's older, systematically grammatical and thorough introduction to the Swedish language over Croghan's more up-to-date, scattered, picture-book approach, although the latter is probably more useful for conversational Swedish, and younger students will surely disagree with my preference.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We found the tape goes too fast to learn from. We then felt daunted and have changed to 'Swedish in 3 months' instead as that is what our language teacher is using. It is also unclear from the book how new words are pronounced which can be a big problem for starting Swedish
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A very good book, a little old fashioned but still handy to give one a starting point
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