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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Teach Yourself Books (Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340856653
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340856659
  • Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 15.8 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Although it is aimed at those with no previous knowledge, this course is equally suitable for anyone wishing to brush up existing skills and aims to help users progress from the basics to understanding, speaking and writing Icelandic with confidence. Completely rewritten, this edition adopts a communicative approach to learning the language and includes realistic exercises. A story runs throughout the book to keep the language in context and make the it enjoyable to use. Key structures and vocabulary are introduced in 12 thematic units progressing from introducing yourself to looking for a flat. The emphasis is on communication throughout with the important language introduced through dialogues on the recording.

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Hidur Jonsdottir is a PhD student of Linguistics and Modern Icelandic and teaches Icelandic at Cambridge University.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing view on Icelandic, 21 Jun 2004
By Daniel (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Teach Yourself Icelandic (TY Complete Courses) (Paperback)
After the original Teach Yourself Icelandic, its nice to see that what was once highly impenitrable is now highly accesible. This book is excellent for the grounding of basic language and is truly worthy of "teach yourself" status. NO previous knowledge is required at all.
However, this book is not really suitable for advanced students, for example, the subjunctive is not addressed and there are no extended texts (although there are suggestions for further study). However, for beginners, it is excellent. Dialogues are of an everyday nature and are realistic. A lot of vocabulary is also provided, with a mini-dictionary at the back. Excersises are provided throughout with full answers at the back. The excersises are traditional "fill in the gaps", and are usually aimed at getting the reader to speak aloud and gain confidence.
A very enjoyable read providing a good starting point and a chance to brush up on the basics.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, 4 Oct 2006
By Barry (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Icelandic (Teach Yourself Languages) Accompanies Book (Audio CD)
I've tried a few times to crack Icelandic and it's hard work. Sometimes you feel every verb is irregular. However, doing this book I had a lot of 'oh, I get it now' moments! Don't think you can learn this language without having a good go at the grammar, you can't. But this author is really good at explaining how things work and at giving you little tips. It's a really good way to start off learning Icelandic.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not the best., 30 Sep 2007
By L. HALLS (North London, U.K.) - See all my reviews
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Whether to buy this book or not depends entirely upon what you want to achieve and how you want to achieve it. If you want to achieve an extremely high standard akin to that of taking a proper course at a university or equivalent, then this book is not your first port of call. If, however, you are planning a trip for holiday, business or something that requires a thorough knowledge of the basics and a comfortable feel with the language, then this is exactly what you want.

Icelandic is extremely hard to learn and possesses an ancient and hugely complex grammar which for the casual language learner is almost a joke. Words can often have over a dozen forms and these forms are integral to the sentence, which means a lot of memorising by repetition. This book introduces this large amount of grammar gradually and very clearly. It is well paced and it doesn't seem daunting which is useful when trying to handle inflections, and after a while you find that everything falls into place. The dialogues are good and as useful as language books ever are, and everything is done with a sense of fun which takes the pressure off a bit.

There is one major drawback to this book, and this is the CD. I understand that this is a very different language and it does require a bit more patience, but these dialogues are spoken so slowly that they are actually unhelpful. Soon after studying Icelandic and Iceland you will come to realise that, sadly, Icelanders speak very very fast and they don't slow down to help you out a lot of the time, and if they do this is still fast. These dialogues are so unrealistic in their pace of speaking that while you learn good pronunciation, you lack a realistic ability to keep up. I was saddened to see that this pace did not pick up much even in later chapters.

That said, if as I say you are a casual learner, this will not be a huge disadvantage, but if you intend to learn quicker I highly advise buying "Colloquial Icelandic" by Daisy L. Neijmann - an exceptionally good book that is a very different approach but much harder for real beginners. For beginners though, this will meet your needs and will introduce you to a really fascinating language with a sound basic knowledge enabling you to pursue it further should you wish to. Worth the money for sure.
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