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Czech (Teach Yourself Languages) [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by David Short (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Teach Yourself Books; 2nd Revised edition edition (26 Dec 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340870605
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340870600
  • Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 6.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,775,356 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Product Description
This cassette provides approximately 90 minutes of listening material and accompanies the book "Teach Yourself Czech" (ISBN 0-340-87058-3). The book and cassette are also available as a pack (ISBN 0-340-87060-5).

About the Author
David Short has taught Czech and Slovak in London since 1973 and is a founder member of the North-American (now International) Association of Teachers of Czech. He has also examined in Czech for a wide range of institutions, including other British universities and a period of involvement in the Czech A-level examination, before it was scrapped. He publishes widely on Czech and Slovak topics, with many items brought together in a volume of Essays in Czech and Slovak Language and Literature (1996), and he is pleased to have had some involvement in prize-winning dictionaries of Czech idioms (1983, 1988, 1994). He is also an active reviewer, freelance translator (including some literary and scholarly works) and interpreter (chiefly for asylum-seekers from the Czech Republic and Slovakia). His other published books include the bibliography Czechoslovakia (1986), its updated revision Czech Republic (with Vlaïka Edmondson, 2000), and Customs and Etiquette in the Czech Republic (1996), and he is the author of the descriptive outline grammars of Czech and Slovak included in Bernard Comrie & Greville G. Corbett (eds): The Slavonic Languages (1993). --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars More of an aid than a primary source, 7 Aug 2004
By C. MUMMERY (Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) - See all my reviews
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For a language like Czech which is not mainstream the choice isn't going to be wide for self-learning materials and this book tries to be a reasonable help but as is often the case it goes too fast and gets too complicated too quickly and manages in the end to be just a crutch rather than creating conversational ability for tourists and businessmen. The problem might be that it's trying to be all things - beginners guide, grammar book, course text book, academic reference. And only one tape? Two would be better and with clearer pronounciation. Most of the speakers are very clear but one sounds like he's half asleep and is a real strain to hear. Not only that but some conversations have one speaker taking on several characters. It surprises me that governments in smaller countries don't take matters into their own hands and produce a great beginners course themselves and sell it at cost (the Swedish government tried this but decided on a book/tapes price that was exhorbitant). After all, the language is an essential part of a nation's culture and a great tape course at a reasonable price might be a cost-effective way of promoting both.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 10 Feb 2008
By Mr. A. J. D. Lester (UK) - See all my reviews
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The bane of teach yourself books, or at least the language ones, is that they try to be jack-of-all-trades and cater for the linguist, hobbyist, tourist and student. Especially in the modern texts- Catalan was completely re-written and now is a shadow of its former self, being a conversational phrasebook for holidays rather than a descriptive grammar for the serious learner. It's nice, then, to see this- a big chunky ty book which includes clear-cut grammar sections which go in to a good amount of detail. Make sure you know your grammar terminology and simple ideas like case and tense before reading though, its liable to sweep you off your feet with the "declension of the nominative" and suchlike phrases ;)
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4.0 out of 5 stars VERY GOOD!, 8 Jul 2009
By M. Gosso "MixMax" (Den Bosch, Netherlands, Europe) - See all my reviews
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Ahoj!
Yes, this is a good help for travellers.
Read it, learn well and impress the local people!
VIVA LA BIRRA!
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