King, a towering figure in Welsh language teaching, updates his 1995 course book for learning spoken informal Welsh. He has expanded it a bit and tinkered with it some to make it more useful. To facilitate self-study, recordings of the example conversations by native speakers are available on compact disk or in MP3 format. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Colloquial Welsh provides a step-by-step course in Welsh as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Welsh in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.Key features include: progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios useful vocabulary lists throughout the text additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Welsh will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Welsh.Course components:The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack. Paperback: 978-0-415-46113-9 (please note this does not include the audio)CDs : 978-0-415-46128-3eBook: 978-0-203-42701-9 (please note this does not include the audio, available from www.tandfebooks.com)MP3s: 978-0-415-47056-8 (available from www.tandfebooks.com)Pack : 978-0-415-46127-6 (paperback and CDs)
