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Great for Grammar Geeks....Top for Their Teachers Advantages: Beautifully clear explanations and helpful exercises Disadvantages: None ...it is written entirely in English meaning you do need that pre-existing basic knowledge of the language to benefit from it. It is laid out in numbered units and the contents refers to these rather than page numbers, which is a bit confusing at first. Each unit covers a two page spread, with a page of language focus and explanation, followed by a page of exercises that practice the recently introduced language. A typical unit might look like this: ... ...the book has a British English focus, with only a couple of pages dedicated to the differences between American and British varieties. These pull together various points that perhaps would be more useful if they were included in the units to which they refer. It's not a problem as long as you know this section is at the back, but I imagine some students could miss it. Finally, some of the exercises do not require much thinking and are a bit repetitive, ... zoe_page 21.11.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of English Grammar in Use with Answers - Raymond Murphy	Degree of Information How interesting was the... How useful was it? Would you read it again? Value for money
Begining to learning Norsk? Then try: Teach Yourself Norwegian. Advantages: Taught by an actual Norwegian who does it for a living. Disadvantages: Can seem quite daunting at first. Took me 3 months to start using the book and CD properly ...the popular "Teach Yourself..." comes Teach Yourself Norwegian by Margaretha Danbolt Simons who is herself, a Norwegian now living and teaching in England. So there is no better book to get than this one! From first glance, it seems quite a daunting prospect learning a language without going to a class and it could take you a while to get going. It's based for the first time learners out there, but some prior exposure to Norwegian could be useful. ... ...initial phase you will find yourself engrossed and starting to sound out words aloud without realising. The main gist of the book is thus: It's about 2 people named Sue (an English woman) and Arne (a Norwegian man in England) who meet in a cafe while Sue is practising from this book. Their relationship builds up from there as does your knowledge of written and spoken Norwegian. As you go on through the book, you follow the adventures both in England ... loopz27 15.10.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Teach Yourself Norwegian - Margaretha Danbolt Simons	Degree of Information How interesting was the... How useful was it? Would you read it again? Value for money
What Do Ants, Tennis And Castanets Have In Common? Advantages: Excellent introduction to phonics, fun, easy...Brilliant! Disadvantages: I would have liked a demonstartion of pronunciation at the beggining of each song ...Mummy! Jolly Songs At the school there was a display showing the different equipment used to teach the children. Most of us parents were most interested in the Jolly Songs book and CD, as we'd heard our little one's singing the little ditties at home. The teacher told us that the book could be bought at the Early Learning Centre, and so I called in to buy it for home use. " When I watch a tennis game, t,t,t. t,t,t. When I watch a tennis ... ...Jolly Songs is a 24 page, A4 sized book. It doesn't look much at first, being quite flimsy and only having a thin card cover. On the front a CD is attached in a plastic wallet. I paid £9 for Jolly Songs at ELC, however I have since found it cheaper on Amazon for £6 new, or from £3 used. At the front there is no introduction or notes to parents, it goes right into the rhymes. Each page has 2 rhymes dedicated to a letter, a note telling you what tune ... Rhiana 11.10.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Jolly Songs (Jolly Phonics) - Laurie Fyke	Degree of Information How interesting was the... How useful was it? Would you read it again? Value for money
Watashi wa nihongo wo benkyou shite imasu! Advantages: non threatening way to learn the most basic Japanese vocabulary, provides the hiragana Disadvantages: lack of a pronunciation guide or integrated core study materials ...to a LOT of spoken Japanese these past few years, but with English subtitles on. We also have family traditions borrowed from Japan and Korea in our family, thanks to the military upbringing I had and the mix of cultures I encountered living on US bases. So, I thought, okay, why not? My second thought was, D'oh! Why did I not think to learn this earlier? Such as when I had a a pick of several native speakers? Anyway... Being home educators, and myself ... ...item. Beneath that is the Japanese word for that item written in hiragana, which is the first and simplest writing system that Japanese children and foreign language students learn. Beneath the hiragana is the word written in romaji (that is, with Western letters so that a foreigner can read the word phonetically). On the back of the card is the word for the item in English. The cards cover several different topics, such as primary colours, numbers ... Shroud 29.09.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Japanese Flash Cards - Berlitz Publishing	Degree of Information How interesting was the... How useful was it? Would you read it again? Value for money
Everyone Loves Kana Advantages: solid foundation into kana with plenty of practice reading, speaking, and using the syllabury Disadvantages: best used before the student text book this goes with ...the basic sounds of spoken Japanese in much the same way as our alphabet does. One, hiragana, is used in ordinary Japanese for word endings and to write out words whose kanji is obscure or obsolete, as well as adjectives and adverbs. It is also the script of choice used in materials written for children, including textbooks, manga (comics), and above kanji to demonstrate pronunciation and meaning for kanji not included in the government's official ... ...we know as the modern Japanese arrived on the islands and settled. Foreign names are always written in katakana as well, so if you are wanting an authentic tattoo of your name in Japanese and want it to actually be your name and not a Japanese name that means the same thing as the meaning of your actual name, then you would have it done in katakana. Indeed, foreigners visiting Japan are legally only allowed to write their name in katakana, though ... Shroud 16.09.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Japanese For Young People I: Kana Workbook - AJALT	Degree of Information How interesting was the... How useful was it? Would you read it again? Value for money