Complete Vietnamese Beginner to Intermediate Book and Audio Course: Learn to read, write, speak and understand a new language with Teach Yourself

by Dana Healy

This product is most effective when used in conjunction with the corresponding audio support.- You can purchase the book and double CD as a pack (ISBN: 9781444101881)- The double CD is also sold separately (ISBN: 9781444101898)(copy and paste the ISBN number into the search bar to find these products)Are you looking for a complete course in Vietnamese which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Vietnamese will guarantee success!Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online. The course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work. By the end of this course, you will be at Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features: NOT GOT MUCH TIME?One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.GRAMMAR TIPSEasy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.USEFUL VOCABULARYEasy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.DIALOGUESRead and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast.PRONUNCIATIONDon't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGEExtra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Vietnam.TRY THISInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

505 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 15, 1997

Reviews

[Tommaso Querini · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is full of mistakes. Solutions to the exercises are often incomplete or wrong. Many dialogues are translated only partially so one needs to go and check the end of the book, where sometimes they're reported wrongly. Towards the final chapters even the main dialogues don't have the audio version.

The pronunciation part is totally insufficient, the readings are too fast to be of any use for proper practice. The book focuses entirely on the Northern pronunciation and Ha Noi culture, without giving examples of the Southern accent.

The grammar part is badly organized. How come an explanation for modal verbs comes just at chapter 14, whereas things like Neither/Or are in the 3rd chapter?
Besides explanations are so stringent that many important points are left out.
For example, the two structures cả...lẫn/và and vừa...vừa are used to convey the meaning BOTH.
The former however is used for nouns and pronouns, whereas the latter is used for verbs. This is not specified in the text.

It still helped to learn the language, but I would suggest to go for an alternative.

[Nathan Glenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, though light-weight, covered the same material that was covered in an entire year's study at a university. It has lots of vocab, grammar, and example sentences. The reason I did not give it a 5 is the quality of the indeces; sometimes words which were used in lesson material were not in the indeces, and it would also have been nice to have an indication of the page/lesson where the word was introduced listed in the index.

[Kendall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Took me awhile to get through this book - self-paced with no deadline.

I think the book is very good. The accompanying CD's really don't have enough on them to help too much with pronunciation and it takes a lot of listening to them to get the feel of the language.

But now that I've gone through all the lessons, I am able to hold basic conversations and I have a solid handle on the grammar to continue my learning.