Learning Icelandic: Plus CD

by Auður Einarsdóttir, Guðrún Theodórsdóttir, Maria Gardarsdottir

Audio material on publisher website. Contains 15 reading lessons, glossary and detailed grammar. Beginners are given simple but thorough guidance in their first steps into Icelandic language. All explanations are in English.

160 pages, Audio CD

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an older language book now, 14 years after publication, but it still has some value to the Icelandic student. My own language background is a bit of French and German so I have some idea how to study languages. I did find this book clear but not as engaging as others. I found the exercises concise and useful but on the whole I was left a little flat by the lack of audio and speedy progression. Like others, I wouldn't recommend this to beginners but to someone who wanted to pick up half-remembered Icelandic they had forgotten.

[Franz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Out of the three primary Icelandic textbooks I used in self-studying the language (Colloquial Icelandic, Beginner's Icelandic, and this), I remember appreciating this one the most. However, I didn't work through the whole text, so I can't really attest to its efficacy.