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Title: Colloquial Vietnamese: A Complete Language Course (Colloquial Series (book only)) by Tuan Duc Vuong, John Moore ISBN: 0-415-09205-1 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: 01 January, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.77 (13 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: too difficult to hear pronunciations
Comment: I have bought this book with 2 CDs and I found that this book is good if you have good ears. The people on the CDs speak too fast and it is very difficult to be able to repeat the correct pronunciations. Although it is a good book if you have more than enough time and more than enough patience to learn Vietnamese when using this book, it's not a very practical book if you want to learn just the basics when having a conversation when speaking witha Vietnamese speaker. I don't suggest buying this unless you are absolutely stranded and do not have a choice of selection.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Tool for Someone Serious about Learning Vietnamese
Comment: I disagree with an earlier posted negative review of this material. I feel that this book and 2 CD set is excellent. I have searched for many books to help me learn to communicate with my wife's family in Vietnamese in my annual visit to Vietnam. This is by far the most useful. This material is not designed for the traveller who wants to learn a phrase or two. It is designed for someone who truly wishes to learn to communicate in Vietnamese. The book and CD force you to think and learn to listen in order to comprehend real conversational Vietnamese. In real life, Vietnamese people speak quickly. One will never learn to listen and speak this language unless you are given a strong push. That is what this material does. This book and CD set will make you work harder, but in the end will give you practical speaking and listening abilities. Expect to make a serious time investment in learning this language. As an additional comment, except for a fortunate few, learning any language likely requires real life experience coupled with this material. The material teaches terms and grammar from the north. This is the official version of the language of the country and is understood everywhere.
Rating: 2
Summary: Inappropriate content
Comment: I'm using this book and tapes/CDs under the guidance of a language instructor in a one-on-one situation and I find it woefully lacking. Both the content and the pace of introduction of new vocabulary are inappropriate. Why would one expect to be speaking with a diplomat in the second lesson of a language instruction series? There is no model for pronunciation at the start of the CD/tapes other than a very quick series of vowel sounds that are far too quickly presented and inadequately explained. I've asked my language lesson provider to find a different text to use.
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Title: Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary Vietnamese/ English, English, Vietnamese by Langenscheidt Staff ISBN: 1585730599 Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishers Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title:Rosetta Stone Vietnamese Explorer ASIN: B00002S9FX Publisher: Fairfield Language Technologies List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $18.99 |
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Title: Vietnamese by Binh N. Ngo ISBN: 0671579576 Publisher: Pimsleur Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $95.00 |
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Title: Vietnamese: Audio Cd Course (Language 30) ISBN: 1931850119 Publisher: Educational Services Corporation Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Vietnamese : A Complete Course for Beginners (Book & Tapes) by Dana Healy ISBN: 084423589X Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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