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Title: Colloquial Croatian and Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series (Multimedia)) by Celia Hawkesworth ISBN: 0-415-16133-9 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: July, 1998 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.42 (12 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: A complete course for beginners on Serbian and Croatian.
Comment: Hawkesworth's book is a mediocre introductory book on Serbian and Croatian. First, the book leans toward Croatian in its dialogues and spellings without giving much explanation as to the Serbian forms of these examples. Additionally, words are used throughout the book which are not defined in the lessons, nor in the glossary in the back of the book. Often, words are defined multiple times, yet others are not at all. However, one can find an excellent table in the back of the book on all forms of nouns and adjectives-- a great resource for quick references, as a student or traveler!

Use this book, but only with a GOOD dictionary, and a Serbian tutor (if Serbian is desired). Otherwise, search elsewhere.

Rating: 4
Summary: Did not have the tapes, but...
Comment: it should be noted that you will never find a book in any language that teaches you to speak exactly like people of a particular area or age group. The closest you can get is a colloquial version like this one. If you know someone from Zagreb, this is very useful, and my Serbian co-workers understand me just fine (once they got past my accent.)

Remember, English from England, Texas and Brooklyn is all different, but we have the basics to be understood in each. And the Spanish they teach in American schools is from Spain, not Puerto Rico or Mexico, but people from all three places will understand you.

You should, however, start with basic area-wide How-Do-Yo-Do's before moving on to local slang.

Rating: 5
Summary: Vrlo Dobro
Comment: This is a great book for the beginner and those who need to brush up on their skills. Well organized, easy to follow with lessons/homework at the end of each chapter.

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