Language Learning

The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese a two-year undergraduate course for students with no prior background in Chinese study. Designed to build a strong foundation in both the spoken and written language it develops all the basic skills such as pronunciation, character writing, word use and structures, while placing strong emphasis on the development of communicative skills. Each level of the course comprises a textbook and workbook fully supported by a free interactive Companion Website with a wealth of additional resources.

Methods of Language Teaching is an innovative teaching tool which enables upper level trainee teachers to witness language teaching methods being applied in a classroom.  The DVD shows a series of lessons illustrating methods that have been widely used, as taught by teachers who have made extensive use of these methods in their own classrooms.

DVD clips can be viewed at You Tube.
 

Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Slovak. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on two CDs, or comes included in the great value Colloquial Slovak paperback and CDs complete course. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material complements the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
 

Colloquial Yiddish provides the first widely available, easily accessible, comprehensive Yiddish course designed primarily for the twenty-first-century international English-speaking independent learner and suitable for use in Yiddish classes worldwide.

The Linguist List has posted a review of A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese, by Richard Xiao, Paul Rayson and Tony McEnery.
 

“Will no doubt be of great use and interest to many…my main reaction upon perusing this book has been a feeling of regret that it was not available to me years ago when I was first studying Chinese." – The Linguist List
 

Read the full review.