Colloquial Yoruba BK/CD PACK (Colloquial Series) [Audio CD]

Antonia Yetunde Folarin Schleicher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 13, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0415700574 | ISBN-13: 978-0415700573 | Edition: 1 Com/Pap

‘Routledge’s Colloquial series is the best place you could start.’ Rough Guide to Europe

COLLOQUIAL YORUBA is easy to use and completely up to date!

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 Yoruba. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

What makes COLLOQUIAL YORUBA your best choice in personal language learning?

• Interactive – lots of exercises for regular practice
• Clear – concise grammar notes
• Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide
• Complete - including answer key and reference section

By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Yoruba in a broad range of everyday situations. Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquials Pack.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'an excellent bridge for an obvious gap in the acquisition of Yoruba ... It is systematic, simple and clear' Oluseye Adesola, Yale University, USA

About the Author

University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 Com/Pap edition (February 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415700574
• ISBN-13: 978-0415700573
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #16 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > African > Instruction

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a very well done introduction, May 6, 2009

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perekladach (Carbondale, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Colloquial Yoruba BK/CD PACK (Colloquial Series) (Audio CD)

It was a very pleasant surprise to discover this really thorough and well-prepared introduction to Yoruba. The author has addressed all of the difficulties of learning the language that English speakers are likely to encounter- the tones and many elisions in the everyday spoken language are a particular sticking point for most learners- and an excellently crafted pair of CDs provides invaluable listening practice. The dialogues and comprehension exercises that accompany every chapter are not only lively and interesting, but also provide an unsparingly honest view of life in Yoruba land, contemporary Nigeria, and of the lives of Nigerians living in America. All in all a great value.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, Bad Narrator, Don't Buy without the CD's, September 3, 2010

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ButterflySoulfire "EO" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series (Book Only)) (Paperback)

This book is great for beginners and has a very logical format. It's a good complement to Beginner's Yoruba (Hippocrene Beginner's Series) by Kayode J. Fakinlede. Just don't buy it without the CD's. This particular item is sold WITHOUT the audio CD's and is basically useless without it! Amazon currently doesn't have the CD's for sale at all so I recommend purchasing the book and CD's pack from B&N. Another word of caution, the narrator introducing the dialogues and lessons has a HORRIFIC Yoruba accent. He isn't a native speaker--he sounds British--and he butchers any Yoruba word that passes through his mouth. It is very distracting when you're trying to listen to CDs to IMPROVE your accent!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best there is!, January 29, 2011

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pinkey - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series (Book Only)) (Paperback)

oh my GOD, words cannot describe the way i feel about this book! IM IN LOVE. i've learned more in one day then i have all my years of living. i would recommend this book to anyone who is SERIOUS about learning this language. i am a Nigerian my self and i did not know my language, and no one had the time to teach me so i bought this book. THE BEST DECISION EVER! on a scale 1-10 i rate this book 100.

PLEASE BUY THE ONE THAT COMES WITH THE CD! it will be more helpful. they sell that one on amazon as well, it comes packed together and its around 40-50 dollars. yeah its a little costly but its worth it. ive learned so much and its been like 3 days already. i can finally have a conversation in yoruba!

I ALSO RECOMMEND BUYING A YORUBA DICTIONARY. they sell those on amazon as well. i recommend "modern practical dictionary yoruba-english, english to yoruba" by kayode j fakinlede. the price is from 14-25 dollars. its a great investment.

im very happy with this purchase!