Estonian Basic Course [Audio Cassette]

Felix J. Oinas (Author)

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Audio-Forum; Book and Cassette edition (June 1, 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884324605
• ISBN-13: 978-0884324607
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,359,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Estonian

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars dated material, but plenty of recorded examples and drills, December 10, 1998

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This review is from: Estonian Basic Course (Audio Cassette)

The material was put together mostly in the early 1940s and augmented in the early 1960s. A lot of it seems very dated to my ears, like "Soviet schools place much emphasis on the communistic education of their pupils" or "There are some men coming on horseback; one has a torch in his hand." The text is uncorrected typescript, probably just as it came out of a typewriter in 1962. The grammatical explanations are very brief, but sufficient given the focus on listening and speaking. It is the wealth of recorded material that makes this a uniquely valuable course for someone without access to a native speaker or professional instructor. All in all, though, I don't think it justifies its price tag ($295 as I write this).