Teach Yourself Ukrainian Complete Course Package (Book + 2CDs) (TY: Complete Courses) [Paperback]

Olena Bekh (Author), James Dingley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071434283 | ISBN-13: 978-0071434287 | Publication Date: April 14, 2004 | Edition: 2

Cuddling in Kiev? Teach yourself Ukrainian!

With Teach Yourself it's possible for virtually anyone to learn and experience the languages of the world, from Afrikaans to Zulu; Ancient Greek to Modern Persian; Beginner's Latin to Biblical Hebrew. Follow any of the Teach Yourself Language Courses Audiopackages at your own pace or use them as a supplement to formal courses. These complete courses are professionally designed for self-guided study, making them one of the most enjoyable and easy to use language courses you can find. Audiopackages include an instructional paperback book and two companion 60-minute audio CDs.

Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and gradually promotes the student to a level of smooth and confident communication, including:

• Step-by-step guide to pronunciation and grammar
• Regular and irregular verb tables
• Plenty of practice exercises and answers
• Practical vocabulary and a bilingual glossary
• Clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout
• An exploration of the culture
• And much more

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About the Author

Olena Bekh

specializes in teaching Urkainian to foreigners, and has worked at the International Renaissance Foundation, Kyiv.

James Dingley

is Manager of the Language Unit, School of Slavonic and East European Languages, Univeristy College London

Product Details

• Paperback: 299 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (April 14, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071434283
• ISBN-13: 978-0071434287
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #904,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Slavic Languages

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent book for the beginning ukrainian student, September 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Teach Yourself Ukrainian Complete Course (Teach Yourself Books) (Paperback)

from the beginning, this book easily guides the novice learner through the alphabetic pronunciations, including a brief history of the language. also provided are block & cursive writing styles with simple word comparisons to make the learning easier. ample examples & reading text abound, lots of material to use but without the intimidation factor. a good read, this book is a definite must-have for the ukrainian student's bookshelf. the only thing missing is a person to talk to!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth buying!, September 24, 2001

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Dianne Worley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself Ukrainian Complete Course (Teach Yourself Books) (Paperback)

I had monopolized this book from the local library all summer, then finally purchased my own copy. It is a good way to learn some basic Ukrainian. I found it more relevant than some of the other books I had borrowed. The pronunciation guide was very helpful, as was showing the cursive alphabet. I also ordered the tape, not received yet, because it will be useful to hear the oral portion instead of bothering relatives all the time.

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars far from exhaustive but well done!, July 19, 2005

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Zak Goichmann "Equosia -+*" (Tel-Aviv) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself Ukrainian Complete Course Package (Book + 2CDs) (TY: Complete Courses) (Paperback)

The one point i took off is for lacking gradual switch to Ukrainian as the reader gains knowledge of the language.
It'd've been great practice and more of an immersion in the Ukrainian language.

This is indeed a very simple book, but it sure can allow itself to be one, since it's the ONLY BOOK on the market (more or less).
Ukrainian is the first slavic language and though had long existed in the doldrums of occupation, the trend in Ukraine is strengthening it as a national language and it seems like it's heading to be the 6th most widely spoken native tongue in Europe after Russian, German, English, French and Italian.

*note that it is practically useless for those with prior knowledge of other slavic languages. It is oriented at English-speakers.