Hugo Language Course: Dutch In Three Months (Paperback)

by Jan Fenoulhet (Author)

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Product Description
Now learning a foreign language can be enjoyable as well as challenging, and not require a trip back to the classroom. Available in both book-only or book-and-cassette format, these Three-Month Language Courses are outstanding self-study programs designed for the individual seeking to acquire a good working knowledge of a language in a short amount of time. Devoting just over an hour daily to the course, the program provides grammar lessons, contextual conversion drills, relevant word lists, and graded exercises, giving you an immediate and practical grasp of the language. In addition, pronunciation is made easy with Hugo's unique "imitated pronunciation" system, which represents foreign sounds with English syllables. Whether you are a businessman tackling an international account, a student preparing for an adventurous holiday, or simply a lover of new languages, the Three-Month Language Course makes learning easy, satisfying, and more fun than ever before.

Language Notes
Text: English, Dutch

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: DK Publishing (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789444267
• ISBN-13: 978-0789444264
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,228,030 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still the best for self-studying beginners, January 4, 2001

By	Clawhammereuse (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hugo Language Course: Dutch In Three Months (with Cassettes) (Paperback)

I bought this system 7 years ago to learn some dutch before a trip to the NL to see my dutch boyfriend. Using the tapes in the car and in a walkman, and working with the book for a few hours each week, I was able in say, 5 months to learn a surprising amount of dutch. More importantly, this book got me excited about learning dutch, and made me feel like I could.

I have since investigated and used pretty much every book/system/program on the market for beginners and more advanced students and am still most partial to 'Dutch In Three Months'. It's also quite reasonably priced compared to some other systems. I still get the book out every so often and revise some of the exercises to practice the basics.

I agree with the other reviewers that "dutch in 3 months" is a silly, inaccurate title -- to really learn will take longer, so don't get frustrated. I also recommend "Taking Dutch Further" by the same author for more advanced study. Anyway, it must have worked because I married that Dutchman!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to learn Dutch..., July 7, 2000

By	"sistah38" (Dordrecht Niederlande) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent book. I must warn buyers that they would need to spend at least 3 hours per day studying to really keep up with learning a chapter per week if they want to learn quickly. I would really suggest that you skip the cassette and find someone who is a native Dutch speaker to assist you. Hugo really does a great job with these books. I used his "Russian in three months" and was able to live in a Russian speaking country quite easily after studying his book. Anyway, if a person is serious about learning Dutch, this is a good book. Another word of advice, writing and re-writing the vocabulary and exercises plus actually using the language will keep the vast amount of information retained easier.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great learning tool., October 5, 2000

By A Customer

You can't really learn Dutch in 3 months but this is the best book on the market to get started with. It gives all the fundemental stuff you need to know to write and speak in dutch. You must have other learning tools for understanding spoken dutch by a native speaker. Such as audio cassettes or a professor of some sort to practice with. It is tough to learn written dutch as it is but it is even tougher to understand it at conversation speed. This book is a first step and vital tool for this process.