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The Best Korean Textbook Series in English
I won't be the first or last to say this, but the Integrated Korean series is hands-down the best Korean language learning series available in English.
Best Korean Textbook
I've been trying to learn Korean for the past year, and have used, without much success, a number of different text books, including "College Korean" and "Teach Yourself Korean," until a tutor recommended the Klear series.The Klear series, which is presently used at a number of colleges in the United States, is by far the best Korean instructional material that I have seen.The grammar is explained clearly, there is a sufficient quantity of sample sentences and practice exercizes, and the texbooks extend all the way up to the "Advanced Level."While it lacks the glossy pictures and snappy look of French, Spanish, and German textbooks, the Klear series represents an impressive achievement. Indeed, I wish the textbooks available for modern European langauges were this good!
best korean learning book ever
This is an amazing set of korean textbooks. If you don't know about the complimentary listening tools online, you should be aware that this website exists:
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Subjects:  1. English    2. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    3. Korean    4. Korean language    5. Language    6. Language Arts & Disciplines    7. Reference    8. Textbooks for foreign speakers    9. Language teaching & learning material & coursework   

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a must read
I must say, we had a real laugh over this hilarious book. Davilman and Weiner have a wry wit, and it was not wasted on our household. We are still laughing about this book, and its funny sequel Yiddish with George and Laura.

Yiddish With Dick and Jane
This book was an absolute joy to read.Seeing the Yiddish words in print & used in the proper context brought back warm childhood memories of my grandparents.How cleverly it was done as I'm sure everyone remembers Dick & Jane and who would have ever thought to put a Yiddish twist on one of the oldest primary readers known to mankind?

Brilliant, painfully witty
Funny, great review of the Yiddish the new generations are forgetting, using classic Dick and Jane format (only those who heard Yiddish growing up may remember) to a modern day biting reality story ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American Satire And Humor    2. Form - Parodies    3. General    4. Humor    5. Readers (Primary)    6. Reading materials    7. Yiddish    8. Yiddish Language    9. Humor / Parodies    10. Language self-study & phrasebooks    11. USA   

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Good for 1st year english...
This book is laid out and designed to be used for quick reference regarding grammar, citations, etc. with information in well organized sections. This book is similar to many other writing `handbooks', it is important to know which one your professor would like you to use. It had plenty of information for MLA, but it glosses over other styles rather quickly.
Awesome!
Great delivery time!Very good book to help with all of those term papers whether you need APA or MLA writing styles.Up to date information on online resources, ect.

Key for Writers, Fourth edition, 1994
It is a great book for assisting in one's writing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Composition & Creative Writing - General    2. English language    3. Grammar    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Language    6. Language Arts & Disciplines    7. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    8. Report writing    9. Rhetoric    10. ELT: writing skills    11. English    12. Writing skills   

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Thorough and practical
I use this as the text for a university level ESL Methods course.I've especially liked the authors use of specific classroom examples, as well as suggestions for learning activities that students can utilize.It is also full of suggestions for effective teaching strategies to use with ELLs.

Helpful with strategies for teaching ELLs.
This book is a great source for both mainstream teachers and TESOL teachers.It helps in teaching all kinds of students.Very helpful!

Great Textbook
This book is an excellent resource for all teachers of ELLs.They give so many examples and ways to implement the ideas introduced.The additional reading is an expansive list of websites and reading for further research.Well written and easy to follow publisher website also accompany this text. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. English as a Second Language    2. English language    3. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    4. Foreign Language Study    5. Foreign speakers    6. General    7. Language    8. Study and teaching    9. ELT: teaching theory & methods    10. Education / Bilingual Education    11. English    12. Teaching of a specific subject   

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One of the leaders in the field
My Master's thesis was a review and rating of large Spanish-English dictionaries. Since then, I have conducted follow-up studies to keep up with the market.
Amazing, though slightlyflawed
I sought out a large,thorough dictionary of Spanish/English, one which would teach me mainly Latin American Spanish.
I needed a new dictionary---
I needed a new dictionary. My Random House and Univ of Chicago dictionaries are excellent, in their way, but I needed something on a larger scale. Well, the Oxford is it: the real deal. A wonderful dictionary. My mind boggles at the effort involved in producing a work like this. I have a mental picture of an editor being called into the boss's office and being told; "Your assignment is to translate "get", in all its senses, into Spanish, with suitable examples." (Four pages in this edition, in case you're wondering.)I also own the New Oxford Shorter English dictionary (5 stars) and I had high expectations for this volume. I was not disappointed. It covers peninsular, Mexican, and latinamerican Spanish with notations for individual countries. I note that some reviewers have reservations about the way this dictionary defines a word by giving examples of usage but I think this is one of its strengths. This is a big dictionary's job: give more detail, more nuance. My favorite feature is the blue box. With certain important words, phrases, concepts, in addition to a definition the authors give you a more detailed, fleshed-out treatment set off in blue border and title line. Especially I like the boxes titled "Algunas Observaciones Generales". They carry out thethe highest mission of a dictionary: not simply to define, but also to clarify, amplify, and elucidate. If you have this dictionary you don't need grammars, verb books, etc. Everything is here. Highest possible recommendation. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dictionaries    2. Dictionaries - General    3. English    4. English language    5. Foreign Language Study    6. Language    7. Reference    8. Spanish    9. Spanish language    10. Bilingual dictionaries    11. Foreign Language Study / Spanish    12. Reference | Bilingual Dictionaries | Spanish   

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I'm learning a lot!!
I really didn't even use the cd's for two weeks, just the book and it's been marvelous.My boyfriend is Hispanic and I felt the need to be able to at least recognize a few words of Spanish.Once I started to use the cd's everything came so quickly.Como se dice FANTASTIC in espanol!!!!

learning spanish
I am taking this slow, there arecd's and I have them in my car. I will not go to the second cd until I have the first one down pat.I am learning so much I work with spanish speaking people and I am speaking very clearly.I love this!

Best Yet
Conversational Spanish in Nothing Flat (8 One Hour CDs/200 Page Illustated Text/Answer Keys & Tapescript) is the best Spanish language course I have yet tried.
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Subjects:  1. Foreign Language Study / Spanish    2. General    3. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction    4. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    5. Audio - Language    6. Audio Adult: Language    7. Foreign Language Study    8. Self-instruction    9. Spanish    10. Spanish language   

Subjects:  1. English as a Second Language    2. English language    3. Foreign Language Study    4. Grammar    5. Language    6. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    7. Linguistics    8. Problems, exercises, etc    9. Textbooks for foreign speakers    10. ELT grammars & grammar practice    11. English    12. Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language   

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German Made Easier
Through lack of use, German verbage eludes me often.This manual is very accurate and easy to use.

Good stuff
This book is a must have if you are serious about devloping your German.

If only you spoke french!
This is a great book to keep near your desk to leaf through when that pesky verb comes up (preterit of "werden" - third person plural... can't remember??) pick up this book and leaf through it to find what you need. This being said, I still don't feel that it is a complete survey of the entire german verb system. While it does a good job picking many indicative and model verb forms, it still leaves something to be desired.
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Subjects:  1. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    2. Foreign Language Study    3. German    4. German Language    5. Grammar    6. Language    7. Tables    8. Tables, etc    9. Verb    10. Foreign Language Study / German    11. Grammar & vocabulary   

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As Good as Volume I and II
Now that I have reached the end of the Pimsleur Chinese courses, I am very aware of its strength and its relative weakness. Fortunately, Pimsleur is very complementary with Rosetta Stone. So now, I will redo the Rosetta Stone program, while keeping Pimsleur alive by going over one or two lessons a week.
Pimsleur Chinese Mandarin Quick and Simple
This method would be perfect if it had a text book attached to it.Babies can learn without reading, but as soon as they master the sounds of communication they need to learn how to read and write to improve their skills.I find incredible that Pimsleur refuses to give access to a text book as soon as the learner has mastered basic sounds.I am a University Professor and can testify that a language method without a text book is a fake

Bookchip version is better and easier to use
Bookchip version is better and easier to use, ( 3 bookchips compared to 52 cds) I bought bookchips and cds, send cds back. Buy Bookchip (Audiofy Bookchip) instead. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio Adult: Language    2. Chinese    3. Foreign Language Study    4. General    5. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    6. Foreign Language Study / Chinese   

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One of the better Spanish-English dictionaries
My Master's thesis was a review and rating of Spanish-English dictionaries. I find this dictionary, like all the other Larousse dictionaries, to be a good choice.
Given as a gift.
To give a gift and be thanked for it a dozen times, must mean the person receiving the gift enjoys it.I will take that to be a 5 star rating.

Excellent quality for an excellent price
This book has everything that you would want from a spanish dictionary.It has every definition you would want, short cultural notes that talk about American and spanish culture, and detailed info at the beginning of each section (spanish-english and english-spanish) that gives the reader good info about the opposite culture (assuming that a spanish-speaking person reads the spanish-english part and an english-speaking person reads the english-spanish part).If you are looking for a spanish dictionary get this one because it's loaded with info, it's compact, and it's one of the cheapest on amazon. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dictionaries    2. Dictionaries - General    3. English    4. English language    5. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    6. Polyglot Dictionaries    7. Reference    8. Spanish    9. Spanish Language    10. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction    11. Reference / Dictionaries   

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Excellent resource
I have had many opportunities to learn from Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis over the years.Through books, workshops, videos and even her coming into my classroom for a model lesson she has inspired my students through my instruction.Of course, with all the background, using this toolkit was easy and useful.However, I have since moved to a new school district.This toolkit has offered me an opportunity to help with comprehension instruction here as well.I have found that even teachers who have never even heard of Stephanie Harney or Anne Goudvis are easily able to use these lessons to enhance their student's comprehension, epecially in the area of non-fiction.Each lesson offers an overview, narrative and teaching points.There are examples of the "teacher talk" language to use and what expect of the 'kid talk'. Included are assessment tools and graphic organizers. The source book of short texts, is an extraordinary resource and helps one to find other resources that match the curriculum and ability levels of the students.
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Subjects:  1. Education / Teaching    2. Grammar    3. Language    4. Language Arts & Disciplines    5. Language Experience Approach    6. Reading comprehension    7. Grammar & vocabulary    8. Language teaching & learning material & coursework   

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Michel Thomas Spanish CD
I prefer to approach a language as conversation, so for me, this language course is ideal. Michel Thomas builds vocabulary and grammatical usage in a way which makes remembering and using the language easy. If you loved your first year of a language course and fell apart during the second year when the teaching switched from conversation to grammar, this course is for you.

Great for Mastering Basic Spanish Grammar and Quickly Building a Vocabulary
If you are not familiar with the author of this course, Michel Thomas is perhaps the most famous language instructor of our time, known as the language instructor to the stars and celebrities, having taught Mel Gibson, Raquel Welch, Johnny Carson, Julie Andrews, Laurence Fishburne, Lucille Ball, Natalie Woodamong many other movie and television stars. In addition to being a famous language instructor, Michel Thomas was a World War II hero, Holocaust survivor, and a published author. Unfortunately, he left us in January, 2005, at the age of 90.
Easy to learn...
This is a wonderful way to learn a language. I am only on disc four so far, and I am already learning a great deal. Michel Thomas uses phrases and words over and over again, building on your vocabulary and reinforcing what you have already learned. I would definitely get more than the two disc set as it only gives you a "taste" of the language. You do need a quiet place to learn and concentrate, and someone to practice on to build confidence and fluidity. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio Adult: Language    2. Foreign Language Study    3. Spanish    4. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    5. Foreign Language Study / Spanish   

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Sooner or later, Latin comes t' git ya'. 'Better be prepared.
Latin is everywhere.
good for latin lovers (i mean the language)
If you have just started studying latin and you want to increase your vocabulary a whole lot then go ahead and choose this wonderful dictionary that promises to be very useful for those purposes. Besides, it counts with expressions and idioms to help you translate more accurately whatever you are trying to decipher. I am a student and I can't leave without this wonderful device of learning.

Latin-English
The dictionary is quite complete. I am still searching for the best, however, this one comes pretty close! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dictionaries    2. Dictionaries - General    3. English    4. English language    5. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    6. Language    7. Latin    8. Latin language    9. Bilingual dictionaries    10. Foreign Language Study / Polyglot Dictionaries   

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A Lifesaver
This book really saved my but when it came to spanish. I was a senior and going into spanish 4 and I was very behind on EVERYTHING. I had just moved to a new school and met a real spanish teacher who could teach and I learned that my old teachers where stupid in comparison. I was about to drop the class when my mom got this for me. I learned so much. Not just the regular stuff like present, future, and past but all kinds of tenses that you use in spanish. It also doesn't just show you it, it gives lots of details on when and how you use those tenses and also practice problems with answers in the back. AND on top of all that it teaches you HUNDREDS of useful verbs and vocabulary that are used every day in spanish and things like how to say "I am hungry" Now to most english people that seems simple. You use the "to be" verb and add on hungry but that isn't how you use it. FIrst off in spanish there are 2 verbs for to be and you know what? Neither is used for that. You say "I have hunger." Many people mess this up including me but I known Know the right way and havent messed up yet. Trust me it teaches you hundreds andhundreds of stuff and I PROMISE YOU you will not regret this book.

An early essential
An excellent book.Any serious attempt to learn Spanish should include it at an early stage. Also useful for annual revision of this important part of sppech.

How I Effectively Use Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses?
As the owner of Toni Roman's LearningSpanishVideoReviews web site, I am more than happy to have this opportunity to post my reivew of this wonderful resource for learning Spanish.
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Subjects:  1. English    2. Foreign Language Study    3. General    4. Grammar    5. Language    6. Linguistics    7. Spanish    8. Spanish language    9. Study Guides    10. Tables    11. Textbooks for foreign speakers    12. Verb    13. Foreign Language Study / Spanish    14. Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure    15. Language teaching & learning material & coursework   

Subjects:  1. Bible    2. Bible - Language Studies    3. Bible.    4. Bible. O.T.    5. Dictionaries    6. English    7. Hebrew    8. Hebrew language    9. O.T    10. O.T.    11. Religion - Biblical Studies - Language    12. Christianity   

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Amer Accent Training
As a teacher I believe this is a great value for the money.

I LIKE THE BOOK AND THE METHOD!
I am still reading it. I am in lesson 2 now. I like the method, I do not get bored and this is very important to me!.I feel like reading and practicing most of the time. I think it is improving my pronuntiation. There is also cultural information related to the american accent that is pretty interesting (i did not know it) and helps you to understand many things. The teacher pronunces excellet and lets you time enough to repeat. You have to read the books while you listen to the CD, at least the first time. The first CD it not great to listen into the car. There are many writtenexercises and others to repeat aloud. The exercises are easy and fun.I definitely think it was a good investment buying this course. If you really want to improve just keep practicing, the course its good enough to learn by yourself. This is a good book for persons who already speak/read advanced english.

The best you can get!
Definitely worth the money! Of course it'll take a lot of time and effort to pick up a new accent. With this book and the audio CD's it will be a piece of cake to make you sound a lot better in less than no time! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. English as a Second Language    2. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    3. Language    4. Language Arts & Disciplines    5. Phonetics & Phonics    6. Speech    7. Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language   

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I love "Side by Side"
I was from China and started my life in the USA as a graduate student in Engineering.Although I took the TOEFL before I came to USA, my English is not good enough to express myself clearly and accurately. I decided to improve my English about 4 months ago and started to borrow some ESL books from local libraries.
SIde By Side Book 3
My wife and I have been using Side By Side since living in Japan as ESL teachers 1987-89.We used the first edition way back then.My wife still is active tutoring English to Japanese in our area of the USA and this is an excellent series for English learners.We would recommend it to anyone from any culture.

A conversational supplement
This is an amazing series of books for any age beginners of Oral English as a Second Language (American English). I taught this series in China for 3 years, and am currently an M.Ed student. This series not only allows an inexperienced teacher to be able to jump into any class and feel confident teaching, but offers a strong order to the subject matter that is taught. The vocabulary and grammatical forms that are introduced are very useful in daily life.
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Japanese for Busy People I
This is a two cd set and the text book is not included. The workbook is not the textbook even though it is supposed to be in the same set. I think it is cheaper to buy the text book + cd set, through a regular book store. If it all came as one package it would be quite a motivating little set.

Language CD
This is an excellent product that complements the Japanese For Busy People textbook. It helps with pronunciation and the speed at which words and sentences are spoken. A 'must buy' for anyone interested in learning Japanese fluently or even just for basic stuff.

Requested by sensei
I bought the CD set to accompany the book so I could practice in my car outside of class. Overall, it's not a stand alone product, I've used better CDs to learn from, but as practice outside of class for proficiency it's not bad. It uses native voices with real accents and speech patterns so you'll use the seek button often. It doesn't have the speak and repeat pattern which is useful for self-study but it helps to reinforce what the sensei covered in class. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio Adult: Language    2. General    3. Software - Language - CDROM / Universal    4. Japanese    5. Language learning: audio-visual & multimedia   

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A balanced and informative guide
I found Asking the Right Questions (ARQ) to be a very balanced and thorough approach to critical thinking. I am an electrical engineer by profession... I am well-regarded by my peers as an careful thinker; however, I have found myself frustrated at times when discussing controversial issues with friends... some lines of thought don't ring true, but are nonetheless hard to refute. After reading ARQ, I found that these dilemmas are frequently either the result of not agreeing on the definitions of ambiguous terms (e.g. oppression, sexism, racism) or on some logical fallacy that was used. This has made a quite difference in my ability to discern the issues at hand.
Demolishing the Wrong Arguments
This slim volume is a textbook on "critical thinking," which seems to be the art of argumentative analysis.You read an argument, ask a series of questions, and thereby test the worth of the argument.
One of the best books on argumentation
This is the best book I've read about argumentation so far.The book doesn't waste your time describing the history of argumentation or going through ancient Greek terms as so many other books or courses on the subject do.If you want to improve your argumentation skills in a short time, this is the book to read.It also gives fresh ideas and new angles to more advanced readers.The book contains lots of practice exercises where you can test the skills you've just learned.The chapters about good evidence should be required reading for anyone involved in decision making in organizations.However, this book falls short of teaching how to captivate the audience.If that's what you need, you'd better read a good book on giving presentations first. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Composition & Creative Writing - Academic    2. Composition & Creative Writing - General    3. Critical thinking    4. Criticism    5. Education    6. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    7. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    8. Language & Linguistics    9. Language Arts & Disciplines / Composition & Creative Writing    10. Language Teaching & Learning (Other Than ELT)    11. Literature: History & Criticism   

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Excellent
This book is very good and for the price it can't be beat.It teaches you everything you need to know about the language and the exercises help the knowledge sink in.

Heads up in the US
Great product but a funny thing i noticed looking at the book:it's published in the UK so that makes the pronunciation examples a little off for those of us in the US.For example, on page 6 under Pronunciation it says that the "a" in Italian is pronounced like "bat."In the UK, bat isn't pronounced with the "flat a" sound, as in apple, but instead is more of an "ah" sound (which is the correct sound for the Italian a).The same is true for the pronunciation of the "o."In the US, it's a flatter o sound than in the UK, so pretend you're from the UK for that one as well.After listening to the CD, which uses voices with a UK accent, it'll be easy to understand the difference and make the adjustment so that it's the correct Italian sound.I joke that i'm learning Italian with a UK accent....There are other fun things about the book because of its UK publishing.I'll let you discover the others!

Review by an Italian language teacher
It's hard to find that "perfect" Italian book or audio CD to recommend to students, because I often run into these two situations: 1) the book is too in-depth and too focused on grammar; 2) the book is too superficial and more of a phrase-book for travelers, therefore not sufficient. SO, what I usually do is use a combination of books, including audio CDs, this being one of them. It has some useful information on the culture, as well as practical expressions for the brave traveler. However, my recommendation is to take a basic course before traveling to Italy, because even knowing a few simple sentences can get you a long way. Also, in a group setting you'll be able to ask specific questions and to practice with others.I'm sure that if you check with your local community college, there are some short continuing education courses for foreign languages. Non dimenticare! Don't forget: the trick in learning a language is repetition, so any audio CD that gets you to repeat the words over and over again, is great practice. The more you repeat, the more you'll remember!It's like learning a song: you can't sing a song you've heard only 1 time, but if you hear it over and over, you'll be able to sing all the lyrics!! So, keep up the good work! If you need information on traveling to Italy and books to learn Italian, you can also contact me: nada@nadasitaly.com ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio - Language    2. Audio Adult: Language    3. Foreign Language Study    4. Italian    5. Italian Language    6. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    7. Foreign Language Study / Italian