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Colloquial Bulgarian

2nd Edition

By Kjetil Ra Hauge, Yovka Tisheva

Published June 30th 2006 by Routledge – 284 pages

Series: Colloquial Series

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Description

This new edition of the Bulgarian course for beginners has been completely rewritten to make learning the language easier and more enjoyable than ever before.

Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, this clear, accurate course delivers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Bulgarian.

The best choice in personal language learning, this second edition features:

* lots of exercises for regular practice

* clear, concise grammar notes

* a useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide

* a complete answer key and reference section.

No prior knowledge of the language is required, and by the end of this rewarding course students will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Bulgarian 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.

Reviews

'Based on a close reading of the materials submitted to me for review, I highly recommend acceptance of the proposal for a new edition of Colloquial Bulgarian…The table of contents presents a picture of a work with a truly excellent overall structure' John Leafgren , University of Arizona.

'It is well organised, interesting, and adequate to the concept of learning to speak a language…more attractive and complete that some existing competitive materials', Mariela Dakova, Boston College, MA

'…an ambitious introductory Bulgarian course..The format of the sample lesson is attractive…the grammar exercises are generally well done', Robert Greenberg, University of North Carolina.

Author Bio

Kjetil Ra Hauge is Senior Lecturer in Bulgarian at the University of Oslo and author of a Bulgarian Grammar recently published by Slavica in the US. A Norwegian with impeccable English.

His co-author, Yovka Tisheva is a native Bulgarian and currently Assoc. Professor of Bulgarian grammar at Sofia University with experience of teaching Bulgarian as a foreign language.

Listen to Sample Audio For The Course:

If you’re thinking about buying this course, why not listen to the audio tracks below for a taster?

These are samples from the audio CD, to accompany this paperback, or included in our great value Colloquial Pack.

Unit 1, Dialogue 1

Unit 1, Dialogue 2