Colloquial Catalan The Complete Course For Beginners

This course teaches Catalan, as spoken in north-eastern Spain today. Each unit teaches the language through a variety of dialogues, reading texts, grammar explanations and exercises for practice and consolidation, and also provides an insight into the traditions and patterns of daily life in Catalonia.Features include:* coverage of the Balearic and Valencian varieties alongside the language used in the Barcelona region* a full grammar summary for easy reference* Catalan/English and English/Catalan word lists.This pack contains two 60-minute cassettes or CDs which accompany the book. Recorded by native speakers, this audio material will help perfect pronunciation and listening skills.Ibarz, Toni is the author of 'Colloquial Catalan The Complete Course For Beginners', published 2005 under ISBN 9780415234122 and ISBN 0415234123.