Product Description

This synopsis refers to the double CD pack, which provides audio support to the course book (ISBN 9780340958872). The coursebook and CDs are also available as a pack (ISBN 9780340958889).

TEACH YOURSELF BENGALI is a complete course, comprising a book and 2 CDs, in spoken and written Bengali. If you have never learnt Bengali before, or if your Bengali needs brushing up, this is the course you need.

William Radice has created a practical course that is both fun and easy to work through. They explain everything along the way and give you plenty of opportunities to practise what you have learnt. The course structure means that you can work at your own pace, arranging your learning to suit your needs.

The course contains:

- A range of graded units of dialogues, culture notes, grammar and exercises

- A step-by-step guide to pronunciation

- Bengali-English and English-Bengali vocabularies

- An introduction to Bengali script

By the end of the course you'll be able to cope with a whole range of situations and use the language confidently.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #180308 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-28
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Audio CD

About the Author
William Radice is Senior Lecturer in Bengali at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has pursued a double career as a poet and as a scholar and translator of Bengali, and has written or edited more than twenty-five books. He has given numerous lectures and poetry readings in Britain and overseas, and has been awarded literary prizes in India and Bangladesh. For the last three years he has written a fortnightly column for the Statesman newspaper in India, and has been a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2’s early morning 'Pause for Thought'.

Customer Reviews

Teach yourself Bengali
I have only just bought this book (up to about unit 6 in the first chapter) but already I am really enjoying it. The alphabet is explained very well and it seems so easy now to recognise Bengali characters. Willam Radice deserves a medal for what he's done, seeing as Bengali is still very much a minority language in the UK. The only complaint I have is that without the CD's or cassettes it is very difficult to pronounce anything. So if you're going to buy this book, buy it with the CD's as well.

Review of Teach yourself Bengali
This book and tape set is at the pinnacle of language teaching. The book is set into clear chapters that are backed up by the excellent audio tape that informs of correct pronounciation.
Vocabulary is built up at a steady pace without becoming tedious and you really feel as though you are achieving something as you progress through the book. Being white and English, Bengali initially appeared a very daunting launguage to learn but this set ensures you do not become overwhelmed.
After completing this course I have been able to communicate with Bengali natives with much more ease and truly understand their background, for which I am incredibly grateful. This set is a must for anyone wanting to be able to read and write or just speak Bengali.

Learning Bengali is FUN with This Book.
I ordered this book as I intend to travel (in two months time) to West Bengal for postgraduate medical training. Within two days of studying this book, I managed to write many Bengali words. This book makes identifying Bengali words and phrases quite simple and smooth. A very good self-taught book that reflects on the modern teaching techniques at the University of London.