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A couple of years ago, while I was concentrating on learning some Polish and Russian, the thought occurred to me that learning a little Czech might be both interesting and stimulating. Eventually, the rigors of working on several languages simultaneously dampened my enthusiasm and this project never got out of the garage. Nonetheless, I did prepare a list of some basic materials that might be useful for beginners.
You are most likely aware of these 'standards'; however, in the event that you missed one of them, here they are, in no particular order: HTLAL Czech Profile UCLA Language Materials Project While you might not be able to access to the materials listed on the UCLA Language Materials Project, their list is a useful place to start/continue your search for materials. Indiana University Celtie Recorded Materials Archives This site has free audio files that were recorded to accompany some older texts. A Practical Czech Course for English-Speaking Students, by Milos Sara This is a fairly old course, 1962! I mention it because the audio files are available on the Celtie site. A Modern Czech Grammar, by William E. Harkins Once again, this is a fairly old course, 1953!
I mention it because the audio files are available on the Celtie site. When I Googled the title, I came up with some free PDF download versions. Other Celtie Textbooks You can search the Internet for additional textbooks matching the recorded archives. JLU Archives Learn how to call in an air-strike! FSI Czech FAST As you are probably aware, these materials were prepared to accompany a basic course that was meant to be delivered by a competent instructor in a classroom setting. Accordingly, the notes would be a little skeletal.
Still, for a seasoned language-learner like yourself, they could be quite useful. Slavica Publishers Slavica Publishers specializes in Slavic languages. Here is the list of their current listings. I have corresponded with them several times in the past in my search for Polish materials and I found them to be quite helpful. They might even know whether or not audio recordings exist for their 'Contemporary Czech' textbook and, if so, where to locate them. Routledge Colloquial Czech As you're probably aware Routledge recently rendered the audio files that their Colloquial series free: Reviews on Amazon are all-over-the-map which, for me, is actually quite encouraging. That is, based on my experiences with Routledge Colloquial Polish, their Czech course is probably fairly thorough.
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It would probably take one to something approaching the A2 level provided one put in the necessary hours of study. I suspect that the negative reviews reflect the opinions of English-speaking students who are not quite aware just how much of effort is required to learn a Slavic language. Furthermore, I would expect that the audio recordings would be delivered at a speed approaching that of native speakers and that this can seem like an insurmountable barrier for some beginners. PS: Routledge also publishes a Czech Grammar and, based on my experiences with their grammars for other languages, it is probably well-written. Teach Yourself: Complete Czech Again, I would imagine that you're familiar with the series.
Although, generally speaking, I afford particular attention to negative reviews on Amazon, I would tend to discount the few negative ones on this particular series. Pimsleur Czech Although I am a fan of the Pimsleur method and although I have not used their Czech course, I cannot recommend it.
My experiences with two other Slavic language Pimsleur programmes, Polish and Russian, were not as positive as they were with the programmes for German, Spanish, Dutch, and Italian. Despite having purchased a simple grammar and dictionary to accompany the Polish and Russian courses, I found the approach simply too labourious. That is, trying to infer the grammar and decipher the case endings and anticipate verb tenses, all the while working backwards from the afore-mentioned supplementary materials, was simply not worth the additional effort. Ciao for now! Speakeasy wrote:Routledge Colloquial Czech As you're probably aware Routledge recently rendered the audio files that their Colloquial series free. #languages Reviews on Amazon are all-over-the-map which, for me, is actually quite encouraging.
That is, based on my experiences with Routledge Colloquial Polish, their Czech course is probably fairly thorough. It would probably take one to something approaching the A2 level provided one put in the necessary hours of study. I suspect that the negative reviews reflect the opinions of English-speaking students who are not quite aware just how much of effort is required to learn a Slavic language.
Furthermore, I would expect that the audio recordings would be delivered at a speed approaching that of native speakers and that this can seem like an insurmountable barrier for some beginners. PS: Routledge also publishes a Czech Grammar and, based on my experiences with their grammars for other languages, it is probably well-written. I am not too familiar with Colloquial, but I shall have a look. Free audio is always a good thing, again.