Register  Login  Active Topics  Maps  

Teach Yourself - Modern Hebrew

 Language Learning Forum : Language Programs, Books & Tapes Post Reply
J-Learner
Senior Member
Australia
Joined 6032 days ago

556 posts - 636 votes 
Studies: Yiddish, English*
Studies: Dutch

 
 Message 1 of 4
02 October 2008 at 10:46pm | IP Logged 
I bought this book + CD set thinking it would be a useful addition to my Hebrew studies.

I have already found some rediculous errors.
Bad font used for the Hebrew. It is too thick and too small.

Reading the opinions of others it seems to have been a departure from the usual quality of the series.

Does anyone else have anything to say on this?
Anyone know of errata for the book? It really needs it.

Shalom,
Yehoshua.

Edited by J-Learner on 02 October 2008 at 10:46pm

1 person has voted this message useful



Lemanensis
Bilingual Pentaglot
Groupie
Switzerland
hebrew.ecott.ch
Joined 5926 days ago

73 posts - 77 votes 
Speaks: French*, English*, German, Spanish, Swedish
Studies: Modern Hebrew

 
 Message 2 of 4
03 October 2008 at 6:02am | IP Logged 
J-Learner wrote:
I bought this book + CD set thinking it would be a useful addition to my Hebrew studies.

I have already found some rediculous errors.
Bad font used for the Hebrew. It is too thick and too small.

Reading the opinions of others it seems to have been a departure from the usual quality of the series.

Does anyone else have anything to say on this?
Anyone know of errata for the book? It really needs it.

Shalom,
Yehoshua.


I decided not to buy it based on the reviews on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com. They criticized the font as well - and after all that's a very important aspect of any Hebrew course!
1 person has voted this message useful



J-Learner
Senior Member
Australia
Joined 6032 days ago

556 posts - 636 votes 
Studies: Yiddish, English*
Studies: Dutch

 
 Message 3 of 4
03 October 2008 at 6:42am | IP Logged 
I just wasted 100 dollars on it.
Well, I guess the audio is going to be useful.

I wouldn't waste your money on it.
The font is not even the biggest problem I have with this pathetic attempt.
1 person has voted this message useful



Lemanensis
Bilingual Pentaglot
Groupie
Switzerland
hebrew.ecott.ch
Joined 5926 days ago

73 posts - 77 votes 
Speaks: French*, English*, German, Spanish, Swedish
Studies: Modern Hebrew

 
 Message 4 of 4
03 October 2008 at 7:33am | IP Logged 
J-Learner wrote:
I just wasted 100 dollars on it.
Well, I guess the audio is going to be useful.

I wouldn't waste your money on it.
The font is not even the biggest problem I have with this pathetic attempt.


Perhaps not, but there will always be something useful you can gain from it I guess.

Amazon has told me that I'm due to receive the two Raizen books by 8 October. So we'll see what they're like.


1 person has voted this message useful



If you wish to post a reply to this topic you must first login. If you are not already registered you must first register


Post ReplyPost New Topic Printable version Printable version

You cannot post new topics in this forum - You cannot reply to topics in this forum - You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum - You cannot create polls in this forum - You cannot vote in polls in this forum


This page was generated in 0.5313 seconds.


DHTML Menu By Milonic JavaScript
Copyright 2024 FX Micheloud - All rights reserved
No part of this website may be copied by any means without my written authorization.