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Colloquial Series: Multimedia Language Courses

About the Book Series

The Colloquial series provides beginner courses for a wide range of languages. The series presents the language as it is written and spoken today, accompanied with free audio by native speakers. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in a broad range of situations.

Key features include:

  • progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
  • structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar
  • an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises
  • realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios
  • useful vocabulary lists throughout the text
  • review chapters at intervals throughout the text providing motivational checklists of language points covered
  • an overview of the sounds of the language
  • A full answer key and glossary at the back of the book

No prior knowledge of the language is required, and the books are aimed at a wide audience and come with free audio at www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials.

82 Series Titles


Colloquial Yoruba The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners

1st Edition

By Antonia Yetunde Folarin Schleicher
August 13, 2015

Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Yoruba as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it ...

T'ung & Pollard's Colloquial Chinese

T'ung & Pollard's Colloquial Chinese

1st Edition

By P.C. T'ung, D.E. Pollard
August 13, 2015

T’ung and Pollard’s Colloquial Chinese course is the ideal introductory course for all dedicated learners of Mandarin Chinese. Written by experienced teachers, the course provides a rigorous introduction to the pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar of Mandarin Chinese. By the end of this rewarding...

Colloquial Scottish Gaelic The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Scottish Gaelic: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Katie Graham, Katherine Spadaro
August 07, 2015

Colloquial Scottish Gaelic provides a step-by-step course in Scottish Gaelic as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Scottish ...

Colloquial Icelandic The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Icelandic: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Daisy L. Neijmann
August 04, 2015

Colloquial Icelandic provides a step-by-step course in Icelandic as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Icelandic in a broad ...

Colloquial Breton

Colloquial Breton

1st Edition

By Herve Ar Bihan, Ian Press, Herve Ar Bihan, Ian Press
July 31, 2015

Colloquial Breton: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Breton as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it ...

Colloquial Croatian

Colloquial Croatian

1st Edition

By Celia Hawkesworth
July 31, 2015

Colloquial Croatian provides a step-by-step course in Croatian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Croatian in a broad ...

Colloquial Danish

Colloquial Danish

2nd Edition

By Kirsten Gade, W. Glyn Jones
July 31, 2015

Colloquial Danish provides a step-by-step course in Danish as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Danish in a broad range of ...

Colloquial French The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial French: The Complete Course for Beginners

3rd Edition

By Valérie Demouy, Alan Moys
July 31, 2015

Colloquial French: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to French as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it ...

Colloquial German

Colloquial German

2nd Edition

By Carolyn Batstone
July 31, 2015

Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken German. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes this new edition of Colloquial German your best choice in personal language learning? ...

Colloquial Mongolian The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Mongolian: The Complete Course for Beginners

1st Edition

By Jantsangiyn Bat-Ireedui, Alan J K Sanders
July 31, 2015

Colloquial Mongolian is easy to use and completely up to date! Written by experience teachers of the language, Colloquial Mongolian offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Mongolian. No previous knowledge of the language is required. Features include: Guide to reading and writing the...

Colloquial Spanish 2 The Next Step in Language Learning

Colloquial Spanish 2: The Next Step in Language Learning

1st Edition

By Untza Otaola Alday
July 31, 2015

Do you know Spanish already and want to go a stage further? If you're planning a visit to Spain, need to brush up your Spanish for work, or are simply doing a course, Colloquial Spanish 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the language and to extend your skills.Colloquial Spanish 2 is ...

Colloquial Turkish The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Turkish: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Jeroen Aarssen, Ad Backus
July 31, 2015

Colloquial Turkish provides a step-by-step course in Turkish as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Turkish in a broad range of...

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