Gasau A.P., Yates A. Teach Yourself Complete Catalan

McGraw-Hill, 2010 - 389 p. - ISBN: 9781444105643.Using printed material alone to ‘teach yourself’ a new language can be quite an uphill struggle. Success can be achieved, of course, and this book has been designed so that it can be used by those who choose to or have to study in such a way. Some people may be lucky and be able to count on having contact with the living language through native speakers among their acquaintances who are prepared to give them help, or they may be studying in a ‘total immersion’ situation, residing, in this case, in a place where Catalan is spoken. Such conditions may also be enjoyed, perhaps, and be a bonus for the student who is using both the book and the recorded material. We should also say here that no opportunity should be lost to attend classes in the language if these are available. This course has been planned so that it can work either as a self-study complement to organized tuition or even as a course book for use by a class. The idea of ‘teaching yourself’, though, is our basic philosophy and method.