"Faroese - A Language Course for Beginners" consists of a grammar,
a textbook and a CD. The course, which now supersedes Lockwood, is
up-to-date and has been carefully prepared. It marks a breakthrough
for foreign leaers of Faroese, whether they are in the Faroe
Islands or elsewhere in the world.
The authors are both trained linguists: Hjalmar P. Petersen, who works at the University of Hamburg where he also gained his doctorate, and Jonathan Adams, who is a doctor from the University of London.
Jonathan Adams, who lives in Denmark and works at the Society for Danish Language and Literature research institute, was fluent in Danish and Swedish when he came to the Faroe Islands in 2004 to attend the first ever inteational summer institute in Faroese language and culture for foreign students at the University of the Faroe Islands. Hjalmar P. Petersen was a teacher at the institute and one of the authors of Faroese, An Overview and Reference Grammar (2004), which was used for teaching. However, it was clear that there was a lack of materials for leaing and practising the language as well as having the possibility to hear it spoken.
Shortly afterwards Jonathan and Hjalmar teamed up to put together a grammar and language exercises in Faroese for foreigners with explanatory texts in English.
Copies of the manuscript for the books were used at the inteational summer school in 2007, and the following year a preliminary printed edition was used at the Nordic summer school.
While the material was being tested, it was continually being corrected and improved. There was however as yet no CD, which was sorely missed.
The grammar, textbook and CD have now all been published and are available as a set. The CD contains recordings of the conversations and texts in the book, so users can listen to the language and follow along at the same time.
Год выпуска: 2009. Издатель: Stidin. Страниц: 400.
The authors are both trained linguists: Hjalmar P. Petersen, who works at the University of Hamburg where he also gained his doctorate, and Jonathan Adams, who is a doctor from the University of London.
Jonathan Adams, who lives in Denmark and works at the Society for Danish Language and Literature research institute, was fluent in Danish and Swedish when he came to the Faroe Islands in 2004 to attend the first ever inteational summer institute in Faroese language and culture for foreign students at the University of the Faroe Islands. Hjalmar P. Petersen was a teacher at the institute and one of the authors of Faroese, An Overview and Reference Grammar (2004), which was used for teaching. However, it was clear that there was a lack of materials for leaing and practising the language as well as having the possibility to hear it spoken.
Shortly afterwards Jonathan and Hjalmar teamed up to put together a grammar and language exercises in Faroese for foreigners with explanatory texts in English.
Copies of the manuscript for the books were used at the inteational summer school in 2007, and the following year a preliminary printed edition was used at the Nordic summer school.
While the material was being tested, it was continually being corrected and improved. There was however as yet no CD, which was sorely missed.
The grammar, textbook and CD have now all been published and are available as a set. The CD contains recordings of the conversations and texts in the book, so users can listen to the language and follow along at the same time.
Год выпуска: 2009. Издатель: Stidin. Страниц: 400.