Elementary Azerbaijani

by Kurtuluş Öztopçu

Elementary Azerbaijani is a beginning level course for learners of Azerbaijani. It is the first Azerbaijani textbook in Latin script for English-speaking learners in the West. This textbook can be used in a classroom setting or as a self-study aid. The book is based on an eclectic method and incorporates different aspects of various language-teaching methodologies. The multi-skills syllabus on which the course is based integrates structural, functional, lexical, phonological, situational, thematic and cultural syllabi. Basic features of the - It has a multi-skills syllabus.- It is frequency materials chosen are comprised of high-frequency words, idioms, expressions, and grammatical structures.- Grammar is graded, moving from simple to more complex elements. The grammar sections are expanded to facilitate the learners' needs.- Culture is treated as an integral part of the language and the language-learning process.- An English translation is provided for each conversation and sample sentence for learners who do not have the benefit of having an instructor or a tutor.- The book contains written exercises and audio drills after each unit.- There are four review units, one after every three units.- A cumulative Azerbaijani-English glossary contains about 2,400 words.- A reverse English-Azerbaijani glossary is provided for convenience.

381 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 2003

Reviews

[Brett C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb! This books presents the modern spoken/colloquial Azerbaijani in a clear and useful manner. Each chapter contains numerous dialogues with lots of helpful vocabulary, grammatical explanations that the astute language learner will understand readily, and tons of exercises that both drill and work the concepts of the chapter. The book uses the current Latin-alphabet adaptation but includes several exercises to help familiarize the learner with the Cyrillic alphabet since the country is moving away from it. There is a dictionary in the back of the book, and each chapter contains word lists of new vocabulary. There are CD recordings (available from the author) of the conversations and many exercises (all with clear pronunciation) to help train the learner's ear and speaking ability. I would highly recommend this to the serious Azerbaijani student or self-study learner. Thanks!