Discover Romanian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture

Rating:
Summary: Finally, some explanation of why and how
Review: I was searching for a book to explain things to me about the Romanian language. This one does. Yes, I needed the drill and vocabulary but I also needed some explanation of why the various phrases meant what they did. The authors have given these explanations in addition to the standard elements of language instruction. As someone who has studied language before I found this book to be a great way for me to associate the Romanian language with the other language elements I already know.

Rating:
Summary: Finally, some explanation of why and how
Review: I was searching for a book to explain things to me about the Romanian language. This one does. Yes, I needed the drill and vocabulary but I also needed some explanation of why the various phrases meant what they did. The authors have given these explanations in addition to the standard elements of language instruction. As someone who has studied language before I found this book to be a great way for me to associate the Romanian language with the other language elements I already know.

Rating:
Summary: Perhaps the best Romanian text available in the U.S.
Review: I've wanted to begin learning Romanian for a while now, and all of the usual texts didn't seem to be working. Botomans's DISCOVER ROMANIAN, however, has a clear, straight-forward text that makes learning easy and quite fun, I must say. The book even includes great passages and pictures depicting Romanian history and culture.... This is an expensive book, but absolutely well worth it for anyone who truly wants to get results from learning a language on their own.

Rating:
Summary: Romanian for Americans who speak English
Review: This is the best book of its kind and is well worth the price if you are serious about learning REAL Romanian. Although there are other texts for learning Romanian, this is the only one written for American language learners and is full of information about every facet of Romania and its culture. The author is a Romanian American and college professor who really knows how to communicate the grammar and linguistic 'tricks' of this somewhat complicated language. It is also fun and includes lots of photos and drawings as well as many exercises, a dictionary and verb conjugations. My only preference would be to have answers to the exercises in the student text.