Hello Raymond,
There is a Yahoo Group devoted to studying modern Icelandic, which
has some useful links, including the one Sarah mentioned:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LearningIcelandic/?yguid=197638091
And I recently found this Online Icelandic Dictionary:
http://libtext.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/IcelOnline/IcelOnline.TEId-
idx?type=HTML&rgn=DIV1&byte=11682478
Llama Nom
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norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Lewis, Raymond J."
<lewisrj@...> wrote:
> Hello Norse Course Folks:
>
> My daughter and I finished the norse course lessons last year and
decided to move on to Modern Icelandic. However, we have had
problems locating study material as useful to us as was the norse
course and I would ask the members here for suggestions. As an aid,
let me list the study materials that we have used to some extent or
are presently using and what we like and/or dislike about them:
>
> 1) Colloquial Icelandic by Daisy L. Neijmann
> 2) Learning Icelandic + Grammar Exercises by Auur Einarsdòttir,
Gurùn Theodòrsdòttir, Marìa Gararsdòttir, and Sigrìur
fiorvaldsdòttir.
> 3) Icelandic: A Complete Course for Beginners by P. J. T.
Glendening
>
> We have found (2) to be far superior to (1) in terms of acquiring
an appreciation for the patterns of speech and in the manner in
which new material is introduced ([1] seems more applicable to the
tourist). The material covered in (2) makes for interesting study.
However, we are not retaining the vocabulary used in the lessons. I
think that this is mainly because of the relatively large number of
new words being continuously added and the lack of useful exercises
that would assist us in that effort. The lesson material of (3)
refrains from introducing a large vocabulary and also provides what
we consider to be good exercises for the application of that
vocabulary. However, this book absolutely overwhelms us with the
aggressive introduction of grammatical elements of the language.
>
> What we liked so much about the norse course was the fact that
both vocabulary and grammar were introduced at a pace and in a
manner that allowed us to make very good use of what little
information we had. The material, thus presented, more often
conjured images rather than corresponding English words and, as
such, was a real pleasure to study. This is what we are seeking for
Modern Icelandic study materials - and have not yet found. Can
anyone suggest something?
>
> Thank you,
> Raymond Lewis