Complete Bengali (free resources)

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Complete Bengali (free resources)

William Radice

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This is the free audio that accompanies the 2016 edition of 9781444106862 Complete Bengali Beginner to Intermediate Course. This book is available to purchase from most book retailers. You will need the book to get the most out of this audio.

The course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work.

 You will be able to access this audio online via your browser or by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app. 


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William Radice:
William Radice is Senior Lecturer in Bengali at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has pursued a double career as a poet and as a scholar and translator of Bengali, and has written or edited more than twenty-five books. He has given numerous lectures and poetry readings in Britain and overseas, and has been awarded literary prizes in India and Bangladesh. For the last three years he has written a fortnightly column for the Statesman newspaper in India, and has been a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2's early morning 'Pause for Thought'.

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Zed commented on Complete Bengali (free resources) from Complete Bengali (free resources): @GuestUser7533 It's always amusing when someone manages to misunderstand both a book and history in one go. The resource clearly covers both western and Bangladeshi Bengali, as it should. If you were looking specifically for 'Kolkata Bengali,' perhaps consider searching for a resource with that exact title next time it's not rocket science. As for calling this 'clickbait,' that s an interesting interpretation. Usually, clickbait involves misleading titles, not accurately describing content you didn t bother to read through properly. As for your historical insight 'Bangladesh became East Pakistan'? Perhaps revisit your timeline before making such sweeping statements. And about this 'corruption' claim it's a bold stance to dismiss linguistic evolution just because it doesn t match your preferences. But I suppose facts can be inconvenient when they get in the way of a good narrative. Best of luck on your journey back to literacy.
GuestUser7533 commented on Complete Bengali (free resources) from Complete Bengali (free resources): CLICKBAIT! BANGLADESHI BENGALI! Please specify in the title as I was really disappointed to hear the not so nice version. I learned basic Bengali in Calcutta while volunteering for Mother Teresa's Missions there. It's a soft flowing beautiful language and Bengali poems by Bengal-born Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel prize in Lit. After independence and partition in 1947, Bangladesh became East Pakistan, created for Muslims, as Pakistan was. Bengali there became easily corrupted over the decades and now their Bengali sounds quite different. The creator of this lesson should've known the difference but I guess 'Bangladeshi' in the title wouldn't have got as many downloads, certainly not from me! Lol
Eric Grosser commented on Complete Bengali from Complete Bengali (free resources): I only have audio, how do I see the text?
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