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PDF pending restorationCarter, Hazel; Kahari, G. P. – 1981
This set of instructional materials for Shona, a Bantu language, consists of lessons designed to be used with audiotape recordings (not included here), lesson notes, written exercises, and vocabulary. The first "book" contains 24 language lessons on a variety of grammatical topics, with line drawing illustrations. The second book contains…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Dictionaries, Grammar, Pattern Drills (Language)
Lao Language Competencies for Peace Corps Volunteers in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Draft.
de Abrew, Kamini; Khamphasinovanh, Thong – 1991
This Lao language textbook is the second draft of a book developed for teaching Lao to United States Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) and is designed to be used with a Lao language instructor familiar with competency based curricula. It is not designed for self-instruction, although after some hours of use, students may be familiar enough with the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Patterns
Nguyen, Chinh Ba – 1979
Aspects of the Vietnamese language are introduced in this manual for inservice teacher training. The development of Vietnamese as it was influenced by other Austro-Asiatic languages is discussed. A brief modern history of the language emphasizes contact with Chinese, English, and French. The replacement of Chinese characters with the Roman…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Consonants, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Teaching English to Speakers of Vietnamese. Refugee Education Guide: General Information Series #23.
Download full textCenter for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1981
This guide highlights problems Vietnamese speakers are likely to have in learning English because of differences between the two languages and suggests ways of helping Vietnamese students of English over difficulties caused by these differences. The first section of the guide provides an overview of the Vietnamese language: the alphabet, word…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Contrastive Linguistics, Determiners (Languages), English (Second Language)
Shen, Yin-Shyan Irene – 1990
Classroom techniques for teaching Chinese to students in the United States are presented for four areas of instruction: pronunciation; writing; grammar; and culture. A discussion of Chinese phonology offers comparisons with English phonetic patterns and articulation, and advises emphasizing pronunciation of individual syllables. It is also…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Chinese, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
PDF pending restorationBird, Charles; And Others – 1977
This set of instructional materials on introductory Bambara, a language spoken in Mali, is designed for Peace Corps volunteers using the language in that country. The materials consist of twenty units on topics of personal communication and grammar. Most units contain a proverb, pattern drills, major dialogues containing the unit's new material,…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Class Activities, Cultural Context, Daily Living Skills
