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Hockett, Charles F.; Fang, Chaoying – 1944
This is one of a series of self-teaching textbooks initially prepared for the Armed Forces and now offered to the public. Book 1 is divided into two main sections, each consisting of five lessons and a review lesson. Each lesson is divided into several sections: basic sentences, word study, pronunciation practice, grammar and conversational…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Chinese, Conversational Language Courses, Grammar

Haas, Mary R.; Subhanka, Heng R. – 1945
This is one of a series of self-teaching textbooks initially prepared for the Armed Forces and now offered to the public. The emphasis is on speaking rather than on reading or writing. Book 1 is divided into two main sections, each consisting of five lessons and a review section. Each lesson deals with some aspect of daily life, and each is…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Autoinstructional Aids, Conversational Language Courses, Grammar

Sebeok, Thomas A. – 1945
This is one of a series of self-teaching textbooks initially prepared for the Armed Forces and now offered to the public. Book 1 is divided into two main parts, each consisting of five learning units and one review unit. Each unit centers around a particular topic and is divided into the following sections: basic sentences, with hints on…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Autoinstructional Aids, Conversational Language Courses, Grammar

Dearden, Jeannette; Stig-Nielsen, Karin – 1972
This is one of a series of self-teaching textbooks initially prepared for the Armed Forces and now offered to the public. The text is designed to be used with a native speaker of Danish or with the accompanying recordings. The textbook is divided into two major sections, each consisting of five learning units and one unit for review. Each unit is…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Autoinstructional Aids, Conversational Language Courses, Danish

Glassman, Eugene H. – 1976
The purpose of this text is to teach present-day spoken Urdu to foreigners who need the language for their everyday activities. While drawing from the results of modern linguistic science, an attempt has been made to approach the problem of learning Urdu in a practical way. The "spiral approach" is used. After the sounds of Urdu are introduced in…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Grammar, Indo European Languages, Instructional Materials

Dearden, Jeannette; Stig-Nielsen, Karin – 1946
This is one of a series of self-teaching textbooks initially prepared for the Armed Forces and now offered to the public. The text is designed to be used with a native speaker of Danish or with the accompanying recordings. The textbook is divided into three major sections, each consisting of five learning units and one unit for review. Each unit…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Autoinstructional Aids, Conversational Language Courses, Danish
Mirikitani, Leatrice T. – 1971
This text is an elementary-intermediate level text designed to teach conversational Kapampangan, the language spoken in the Pampanga-Tarlac area of the central plain of Luzon in the Philippines. The purpose of the text is to acquaint the learner with the vocabulary and basic structures necessary for participation in everyday conversations. The…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Keller, Eric; Warner, Sylvia Taba – 1976
This volume is part of a series, which is in turn part of a course entitled "Contact Canada" and designed for adult Francophone students of English as a second language. The series contains exercises for learning conversational tools. This volume deals with opening formulas, which are grouped under the following categories: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Audiolingual Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Keller, Eric; Warner, Sylvia Taba – 1976
This volume is part of a series, which is in turn part of a course entitled "Contact Canada" and designed for adult Francophone students of English as a second language. The series contains exercises for learning conversational tools. This volume deals with linking formulas, which are grouped under the following categories: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Audiolingual Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Keller, Eric; Warner, Sylvia Taba – 1977
This volume is part of a series, which is in turn part of a course entitled "Contact Canada" and designed for adult Francophone students of English as a second language. The series contains exercises for learning conversational tools. This volume deals specifically with response and closing formulas. In section 1, response formulas are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Audiolingual Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Beinstein, Judith; And Others – 1962
The purpose of this text is to develop elementary conversational skills in Telugu. The language materials consist of four types of language learning activities. The first, and most predominant, is the unit microwave cycle. These cycles divide the learning process into two basic phases, the first of which involves mimicry, memorization, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Dravidian Languages
Iodice, Don R.; And Others – 1977
A first semester course in French, originally developed for executives of a major international company, is presented here. As its objective is to provide the "survival skills" useful in everyday situations in France, primary attention is given to the intelligibility and comprehensibility of communication. The context of the dialogues, vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses
Iodice, Don R.; And Others – 1977
The second semester course intended to follow "Getting It Done in French" is presented here. In line with the comprehensive goals of the program as presented in the first volume, the primary objectives of this second course are directed toward achievement of communication skills needed for daily living. Specifically, these objectives are: to…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Auditory Discrimination, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages)