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Tankosic, Ana; Dovchin, Sender – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2023
This article examines the impact of social media on the linguistic and communicative practices in post-socialist countries, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Mongolia -- the contexts very much under-represented in the discussion of translingualism. Relocalisation of social media-based linguistic resources in the languages used in these…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Social Change, Social Systems, Grammar
Frantz, Donald G.; Russell, Norma Jean – 1995
The dictionary of stems, roots, and affixes for the Blackfoot language provides, for each entry, information on the item's morphological type (e.g., noun stem, verb stem, root), subclassification if relevant, English index, and certain diagnostic inflectional forms (full words or sentences), each with an English translation. In addition, entries…
Descriptors: Alphabets, American Indian Languages, Canada Natives, Dictionaries
Polanco, Patricia – 1995
This teaching manual is designed for the Spanish language training of Peace Corps volunteers serving in Chile, and focuses on daily communication skills needed in that context. It contains 12 topical lessons outlining targeted language and communication competencies, suggested classroom activities, phrase and vocabulary lists, grammar and usage…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills, Dialogs (Language)
Amor, Taoufik Ben – 1990
This guide is designed for the Arabic language training of Peace Corps volunteers serving in Tunisia and focuses on daily communication skills needed in that context. It contains 15 lessons, each made up of: a teacher's guide sheet, which outlines specific objectives, contents, and materials needed; a dialogue introducing the lesson's theme; a…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Arabic, Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills
Kaslano, Auimatagi S., Comp. – 1991
This manual is designed for the language training of Peace Corps volunteers serving in Samoa, and focuses on daily communication skills needed in that context. It consists of 48 lessons, which include targeted competencies, phrase and vocabulary lists, cultural and usage notes, notes on grammar, and exercises. Lesson topics include: the Samoan…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills, Dialogs (Language)
Tegey, Habibullah; Robson, Barbara – 1996
This grammar of Pashto was designed to accompany a set of beginning- and intermediate-level instructional materials for teaching the Pashto language to English speakers, but can be used separately as a reference by readers who are not learning the language. Introductory sections in English and Pashto describe the content and organization. The…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Alphabets, Diachronic Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages)
Peace Corps, Ashgabat (Turkmenistan). – 1994
This manual is designed for the Russian language training of Peace Corps volunteers serving in Turkmenistan, and focuses on daily communication skills needed in that context. It consists of nine topical lessons, each containing several brief dialogues targeting specific language competencies, and exercises. Text is entirely in Russian, except for…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills
Peace Corps (Paraguay). – 1995
This workbook is designed for the Guarani language training of Peace Corps volunteers in Paraguay, and the content focuses on daily communication needs in that context. The workbook contains nine thematic instructional units based on performance objectives. A brief introduction gives an overview of Guarani's origins, distribution, and phonology.…
Descriptors: Alphabets, American Indian Languages, Behavioral Objectives, Conversational Language Courses