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New Burmese Language Textbooks



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Northern Illinois University's Center for Southeast Asian
Studies is proud to announce the publication of John Okell's
new, state-of-the-art four volume textbook for the study of the
Burmese language.

There are four parallel volumes in this series of Burmese
language texts:  two for learning the spoken language, one for
learning the script, and a fourth for learning the literary style.
Each is accompanied by audio tapes and is designed to be used
either with a teacher or for self-study.  The series was
developed over a period of several years, and it has been
tested, modified, and expanded after use in the classroom.

BURMESE:  AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SPOKEN
LANGUAGE, BOOK 1  and

BURMESE:  AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SPOKEN
LANGUAGE, BOOK 2
focus on early encounters with Burmese speakers in Burma or
abroad.  They cover survival needs (asking the way, taking
taxis, going to shops and cafes
(Where are you from?  How long have you been here?  What's
your job? and so on).  In particular, they offer:
-- solid grounding in the grammar and sound system of modern
colloquial Burmese
-- short lessons to enable flexible pacing and extensive practice
-- copious speaking exercises and practice dialogues on the
tapes
-- review lessons at frequent intervals
-- Burmese material presented in both Burmese script and a
roman transcription throughout
-- notes on etiquette and social behaviour in Burma
-- cumulated vocabularies, both Burmese-English and English-
Burmese
-- additional vocabularies arranged by topic: such as, names of
clothes, foods, conversing with Buddhist monks

BURMESE:  AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPT
enables students with no previous knowledge of Burmese to
become competent in reading and writing Burmese script.  In
particular, it offers:
-- use of tapes to make the link between the symbols you read
and the words you hear and say
-- readings from original Burmese materials
-- appendices on handwriting and cursive forms, ornate
lettering, the Burmese names of the characters, Burmese
alphabetical order, and common abbreviations

BURMESE:  AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERARY STYLE
is based on passages selected from children's school books used
in Burma.  Parts 1 and 2 contain passages relating to life at
home and at school, while the texts selected for Part 3 deal
with themes of Burmese nationalism and independence.  Each
passage is accompanied by a full vocabulary and translation
and is followed by a set of exercises designed to familiarize the
student with new vocabulary and structures.


JOHN OKELL, a graduate of The Queen's College, Oxford, is
Lecturer in Burmese at the School of Oriental and African
Studies, University of London.  The author of numerous articles
on Burmese grammar, linguistics, and lexicography, Okell has
also written FIRST STEPS IN BURMESE (1989) and A
REFERENCE GRAMMAR OF COLLOQUIAL BURMESE (1969).

Pricing:

INTRO, BOOK 1             $20
INTRO, BOOK 2             $20
SCRIPT                    $30
LITERARY STYLE            $20

Add $2 shipping for the first volume and $1 for subsequent
volumes.

For information and pricing on the accompanying tapes contact
the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at 412 Adams Hall,