{"product_id":"continuing-vietnamese-lets-speak-vietnamese-with-cdrom-9780804845335","title":"Continuing Vietnamese: Let's Speak Vietnamese [With CDROM]","description":"\"Quite simply the most serious early intermediate textbook currently available for thoughtful American students at the university level.\"--\u003cb\u003eProfessor Stephen O'Harrow, \u003ci\u003eDirector, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a second-year, intermediate Vietnamese language course designed for high school, college or self-study.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eContinuing Vietnamese\u003c\/i\u003e is your next step toward master; it follows the best-selling, linguistically-based \u003ci\u003eElementary Vietnamese\u003c\/i\u003e, and helps you progress to an intermediate level of communicating in Vietnamese. Invaluable for anyone planning to travel, study or work in Vietnam, this complete language course has been extensively tested at Harvard University. The accompanying MP3 audio CD helps to develop listening comprehension and ensure correct pronunciation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book contains ten lessons, each composed of two parts. \u003ci\u003ePart 1, the dialogue part, \u003c\/i\u003e introduces the learner to conversational Vietnamese as it's currently spoken in Hanoi so that the learner will be able to participate in engaging conversation on a variety of topics. \u003ci\u003ePart 2, the narrative part\u003c\/i\u003e, includes written materials that are characteristic of formal Vietnamese. It aims to develop the learner's reading and writing skills as well as speaking skills. The lessons focuse on various aspects of life in present-day Vietnam, including topics such as culture, history, geography, economy, theater, music, tourism, literature, poetry, cinema and sports. Each lesson helps you to learn Vietnamese by building your Vietnamese proficiency using several complementary elements to thoroughly develop your skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey features of \u003ci\u003eContinuing Vietnamese\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eMP3 Audio files\u003c\/b\u003e offering native speakers' renditions of all the dialogues and narratives, vocabulary, grammar and usage explanations, everyday Vietnamese expressions, pronunciation drills and exercises, and even some popular Vietnamese proverbs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eExercises and practice activities\u003c\/b\u003e which hone your skills throughout the learning process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eCultural notes\u003c\/b\u003e that help bring Vietnam to life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eA contemporary focus\u003c\/b\u003e on today's Vietnamese speech patterns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eA format that sharpens\u003c\/b\u003e all four language skills: listening, speaking, writing and reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll disc content is alternatively accessible on tuttlepublishing.com\/downloadable-content.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1663367\"\u003eBinh Nhu Ngo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804845335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804845336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FOR\"\u003eForeign Language Study\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FOR044000\"\u003eVietnamese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN001000\"\u003eAlphabets \u0026amp; Writing Systems\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN006000\"\u003eGrammar \u0026amp; Punctuation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Binh Nhu Ngo\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of the Vietnamese Language Program in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University and has been teaching Vietnamese there since 1992. 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His other books include \u003ci\u003eSpeak \u0026amp; Read Vietnamese\u003c\/i\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster) and \u003ci\u003eElementary Vietnamese\u003c\/i\u003e (Tuttle).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44491897274605,"sku":"9780804845335","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_6c58b252-88d3-4a20-8619-eddc36245e4a.jpg?v=1700890760","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/continuing-vietnamese-lets-speak-vietnamese-with-cdrom-9780804845335","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}