{"product_id":"elementary-vietnamese","title":"Elementary Vietnamese ","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor beginning learners of Vietnamese, here's everything\nneeded to learn the language effectively!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSpeak, read and write Vietnamese as it's actually used in real-life contexts in\nVietnam today. This book has everything you need to learn the language\neffectively and to quickly achieve basic proficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNo\n     prior knowledge of Vietnamese is necessary\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLearn\n     to communicate in everyday situations\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eConnect\n     with the cultural context of the language\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIncludes\n     8 hours of native-speaker audio recordings\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eElementary Vietnamese\u003c\/i\u003e was originally developed for classroom use at\nHarvard University and is designed to provide a solid grounding in Vietnamese\ngrammar, usage and pronunciation. The lessons are carefully structured to guide\nyou through the essential sentence patterns from your first encounter with them\nin dialogues to more detailed explanations and exercises. Each lesson contains\na helpful cultural note and commonly-used proverbs and idiomatic expressions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis revised edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent developments\nin the language and culture. It includes audio recordings by native Vietnamese\nspeakers for all of the lessons. Innovative pronunciation drills help you to\nimprove your pronunciation and new usage examples, exercises and photos explore\nthe diversity, heritage and history of today's Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Binh Nhu Ngo\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of the\nVietnamese Language Program in the Department of East Asian Languages and\nCivilizations at Harvard University and has been teaching Vietnamese there\nsince 1992. He was born and educated in Hanoi, and earned his Ph.D. in linguistics\nfrom the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. He has taught Vietnamese and\nlinguistics at Moscow University, and since 1992 he has taught at the Southeast\nAsian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) and at a number of universities and\ncolleges in the United States. He has served as the Vice-President of the\nCouncil of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages (COTSEAL) and represents\nHarvard University at the Group of Universities for the Advancement of\nVietnamese Abroad (GUAVA). His other books include Speak \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eRead\nVietnamese\u003c\/i\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster) and \u003ci\u003eElementary Vietnamese\u003c\/i\u003e (Tuttle).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BERKELEY BOOKS PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45035479662799,"sku":"9780804855150","price":45.78,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_8ed4667c-b887-402f-9f20-c009447529ee.jpg?v=1778231619","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/elementary-vietnamese","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}