This is a second-year, intermediate Vietnamese language course designed for high school, college or self-study.

Continuing Vietnamese is your next step toward master; it follows the best–selling, linguistically–based Elementary Vietnamese, 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 downloadable audio helps to develop listening comprehension and ensure correct pronunciation.

The book contains ten lessons, each composed of two parts. Part 1, the dialogue part, 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. Part 2, the narrative part, includes written materials that are characteristic of forma Vietnamese. It aims to develop the learner’s reading and writing skills as well as speaking skills. The lesson focuses 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.

Key features are:

• Audio MP3 files 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.
• Exercises and practice activities which hone your skills throughout the learning process.
• Cultural notes that help bring Vietnam to life.
• A contemporary focus on today’s Vietnamese speech patterns.
• A format that sharpens all four language skills: listening, speaking, writing and reading.

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This is a complete Vietnamese language course designed for college or high school–level classroom use or self–study.

Since its publication in 1998, Elementary Vietnamese has become the leading book for anyone wishing to learn Vietnamese, and an invaluable resource for people traveling, studying or working in Vietnam. This beginner Vietnamese book was originally developed for classroom use at Harvard University, where it has been field-tested for many years. This revised Third Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent developments in Vietnamese speech patterns and culture over the past decade.

The primary focus of Elementary Vietnamese is to assist learners in developing necessary skills in listening, speaking, writing and reading the language. It serves a secondary function as a general introduction to modern Vietnamese society and culture, with dialogues, cultural notes, exercises and readings drawn from contemporary life and popular media there.

Features of the Third Edition include:

• Many hours of new audio recordings by native Vietnamese speakers.
• Innovative pronunciation drills to help you to achieve near-native pronunciation ability.
• New usage examples, cultural notes, and exercises along with photos showing life in Vietnam today.
• A guide for instructors (“New Edition Notes”) detailing changes made in the Third Edition.

The MP3 audio recordings which accompany this book are of native Vietnamese speakers. These recordings cover:

• All dialogues, narratives and vocabulary.
• Grammar and usage notes.
• Everyday Vietnamese idioms and expressions.
• A unique set of pronunciation drills to help you speak like a native.
• Commonly-used proverbs, to help you speak and understand colloquial Vietnamese.

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