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Burmese (Myanmar): An Introduction to the Language (Northern Illinois University) John Okell This four-part course was originally designed for classroom use but has proven to be highly effective for individual self-study as well. Unlike most book-and-tape sets with their grammar rules and vocabulary lists, this course specifically targets the student's acquisition of useful functional spoken language skills, rather than just teaching about the language.There are four parallel volumes in this series of Burmese language texts: Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language: Book 1 and Book 2, Burmese: An Introduction to the Script, and Burmese: An Introduction to the Literary Style. These volumes can be purchased individually or as a package. All 4 books with 34 tapes $299   Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 1 with 12 tapes $99   Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 2 with 14 tapes $99   Burmese: An Introduction to the Script - book with 7 tapes $99   Burmese: An Introduction to the Literary Style - book with 1 tape $59

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Burmese (Myanmar): An Introduction to the Language (Northern Illinois University) John Okell This four-part course was originally designed for classroom use but has proven to be highly effective for individual self-study as well. Unlike most book-and-tape sets with their grammar rules and vocabulary lists, this course specifically targets the student's acquisition of useful functional spoken language skills, rather than just teaching about the language. There are four parallel volumes in this series of Burmese language texts: Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language: Book 1 and Book 2, Burmese: An Introduction to the Script, and Burmese: An Introduction to the Literary Style. These volumes can be purchased individually or as a package. Staff Review: "As one highly skeptical of the effectiveness of the text-and-tapes method of self-instruction in languages, I am highly impressed by the course that Professor Okell has put together. Whereas the majority of language courses deliver a more or less complete description of the language -- its grammar, vocabulary, and writing system Okell's Burmese course expressly concerns itself with enabling the student to speak the language interactively with native speakers: i.e., it actually teaches the language rather than simply teaching about the language. Given the scarcity of materials of such quality, and especially given the scarcity of materials for the Burmese language, I am doubly excited to feature this product." -- Rodman Reynolds, Multilingual Books Manager All 4 books with 34 tapes $299

Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 1 Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 2 John Okell These two volumes focus on early encounters with Burmese speakers and cover survival needs and first conversations. They give a solid grounding in the grammar and sound system of modern colloquial Burmese, with short lessons that enable flexible pacing and extensive practice. There are many speaking exercises and practice dialogues on the tapes, with review lessons at frequent intervals. The Burmese material is presented in both Burmese script and roman transcription throughout. Included also are notes on etiquette and social behavior in Myanmar, cumulated vocabularies in both Burmese-English and English-Burmese and additional vocabularies arranged by topic, e.g. names of clothes, foods, conversing with Buddhist monks, etc. Book 1 with 12 tapes $99   Book 2 with 14 tapes $99

Burmese: An Introduction to the Script John Okell This book and tape set enables students with no previous knowledge of Burmese to become competent in reading and writing Burmese script. In particular, it offers the use of tapes to make the link between the symbols you read and the words you hear and say, with readings from original Burmese materials and appendices on handwriting and cursive forms, ornate lettering, the Burmese names of the characters, Burmese alphabetical order, and common abbreviations. Book with 7 tapes $99

Burmese: An Introduction to the Literary Style John Okell This book is based on passages selected from children's school books used in Myanmar. 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. Book with 1 tape $59

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Myanmar - English Dictionary
Myanmar Language Commission
This dictionary was first published in Myanmar (Burma) in 1993 and contains about 35,000 entries. The dictionary includes words from the modern general language vocabulary, as well as from literature, the names of common flora and fauna, and archaic and obsolete words. Many entries include examples of use, etymologies, and some illustrations. Words are spelled according to the standard orthography established by the Language Commission in 1986; a transcription system is also used as an aid to pronunciation for English speakers. This printing makes the Myanmar-English Dictionary available for the first time outside of Myanmar. 1996, 635 pages, hardbound.
$188  

Myanmar Newspaper Reader
Luzoe
This reader is intended for a student of the Myanmar language who has mastered the alphabet primer and wishes to pursue a course leading to an appreciation of Myanmar literature by starting with journalistic literature on a variety of subjects. Fifty-two selections are included from two Myanmar dailies in Yangon, The New Light of Myanmar and The Mirror issued during May to October 1995. Each selection consists of the Myanmar text, a vocabulary list, notes, and the English translation. There is a cumulative glossary, as well as a description of the Myanmar alphabet and appendices of numbers, months and days, abbreviations, etc. With five 90 min. audio cassette recordings of the articles read by a native speaker. 1996, 308 pages, hardbound.
Book and 5 cassettes
$174  

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EuroTalk Network Editions Now you can run Vocabulary Builder, Talk Now!, World Talk, and Movie Talk through your school or college CD server or CD tower for simultaneous use of these titles on your network! You'll have access to permanent reports for all the activities done by each student in the class for such things as time and sessions spent on each activity, scores in the quizzes and games. These network discs operate on most networks that are in common use in schools and colleges, such as NT, Novell, and Macintosh networks. Students can select their names from classes, and run the program currently assigned to that class, and students may optionally also be allowed to join classes. Teachers can see at a glance which students are currently logged on and what they are doing, and they can add students to classes, remove them, or move them around. A reports facility allows you to display or print reports for entire classes, or for individual students. Student reports show the number of sessions, the time spent on each activity, and scores in the quizzes and games, and times and scores can also be displayed in chart form. The prices are highly competitive, and the price per unit goes down dramatically as one goes up in the number of users and units. With a configuration of 100 users and 100 units, which goes for $9,995, you pay less than $1 per unit per person! More about EuroTalk Network...

Talk Now! CD-ROM Course for Burmese The Talk Now! series is for any language beginner who wants an entertaining self-study course to learn basic phrases, such as colors, numbers, food, shopping, and time. We have been selling this European-produced CD-ROM for a few years and find that it is highly praised by people from all over the world. Designed by language experts, Talk Now! includes great features like speak and repeat, interactive games, and digital recordings with native speakers. Interactive and fun, it is ideal for beginners and travelers. Test your knowledge with easy and hard quizzes and play a challenging memory game. Monitor your progress: keep your total score and print your own awards. You can also print your own picture dictionary for handy reference. On-screen help is available at all times in over 50 languages. Talk Now! runs on both Macintosh and Windows computers. Shipping weight 1 lb. $45   More about the Talk Now! series...

Global Office Suite Now get Global Writer and Global Office for Office 97/2000/XP in one package for an amazing price! Global Writer is the word processor that lets you write in 100 languages with one keyboard, and Global Office is the enhancement to Microsoft Office that adds text entry and visual keyboard display in over 100 different languages - together they provide a complete multilingual suite. This package gives you a savings of $80 over buying these products individually! $299   More information for Global Office Suite...

Global Writer Professional Multilingual Word Processor Global Writer Professional is a word processor that lets you express yourself in 100 languages without learning a new keyboard layout or using stickers. It is very easy to use because it looks and feels like popular Windows applications. Global Writer's built-in and customizable spell checker and thesaurus make typing faster and more convenient than ever. Best of all, everything you need is included in the box, at an amazingly low price. Shipping weight 1 lb. $129   More information for Global Writer...

Global Office Language Support for Office 97/2000 Now you can write in all major languages from your standard English Windows in Office 97/2000! Unitype Global Office is an enhancement to Microsoft Office that adds text entry and visual keyboard display in over 100 different languages to these Microsoft products: Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. It is easy to use, yet powerful enough to support the most demanding tasks of businesses, translation professionals, and academics worldwide. Best of all, the program is simple to install and everything you need is on one CD-ROM. Shipping weight 2 lbs. $250   More information for Global Office...

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