At last, a way to improve your Tagalog!
Written by Joi Barrios as the continuation of her best-selling Tagalog
for Beginners book, Intermediate Tagalog is the first
intermediate-level book designed specifically for people who already
speak or understand some basic Tagalog and now wish to achieve greater
fluency in speaking, reading and writing standard Filipino--the national
language of the Philippines.
The carefully-constructed lessons in this book point out common
grammatical errors that English speakers make when speaking Tagalog, and
present "real-life" conversations demonstrating how the language is
spoken in Manila today. Extensive cultural notes are provided, along
with exercises and activities that introduce the use of the Tagalog
language in a wide range of everyday situations. Native speaker
companion audio and printable flashcards are available for free download
online.
The 20 lessons give you all the basic skills needed to speak Tagalog
fluently: paglalarawan (the ability to describe people, places and
feelings); pagsasalaysay (the ability to tell a story--whether a news
story, a folktale, or an anecdote); paglalahad (how to explain
something--for example, a custom or tradition, or how to cook a dish);
and pangangatuwiran (reasoning and abstract thinking).
Each lesson is carefully structured in six key parts:
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A "real-life" dialogue providing valuable conversational skills.
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A vocabulary list to expand your familiarity with common, everyday
Tagalog words and expressions.
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A grammar review section (for example, on the correct uses of
affixes in various sentence constructions).
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Insightful cultural notes presenting aspects of the Philippines
that may seem "odd" to outsiders, to explain how Filipino culture
shapes the way people speak.
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A reading passage from a story or newspaper article, with
comprehension questions.
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A writing exercise designed to teach a specific writing skill.
Using Intermediate Tagalog, you'll be able to talk about yourself,
your family and your daily experiences using grammatically correct
sentences and a native-speaker level vocabulary.
All media content is accessible on
tuttlepublishing.com/downloadable-content.
