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foreign language training hausa hausa basic course produced by the national foreign affairs training center hungarian hungarian basic course produced by the national foreign affairs training center hausa is the major language of the northern region of nigeria it is also used widely in commerce and trade in large areas of west africa hausa is generically related to such well-known languages as ancient hieroglyphic egyptian assyro-babylonian hebrew and arabic as well as to others less familiar but also of importance such as amharic and somali the hausa basic course teaches the basic phonology and language and provides a good basic vocabulary instruction is centered on basic sentences notes and drills the recordings include the basic sentences and drills of the units as well as the supplementary conversations that follow the units hausa basic course 15 audiocassettes order no ava17872ae00cgi with text $220 order no av004071ae00cgi without text $150 order no ava20625bb00cgi text only $80 the hungarian basic course is written to provide students with the basic structure of the spoken language and a vocabulary to make limited practical use of both the spoken and written language while in hungary the course is intended to be colloquial and emphasis is placed on idiomatic use and proper pronunciation of the spoken language however it also provides grammatical notes and instructions in the use of the written language each unit includes a set of basic sentences notes to the basic sentences notes on pronunciation notes on grammar transformation drills variation drills vocabulary drills translation drills response drills conversation practice and additional situations that are brief descriptions that promote free conversation the hungarian graded reader is designed to develop reading ability in hungarian by using audio material with the text with minimum recourse to translation the 56 reading selections are arranged to follow students progression from the beginning through the intermediate stages of reading proficiency this text will supplement a beginning course in hungarian or as part of an intermediate course hungarian basic course units 1-12 24 audiocassettes order no av006008ae00cgi with text $240 order no av004075ae00cgi without text $192 order no av006094bb00cgi text only $60 hungarian basic course units 13-24 26 audiocassettes order no av006398ae00cgi with text $240 order no av004077ae00cgi without text $208 order no av006400bb00cgi text only $50 hungarian graded reader 16 audiocassettes order no av006412ae00cgi with text $180 order no av004079ae00cgi without text $128 order no ava20626bb00cgi text only $70 hebrew hebrew basic course produced by the national foreign affairs training center the hebrew basic course is designed to teach spoken and written modern hebrew that is the ordinary informal speech of educated native israelis it is not intended as a text for the study of the old testament or other hebrew literature the course starts by training students in the sounds and pronunciation of hebrew from the start the hebrew spelling is placed alongside written transcripts designed to help you to listen subsequent lessons incorporate guided imitation repetition memorization pattern and response drills and conversation other drills include vocabulary and verb substitution substitution-agreement expansion transformation and translation hebrew basic course 35 audiocassettes order no av006002ae00cgi with text $350 order no av004073ae00cgi without text $280 order no av006004bb00cgi text only $80 igbo igbo basic course produced by the national foreign affairs training center charge your order 1-800-553-6847 8:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m eastern time monday friday igbo is based on the speech of two members of the ezinehite group of igbos in the central owerri province between the towns of owerri and umuahia eastern nigeria the essential phonological and grammatical structure of igbo is presented within a small vocabulary the igbo basic course consists of four parts tone drills units 1-24 covering dialogues notes and drills units 25-30 covering dialogues and short narratives and vocabulary the dialogues are presented in four columns headed pronunciation structure spelling and english prices subject to change http www.ntis.gov/nac to order call 1-800-553-ntis or 703 605-6000 11

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