Page 15 of Foreign Language Training Multimedia Courses by National Technical Information Service

foreign language training eight modules provide instruction in spoken japanese and are based on recordings of native speakers also included are a cultural background module and an optional reading and writing module japanese words in this course are written according to the hepburn system of romanization of japanese the 10 modules include greetings and introductions directions eating out shopping and repairs time and signs and menus optional each module includes the following sections module objective vocabulary notes fluency drills dialogues a self-evaluation quiz review and remediation supplementary self-evaluation quiz and additional vocabulary japanese headstart 15 audiocassettes cumulative glossary student guide text for modules 1-5 and text for modules 6-10 order no ava18390ae00cgi $160 kituba basic course 15 audiocassettes order no av007325ae00cgi with text $180 order no av004085ae00cgi without text $120 order no ava20630bb00cgi text only $70 korean korean basic course produced by the national foreign affairs training center the korean basic course teaches the national standard language as spoken by educated koreans a form that is understood throughout the country the korean orthography hangul is introduced gradually course korean basic course volume 1 18 audiocassettes order no av007340ae00cgi with text $245 order no av004087ae00cgi without text $185 order no ava20631bb00cgi text only $70 course korean basic course volume 2 16 audiocassettes order no av007359ae00cgi with text $220 order no av004089ae00cgi without text $160 order no ava20632bb00cgi text only $70 kirundi kirundi basic course produced by the national foreign affairs training center kirundi is the principal language of burundi it shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with kinyarwanda the language of rwanda considered together the cluster kirundi-kinyarwanda ranks third among bantu languages the kirundi basic course is divided into 30 units many of which are composed of dialogues notes and supplemental vocabulary kirundi basic course 19 audiocassettes order no av007100ae00cgi with text $240 order no av004083ae00cgi without text $175 order no ava20629bb00cgi text only $80 headstart korean headstar t produced by the defense language institute the focus of this course is on speaking and understanding useful korean the course is divided into nine units covering the following topics greetings and instructions numbers and money shopping time and dates everyday conversations directions restaurants and food transportation and hangul optional each unit is divided into three to four lessons the learning activities for most units are conversations notes on the conversations exercises and a self-evaluation quiz the average completion time for students who have never studied korean is 80 to 160 hours the optional hangul unit is designed to be studied with an instructor but it is included with the korean headstart package at no additional charge cultural notes include information on geography climate religion and philosophy names and titles hospitality and home visits shopping in korea and nightlife korean headstart 13 audiocassettes 1 course text with glossary and 1 cultural notes text order no ava18389ae00cgi $140 kituba kituba basic course produced by the national foreign affairs training center kituba also known as kikongo ya leta and munukutuba is a vehicular or trade language spoken along the lower reaches of the congo and its tributaries the kituba basic course consists of a primer in the language and five subject-oriented groups of lessons the primer is intended to introduce the major grammatical structures of the language to develop in the student an adequate pronunciation and to present a certain amount of useful vocabulary for a variety of situations the subject-oriented lessons build on the vocabulary and grammar presented in the primer each unit in the primer consists of a short dialogue variation drills a vocabulary supplement grammar notes and grammar drills in subsequent units the dialogue is supplemented with a short narrative notes in these units are rare and there are no drills http www.ntis.gov/nac to order call 1-800-553-ntis or 703 605-6000 13

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