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Aimed at beginning to intermediate language learners, this book introduces 25 stories from Myanmar in parallel Burmese and English versions presented on facing pages. It can be used as a reader in Burmese language courses or by anyone who simply wishes to enjoy stories from Myanmar, both modern and traditional, and develop a deeper understanding of Burmese language and culture.

Contemporary Japanese is a textbook series for beginning students of Japanese at the college or high school level. It is intended for classroom use as well as self-study.Each lesson in the books is very shortmeant to be covered in just an hourand has a single, clearly-defined objective. All lessons make use of the "e;active discovery"e; approach which encourages rapid learning through "e;guess and try"e; problem-solving and participation as opposed to rote memorization. This highly effective method uses real-life conversations that make learning fun by involving you in a conversation with your peers. It also removes the fear of saying something wrong!This book, the second volume in the series, contains 45 short lessons grouped into 12 chapterseach of which presents a wide variety of activities and exercises and yet is designed to be covered in a single session. This "e;daily multivitamin"e; approach to language learning makes it easy to track your progress and to review later! Free online audio files can be downloaded, providing native speaker recordings and giving correct pronunciations for the dialogs and vocabulary in each lesson.In this book you'll learn more about:Kanji and their meaningsJapanese verb formsComparison and stating preferencesUsing common set phrases and making requestsEvaluating facts and expressing opinionsSightseeing, food cravings and tastesInsights into Japanese cultureAccompanying the textbook is Contemporary Japanese Workbook Volume 2it serves as a supplementary material as well as a standalone comprehensive workbook for practicing and reviewing the language.

As well as its obvious visual appeal, China's millennia-old writing system is a carrier of the nation's culture and identity. In this book, Xu Hui selects and explains the 100 most beautiful Chinese characters with the help of eye-catching illustrations that bring their meanings alive, and historic tracings through seal script all the way back to ancient oracle bone carvings. For novices and experts alike, this translation by Julie Loo offers English readers a compelling insight into the world of written Chinese.

This companion to the Pocket Guide to Publishing helps authors develop marketing strategies before and after publication, providing essential insights for effective book marketing.

Brilliant ink-on-tile illustrations created with a secret process bring the alphabet to colorful life, while color-coding of text emphasizes letter-to-sound correspondence. Children will delight in the rich, poetic language of colors like emerald, jasmine, and quartz-while also meeting old favorites like yellow, orange and purple. A color key and pronunciation guide (for new colors like "zaffre," which rhymes with "laugher") is included. Instructions for how to extend the learning with a predictable sentence chart are also provided. Free printable supporting materials like miniatures of the illustrations (to add to your predictable sentence chart), sentence builders, and a days-of-the-week color counting book for literacy and math centers can be found at tweetspeakpoetry.com/literacyextras!

Our workbooks start with learning to recognize individual alphabet letters, that kids can learn to remember as well as coloring picture on each paper. Then we encourage children to start writing the alphabet worksheets with a dot.

Our worksheets start with learning to recognize individual letters, then most kids are ready to move on to the beginning stages of reading and writing. Therefore, kids are encouraged to learn all basic sight words for preschool. This sight word practice help building speed and fluency when kids reading. It is important for kids to practice sight words activities because accuracy, speed, and fluency in reading will increase reading comprehension.This workbook aims to help children memorize those words by practicing reading, tracing, coloring, and writing which is a fun learning and help them automatically recognize these words in print within three seconds. This book is designed for kids age 3-5 so it comes up with cute pictures to encourage their learning with fun.Ask your child to write the word 5 - 10 times in this journal or on a piece of paper and you will see the great outcome!

Statistics show that reading helps develop your writing skills, but writing helps develop your cognitive growth, organizational abilities, and the power to influence others through persuasion. In short, writing powers the brain.As a child practices pattern writing through copying and tracing this will give them the confidence and ability to write letters and numbers correctly. Moreover, it effectively helps kids to remember those words easily and automatically. That's why this book is a great educational tool.

Parler une langue étrangère est une bonne surtout celle d'Haiti. Ce pays qui a fait l'histoire du monde avec une indépendance d'une importance spectaculaire. Cette langue, le créple haitien, vous permettrra d'aborder un haitien plus facilement par son souci de s'ouvrir sur le monde entier. "Jiskaske ou konprann nèt, toujou pran yon grenn mo epi mete'l nan tèt ou".

The Riddle of the Labyrinth is the true story of the quest to solve one of the most mesmerizing linguistic riddles in history and of the three brilliant, obsessed, and ultimately doomed investigators whose combined work would eventually crack the code. An award?winning journalist trained as a linguist, Margalit Fox not only takes readers step-by-step through the forensic process involved in cracking an ancient secret code, she restores one of the primary investigators, Alice Kober, to her rightful place in what is one of the most remarkable intellectual detective stories of all time.

"Forget the old rote memorization method and learn Chinese the fun and easy way! Chinese is the oldest continuously-used writing system in the world, and also one of the most complicated. Written Chinese Made Easy presents the 1,000 most common characters and associates each one with a visual and verbal clue to help you remember it. By associating a character's meaning with a simple sketch, learners develop an additional layer of context. Presented in groups or clusters that share common elements and meanings, the characters become easy to distinguish from one another. Highly visual, this book is a powerful language learning tool for serious students as well as general readers who wish to understand the Chinese writing system."--Amazon.com.