Intermediate Tagalog: Intermediate-Level Filipino, the National Language of the Philippines: Learn to Speak Fluent Tagalog (Filipino), the National ... Philippines (Online Media Downloads Included) - Softcover

Joi Barrios

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804842620 ISBN 13: 9780804842624

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

"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. Each lesson is carefully structured in six key parts: A real-life dialogue providing valuable conversational skills A vocabulary list to expand your familiarity with common, everyday Tagalog words and expressions A grammar review section Insightful cultural notes A reading passage from a story or newspaper article, with comprehension questions 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"

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About the Author

Joi barrios is a Lecturer in Filipino Language and Philippine Literature at the University of California, berkeley. She received her Ph.D. from the University of the Philippines Diliman. She has won fourteen national literary awards for contributions to Philippine literature and was among 100 women chosen as "Weavers of History" for the Philippine Centennial Celebration.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804842620
• ISBN 13: 9780804842624
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320