N J Sitar (2 results)
Language: English
Published by Association of Engineering Geologists, Sudbury, Mass, 1991
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Manning's Books & Prints, ABAA, Pacifica, CA, U.S.A.Manning's Books & Prints, ABAA
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Special publication No. 1. very clean and tightly bound. 170pp. illustrated with photos and charts.
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Published by Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco), Dhahran, 1960
- Softcover
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. Three student workbooks (of 12) in matching black and white titled brown wraps 18x26cm. viii, 228pp; viii, 208pp; (1), vii, 155pp + 3 unindexed full page maps. Covers good to very good, interiors very good to near fine. Extremely rare with Worldcat listing 2 locations (OCLC 13974562: Brigham You…ng University; University of Texas). These are from Aramco's English language training programme introduced during 1960-62 for local employees native in the colloquial Arabic of Eastern Saudi Arabia. The Series consisted of 12 books, one per trimester for 4 years. As with its Arabic language training for ex-pat employees (1956), it draws thematically on "the overall work of Aramco, and the background of science and technology, basic to the oil industry". It also taps into key Saudi locations (Riyadh, Hofuf, Dhahran, Ras Tanura etc), as well as Arab and Islamic history and culture. Vocabulary was based on the "Aramco English Series Word List" of 2,375 words compiled from 3 different word frequency counts (Thorndike et al, Faucett-Maki, WPA), other words "very common in the Aramco work situation" (eg, welder, carpenter, driver, rig), and words necessary to deal with specific subjects such as geography (eg, continent, peninsula, Asia). The grammar drew on C.C. Fries "The Structure of English" (1952), and pronunciation on Kenyon and Knott's "Pronouncing Dictionary of American English" (1953). Although this is a partial set, it gives a decent idea of the method, and of the progression from the earliest to last lessons. Year 1 is based on 20 lessons including 4 reviews per trimester. The themes in Trimester 1B are: What do you do?; What does he do?; Goings and comings; You and me; What is he doing?; In class; Telling time; Was and were; My family; At home; My room; Usually, never, always; The and A; All, some, none; and Many and much. Those in Trimester 1C: Questions; Negatives; An English test; Going home; At work; In the carpenter shop; Jobs and people; Not and No; Vacations; Going away; Buying things; Commands and requests; Going to the clinic; What do we want to buy?; On the job; and Can and Could; with supplements for the library, market, and clinic. The exercises reference familiar locations and places. Trimester 4A presents geography inspired by "The Story of Exploration". Lessons in writing, adjective formation and infinitives are themed on the Phoenicians, Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Captain Cook, and Antarctic exploration with 3 supporting route maps. Each volume ends with the relevant Word List.
