{"product_id":"elementary-tagalog-tara-mag-tagalog-tayo-come-on-lets-speak-tagalog-online-audio-download-included-with-mp3-9780804845144","title":"Elementary Tagalog: Tara, Mag-Tagalog Tayo! Come On, Let's Speak Tagalog! (Online Audio Download Included) [With MP3]","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is the leading beginner Tagalog textbook and language learning package.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eElementary Tagalog's\u003c\/i\u003e comprehensive approach will help students master Tagalog, the language of the Philippines, also known as Filipino or Pilipino. From learning to read Tagalog words and pronounce Tagalog sounds to using correct Tagalog grammar, communicating in Tagalog dialogues and building Tagalog vocabulary, learners will be surprised at how quickly their skills develop. The expert guidance in \u003ci\u003eElementary Tagalog\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal both for true beginners and heritage learners who grew up in Filipino-speaking communities or families. The accompanying online audio improves listening comprehension and ensures correct pronunciation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovering a range of topics, the lessons center on themes of the family, the home, and the community to food, travel, health, leisure time, festivals and popular culture. There are plenty of exercises, activities and practice drills to help learners acquire and master the language fundamentals, while culture notes explore the diversity, heritage and history of the Philippines. This is a complete language system and no prior knowledge of Tagalog is needed to begin and is the most comprehensive way to learn Tagalog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eElementary Tagalog\u003c\/i\u003e is composed of twenty-four lessons in eight units. Each Lesson contains: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eCultural Notes\u003c\/b\u003e at the beginning of each unit offering explanations of social, economic and historical aspects of Filipino society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A \u003cb\u003eVocabulary List\u003c\/b\u003e in each lesson ties into the theme of the unit and both the Tagalog reading text and the aural activities presented in the specific lesson.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eReading and Reading Comprehension\u003c\/b\u003e which are presented mostly in the form of Tagalog language dialogues, are designed to expose the students to real-life conversations as might be had by native Filipino speakers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Three \u003cb\u003eActive Learning Activities\u003c\/b\u003e follow the dialogue and dialogue comprehension in each lesson and ask students to employ the lesson's new Tagalog vocabulary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The \u003cb\u003eGrammar\u003c\/b\u003e Section is divided into four parts: definitions of terms, examining form, grammar presentation and grammar notes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003ePractice exercises or activities\u003c\/b\u003e target student's speaking Tagalog, reading Tagalog, writing Tagalog and Tagalog listening skills.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An accompanying online audio for \u003cb\u003elistening activities\u003c\/b\u003e to reinforce Tagalog learning is also included with the book.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvailable separately is the companion \u003ci\u003eElementary Tagalog Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e. This helpful workbook will assist you in practicing and polishing your Filipino language skills. Each lesson supplements the corresponding lesson in the textbook. There are ten activities per lesson, offering a range of exercises and practice opportunities to enable you to achieve proficiency in everyday, conversational Tagalog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll audio content is alternatively accessible on the Tuttle Publishing website\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJiedson Domigpe\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in the Department of American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington, where he is also on the faculty of the Southeast Asian Center at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. He has taught at the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of California at Irvine, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and the Defense Language Institute and Foreign Service Institute, where he was nominated for the prestigious Cox Award for best teacher. He lives in Seattle, Washington. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNenita Pambid Domingo\u003c\/b\u003e is the head of the Filipino Program in the South and Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures Program at the University of California at Los Angeles and a lecturer in the Asian Languages and Cultures Department there. She has been a Government Exchange Professor at Peking University, teaching all levels of Filipino language, and has taught Filipino language, literature, and culture at University of the Philippines UP (Quezon City and Manila), Loyola Marymount University, California State University at Long Beach, and the University of Southern California. 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