Intermediate Pashto Textbook Revised Edition and Intermediate Pashto Workbook Revised Edition.

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349

Office of International Education (ED), Washington, DC.

Dialogs (Language); Foreign Countries; Grammar; Instructional Materials; Language Skills; Oral Language; Pashto; Pronunciation; Second Language Instruction; Skill Development; Textbooks; Uncommonly Taught Languages; Vocabulary; Workbooks

Intermediate Pashto is part of a set of materials for teaching oral and written Afghan Pashto. The transcription of a word or phrase is given only when the word or phrase is introduced, or when pronunciation is the focus. Dialogues and readings on various topics (e.g. food, shopping, weather, family, etc.) are used, with accompanying presentations on grammar and vocabulary, and exercises for oral practice and conversation. The Workbook, which is mostly in English, provides background information on points in the dialogues and readings, discussion of grammar points, and information on individual vocabulary items. Each unit in the workbook contains a number of exercises providing additional practice on the points covered in the textbook. In addition to the intermediate textbook, the set consists of a glossary, a beginning textbook, a reader, a conversation manual and a set of taped lessons that correlate with the textbooks. The materials are designed to bring an English-speaking student to a 2+ or 3 on the Interagency Language Roundtable proficiency scale, or an Advanced on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages proficiency scale. An overview and brief description of each component of the Pashto Materials is included. (Author/AB)

1994

ED364086