Basic Tagalog for Foreigners - Hardcover

Aspillera, Paraluman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804800588 ISBN 13: 9780804800587

Publisher: Tuttle Pub, 1989

Synopsis

Tagalog, the language of the Philippines, is spoken by millions of people. Learn how to communicate with them in fifty carefully planned, eminently practical lessons in this self-study guide. Basic Tagalog intends to teach Tagalog to English speakers with a minimum of time and effort. It includes a structured introduction of eight hundred words of vocabulary, sufficient to cover daily needs; common idioms; and offers hints and study methods suggested by previous students of this method. After a small investment of time, you'll find yourself prepared for everyday situations and have a glimpse of the lives and culture of Filipinos around the world.

About this title

About the Author:

Paraluman Aspillera, author, teacher, and newspaper journalist, specialized in the teaching of English and Tagalog. She was director of the Institute of Filipino Language and Culture at Philippine Women's University and a professor of Pilipino and Philippine Literature at the Institute of Asian Studies, University of the Philippines. She wrote the popular daily column "Your Tagalog Column," which appeared in the Manila Times, and authored many books and articles in both English and Tagalog. Mrs. Aspillera dedicated herself to promoting the national language and culture of her country through extensive travel in North America, Europe, and Asia, and served as executive secretary and director of the UNESCO-sponsored Akademya ng Wikang Pilipino.

Yolanda Canseco Hernandes holds a Master of Arts in English and a B.A. in Literature in Journalism. She was a mentor for more than 10 years at the Philippine Women's University and also taught at the Institute of Filipino Language and Culture.

Review:

"I hope that the new and expanded edition of this book will further encourage both non-Tagalogs and non-Filipinos to speak the Tagalog language better. Only then shall they appreciate the individuality of the language that reflects the resilience and flexibility of Filipinos all around the world." —Yolanda Canseco Hernandez, author

About this edition

• Publisher: Tuttle Pub
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0804800588
• ISBN 13: 9780804800587
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 235