Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Date: 2006
ISBN-13: 9780804838375
ISBN: 0804838372
Pages: 239
The current edition of a book that's been popular and effective for decades! Presents more than 2,000 contemporary Tagalog words and expressions, plus comprehensive English-Tagalog and Tagalog-English vocabulary lists. The expanded and updated materials here give all leaers a better understanding of the richness of this language and of Filipino society.
Aspillera's tried-and-true teaching method has proven to be extremely effective for tens of thousands of foreigners and non-Tagalogs, including many who have successfully leaed to speak and write Tagalog through independent study without a teacher.
Each lesson uses a 2-step method:
Step 1: Definition and examples of key Tagalog grammar concepts.
Step 2: Exercises: an opportunity for you to practice the lesson's key points.
The lessons are intended for a three-month period of intensive self study of at least two hours per day and another three months of applied oral communication. In six months, it is expected that an average leaer should be able to speak, write and understand simple, everyday conversational Tagalog as spoken by most Filipinos.
Date: 2006
ISBN-13: 9780804838375
ISBN: 0804838372
Pages: 239
The current edition of a book that's been popular and effective for decades! Presents more than 2,000 contemporary Tagalog words and expressions, plus comprehensive English-Tagalog and Tagalog-English vocabulary lists. The expanded and updated materials here give all leaers a better understanding of the richness of this language and of Filipino society.
Aspillera's tried-and-true teaching method has proven to be extremely effective for tens of thousands of foreigners and non-Tagalogs, including many who have successfully leaed to speak and write Tagalog through independent study without a teacher.
Each lesson uses a 2-step method:
Step 1: Definition and examples of key Tagalog grammar concepts.
Step 2: Exercises: an opportunity for you to practice the lesson's key points.
The lessons are intended for a three-month period of intensive self study of at least two hours per day and another three months of applied oral communication. In six months, it is expected that an average leaer should be able to speak, write and understand simple, everyday conversational Tagalog as spoken by most Filipinos.