View in EDS

HAUSA, BASIC COURSE.

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Title:	HAUSA, BASIC COURSE.
Authors:	HODGE, CARLETON T., Foreign Service (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. Foreign Service Inst.
Peer Reviewed:	N
Page Count:	422
Publication Date:	1963
Descriptors:	Grammar, Hausa, Language Guides, Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Pattern Drills (Language), Pronunciation Instruction, Structural Analysis
Geographic Terms:	District of Columbia
Abstract:	A DISCUSSION OF THE LINGUISTIC AND PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE OF HAUSA (A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA) ACCOMPANIES A TEXT WHICH CONSISTS OF BASIC SENTENCES, NOTES, AND GRAMMATICAL DRILLS. THE BASIC SENTENCES ARE DIALOGS TO BE MEMORIZED, AND THEIR ENGLISH RENDERINGS ARE MEANT TO BE SITUATIONAL EQUIVALENTS, NOT LITERAL TRANSLATIONS. THE NOTES EXPLAIN GRAMMATICAL FEATURES WITH OCCASIONAL ALTERNATE FORMS OR CONSTRUCTIONS. THE GRAMMATICAL DRILL SECTIONS PROVIDE EXERCISES TO FURNISH THE STUDENT WITH CONSIDERABLE PRACTICE ON THE MAIN POINTS OF GRAMMAR DISCUSSED IN EACH UNIT. THE TEXT IS TO BE USED WITH TAPE RECORDINGS. (GC)
Entry Date:	1967
Accession Number:	ED010492
Database:	ERIC

Description
Abstract:	A DISCUSSION OF THE LINGUISTIC AND PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE OF HAUSA (A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA) ACCOMPANIES A TEXT WHICH CONSISTS OF BASIC SENTENCES, NOTES, AND GRAMMATICAL DRILLS. THE BASIC SENTENCES ARE DIALOGS TO BE MEMORIZED, AND THEIR ENGLISH RENDERINGS ARE MEANT TO BE SITUATIONAL EQUIVALENTS, NOT LITERAL TRANSLATIONS. THE NOTES EXPLAIN GRAMMATICAL FEATURES WITH OCCASIONAL ALTERNATE FORMS OR CONSTRUCTIONS. THE GRAMMATICAL DRILL SECTIONS PROVIDE EXERCISES TO FURNISH THE STUDENT WITH CONSIDERABLE PRACTICE ON THE MAIN POINTS OF GRAMMAR DISCUSSED IN EACH UNIT. THE TEXT IS TO BE USED WITH TAPE RECORDINGS. (GC)