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An Intermediate-Advanced Level Laotian Refresher Course.
English Language Services, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Spons Agency-Defense Language Institute, Washington, D.C.
Pub Date 61
Note-1,717p.: 8vols.
EDRS Price MF-$6.25 HC-$85:95
*Language
Cultural Context, *Instructional Materials,
Skills,
Descriptors- Advanced Programs, Audiolingual
Romanization, Writing
Instruction, Lao, Military Training, Phonology, Refresher Courses,
Identifiers- *Laotian
students who have
materials have been prepared for
These instructional
of one year or more or have
completed an introductory college-level Laotian course
in
The "Refresher" materials contained
had an "intensive" course of several months.
intermediate-advanced materials
Book I are intended to prepare the student for the
volumes is designed to be used in an
in Books II and III. Each of these two-part
military
also in two parts, contains a specialized
aural-oral approach. Book IV,
I (Part One), which
oriented, the material presented in Book
corpus. Linguistically
in phonemic transcription
deals with the sound system and phonology drills, appears
only. (AMM)
Other materials are presented in Lao script
as well as in Lao script.
LEV EL
AN INTERMEDiATE-ADVANCED
LAOTIAN
C\i
REFRESHER COURSE
Book I
PART ONE
1
with
Pre-Recorded Tapes 1-15
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AN INTERMEDIATEADVANCED LEVEL
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LAOTIAN REFRESHER
PART ONE
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PREFACE
Level Lao Re-
Book I of "An Intermediate-Advanced
lessons in the text material and
fresher Course" consists of 30
approximately twenty minutes dura-
30 pre-recorded tapes of
These 30 lessons and tapes are
tion to accompany the text.
lessons and
9 units containing 3
further divided into a total of
"Sound System and
The exception is Unit 1,
tapes per unit.
comprised of 6 lessons and tapes.
Phonology Drills," which is
following
is made up of the
Unit 1
A typical lesson of
instructional materials:
)
I.
Phonology Drills
II.
Summary Text
OIN
the sounds of Laotian in pyrami-
The Phonolo3y Drills present
script, in phonetic transcrip-
dally built up exercises in Lao
this
contextual English translations. As
tion, as well as with
in all
practicing the sounds of Lao
is merely an exercise in
the meanings of indi-
their possible phonetic environments,
out of context.
vidual words and phrases may appear
lesson in Unit 1, the "Summary
The second part of each
heard in the preceding
Text," presents all the basic utterances
Phonology Drills
.
Book contain three lessons
The remaining 8 units of the
follows, using Unit 2 as example
each which are subdivided as
those lessons throughout the Book
[bracketed numbers indicate
lesson]:
that correspond to the sample
DO, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25,
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Lesson 7:
I.
Narrative
II.
Memorization Drill
III.
Questions and Answers
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[11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29]
Lesson 8:
I.
Dialog for Listening
Dialog for Fluency
11.
III.
Dialog for Listening (again)
Dialog for Participation
IV.
V. Substitution Drills
[12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30]
Lesson 9.
Grammar Notes and Drills
You.will find detailed instructions f-- "'ese exercises
lessons in LI
at the beginning of.each of the
all Lao
English equivalents are provided in the text for
materials throughout the Book. These are not necessarily lit-
eral translations in every instance, but, in the case of dialogs
and narratives, are contextual equivalents.
The Grammar .Notes and Drills do not attempt to present
all of Lao grammar. Rather, they have been selected with an
problems of intermediate-advanced level
eye to the recurrent
students. The drills are provided to give you the opportunity
difficulty
to practice the somewhat complex forms that cause
for learners of Laotian at all levels.
The teaching techniques used on tape are the result of
the application of modern linguistic theory to larguage !learn-
ing. The dialogs and drills have been designed to give the stu
dent maximum utilization of the materials provided. The stu-
dent participates in using these materials in various ways, until
he gains active control over the forms presented.
Organization of the Course as a Whole
Book I with its accompanying tapes is the first Book of
four Books and 140 pre-recorded
a Laotian course consisting of
vi
have been prepared for
instructional materials
tapes. These
successfully completed
who have either
those language students
Laotian course of one year or
introductory college-level
an
of several months.
have had an "intensive" course
more or
contained on the
"Refresher" materials
Mastery of the
intermediate-
the student for the
30 tapes of Book I prepares
and III. Each of
the tapes of Books II
advanced materials on
pre-recorded tapes.
accompanied by 30
those Books is
pre-recorded tapes contains a
Book IV with its 50
Tests
and completes the series.
specialized military corpus
detailed
throughout the course. More
to be found
on tape are
be found in the Pre-
Ill, and IV will
descriptions of Books II,
volumes.
faces of those three
Acknowledgments
of the Chris-
Roffe, of the Laos Mission
Rev. G. Edward
Laos, author of the
Alliance at Vientiane,
tian and Missionary
"Spoken Lao", and
of Learned Societies
American Council
Laos, served jointly as
Somphan of Vientiane,
Mr. Samboun
the Laotian
Rev. Roffe created
Project Heads of the course.
Drills as well
accompanying Phonology
Sound System with the
throughout Book I. In his
remaining drills appearing
as the
Roffe also prepared
Head for Book I, Rev.
capacity as Project
drills.
and their accompanying
all grammar notes
dialog selections
the narrative and
Mr. Somphan created
in
the materials appearing
also responsible for
of Book I, and is
his capacity as Project
In addition, in
Books II, III, and IV.
the native Laotian
supervised the work of
Head, Mr. Somphan
the course.
speakers throughout
Composition for
served as Chief of
Alfred R. Lueders
Book I.
of
participated in the preparation
The following persons
Book I:
Wil van Oostwaard
Bampen Chitpanya
Simone D. Whittemore
Elise 'N. Hamilton
Helga L. Wood
Pedro Morata
K.V. Sibsithi
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H. JEFFREY BINDA, Director
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English Language Services, Inc.
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Washington 6, D.C.
June, 1962
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
Tape
No.
No.
SanciSistem and Phonology Drills
Unit 1:
Aspirated and Un-Aspirated Consonants
Lessol 1:
1
1
I.
Phonology Drills
14
II.
25
Summary Text
Voiced and Voiceless Consonants;
Lesson 2:
2
Nasals
27
I.
37
Phonology Drills
)
II.
46
Summary Text
Vowels
47
Lesson 3:
3
I.
Phonology Drills
63
II.
75
Summary Text
Vowel Clusters
Lesson 4:
4
I.
77
Phonology Drills
U. Summary Text
85
Non-Contrasting Pitch
Tone
Lesson 5:
5
I.
Phonology Dri I Is
87
IL Summary Text
97
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