Thai for Beginners: Designed for either course/classroom use or for those who want to learn Thai through self paced study.
Thai for Beginners teaches all four language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It offers clear, easy, step-by-step instruction, building upon what has been previously learned. The 2 audio CD's follow along with lessons in the book for improved listening skills - essential when learning Thai and key to improving your pronunciation.
Before jumping into the lessons themselves Thai for Beginners first introduces you to the Thai tones with a pronunciation guide. As a beginners course and for those with some very basic Thai, the pronunciation guide is extremely useful.
Appendix I is an introduction to the Thai writing system though you will see the beautiful Thai script in use throughout Thai for Beginners. You are shown how to write Thai characters starting in lesson 1.
Course information:
Thai for Beginners is a top seller and one of the more commonly used materials in Thai courses worldwide. When we are asked for suggestions on where to start, Thai for Beginners is the course we recommend first.
If you teach a Thai course then you'll find that classes of varying skill levels can be built around Thai for Beginners. It's ideal as course material when each student owns their own copy because they can turn to the audio CDs for pronunciation practice in between classes.
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Product Code: 1001BCD
Price: $44.00 (inc. GST)