Another language resource
Scrolling through the sites with Uzbek references, I kept coming across references to the Peace Corps manual, but I couldn't find it for sale. Then I found it for free. The U.S. government maintains tons of databases. One of them is ERIC, and it has Peace Corps manuals and such if you're willing to go through the searching for them. Here are a few of them:
Uzbek:
Uzbek: Language Competencies for Peace Corps Volunteers in Uzbekistan.
Kazakh:
Kazakh Language Course for Peace Corps Volunteers in Kazakhstan.
Kazakh: Language Competencies for Peace Corps Volunteers in Kazakhstan.
Swahili
Swahili Learners' Reference Grammar. African Language Learners' Reference Grammar Series.
Kiswahili Competency Based Manual. Revised.
Tunisian Arabic
A Beginner's Course in Tunisian Arabic.
Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan Arabic: A Competency Based Curriculum, Beginning & Intermediate Students.
Russian
Russian Language Competencies for Peace Corps Volunteers in Russia.
Russian Language Competencies for Peace Corps Volunteers in Russia: Workbook.
Guarani
Guarani I and Work Book (For Peace Corps Volunteers).
Tagalog
Language Correspondence Course (Community Entry Language Preparation): Tagalog, Modules 1-21.
There may be others. Or there may not. These are what I stumbled across checking a few categories that came up with the Uzbek course. But if you're looking for materials on one of the languages above, they're free for download and most of them are full-length textbooks.
Uzbek:
Uzbek: Language Competencies for Peace Corps Volunteers in Uzbekistan.
Kazakh:
Kazakh Language Course for Peace Corps Volunteers in Kazakhstan.
Kazakh: Language Competencies for Peace Corps Volunteers in Kazakhstan.
Swahili
Swahili Learners' Reference Grammar. African Language Learners' Reference Grammar Series.
Kiswahili Competency Based Manual. Revised.
Tunisian Arabic
A Beginner's Course in Tunisian Arabic.
Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan Arabic: A Competency Based Curriculum, Beginning & Intermediate Students.
Russian
Russian Language Competencies for Peace Corps Volunteers in Russia.
Russian Language Competencies for Peace Corps Volunteers in Russia: Workbook.
Guarani
Guarani I and Work Book (For Peace Corps Volunteers).
Tagalog
Language Correspondence Course (Community Entry Language Preparation): Tagalog, Modules 1-21.
There may be others. Or there may not. These are what I stumbled across checking a few categories that came up with the Uzbek course. But if you're looking for materials on one of the languages above, they're free for download and most of them are full-length textbooks.
4 Comments:
This is a fantastic tip, thanks so much.
I wish the Foreign Service courses were available there as well, alas.
For selected Foreign Service Institute courses, visit FSI-language-courses.com, where they've got a great archive.
Thanks for the links. I've been wanting to dabble in Russian, and now I've got a decent book to do so with.
I've got to say that these links are really fantastic ones! By the way, I've already found other two works from the peace Corps Volunteer: Mongolian and Uzbek. Just in case, if it interestts you, email me at arthurcavalheiro@terra.com.br
By the way, thanx a lot for the Guarani link: even living in a country that makes border with Paraguay, it's almost impossible to find out something related to the Guarani language that's spoken in Paraguay.
Any help you need, including about Brazilian portuguese, please, let me know. Cheers and so long!
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