Fluent Tibetan

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Fluent Tibetan, An Interactive Tibetan Language Tutorial

Based on:
"Fluent Tibetan," A Proficiency Oriented Learning System by William A. Magee and Elizabeth Napper; Jeffrey Hopkins, general editor.
Ithaca:  Snow Lion Publications, 1993.

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Multimedia design, Alex Chapin.
Web programming provided by the  Digital Music Media Center

New Tibetan Language CD-ROM
FLUENT TIBET: The Vocabulary and Dialogues
A Proficiency-Oriented Learning System
Novice and Intermediate Levels
A multimedia supplement with additional dialogues
By William A. Magee and Elizabeth S. Napper
Alex Chapin, Multimedia Design
Jeffrey Hopkins, General Editor and Co-Author
In collaboration with: Ngawang Thondup Narkyid, Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Kunsang Y. King, Jules B. Levinson, Jigme Ngapo, Daniel E. Perdue, Dolma Tenpa and Steven N. Weinberger.

Available through  Snow Lion Publications

 Click Here  to take a look at the demo version of the FLUENT TIBETAN CD-Rom on the internet.

This CD-ROM is a supplement and addition to Fluent Tibetan which is a four volume textbook arranged in fifteen units with 26 hours of tape recordings. This CD contains all of the vocabulary lists and dialogues used in the four volume textbook as well as an additional seventeen intermediate-level dialogues. A large number of the vocabulary items are accompanied by context sentences which demonstrate their usage. All of the vocabulary words, context sentences, and dialogues are linked to audio resource files so that one can hear the proper pronunciation of any given word or phrase simply by the click of a mouse button. Also provided on this CD is a Tibetan-English glossary that is searchable in both Tibetan and English, and an introduction to the Tibetan alphabet along with a presentation of Tibetan phonemics.

Vocabulary lists can be presented in a variety of ways for drilling purposes including a random sort with sound at varying rates, much like talking flash cards. Dialogues can also be presented automatically with sound at varying rates in Tibetan with English translation below or in English with Tibetan translation. The function of this CD-ROM is to bring together sound and text in a format that allows for quick access to whatever material is currently being studied. Beyond that, by means of randomization and user-defined programmed presentations, this CD attempts to bring the language to life, so that the student is constantly challenged to pick out familiar words in new contexts and to discover new words in familiar contexts.

This CD is an excellent introduction to the Tibetan language, providing the resources needed to read Tibetan script and enough vocabulary and dialogues to develop significant mastery of the language. The printed Fluent Tibetan publication contains 752 drills with over 7000 practice sentences arranged in a sequence of increasing complexity to provide thorough-going opportunities for familiarizing with creative manipulation of sentence patterns. Practice with the twenty-six hours of tapes - with alternating male and female indigenous Tibetan voices - has been proven to yield both acquaintance and facility with basic forms of the spoken language. This CD focuses on vocabulary and dialogues and additional intermediate level dialogues that extend beyond the material covered in the printed publication.

System requirements:

Macintosh: 68030/25 MHz or higher (native Power Macintosh) system 7.5 or later, 5 Mb free RAM, Sound Manager 3.0 or later, 256 color monitor, speakers or headphones.

Windows: 803086/25 MHz or higher Windows 3.1 or later, 5 Mb free RAM, 8-bit sound card, 256 color monitor, speakers or headphones.

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