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Multilingual Books FSI Hausa Basic Course Hausa is a language of great importance in West Africa, and has been studied by scholars for over a century. This course is a brief introduction to the essentials of this language, and leans heavily on direct observation. 14 tapes, 399 page book. $245 More information for FSI Courses...
Hausa Basic CD Course Hausa, the major language of the northern region of Nigeria, is also used widely in commerce and trade in West Africa. The course teaches the basic phonology and language structure, and provides a basic vocabulary. 14 CDs (15.5 hrs.), 420-p. text. $289
Talk Now! CD-ROM Course for Hausa The Talk Now! series is for any language beginner who wants an entertaining self-study course to learn basic phrases, such as colors, numbers, food, shopping, and time. We have been selling this European-produced CD-ROM for a few years and find that it is highly praised by people from all over the world. Designed by language experts, Talk Now! includes great features like speak and repeat, interactive games, and digital recordings with native speakers. Interactive and fun, it is ideal for beginners and travelers. Test your knowledge with easy and hard quizzes and play a challenging memory game. Monitor your progress: keep your total score and print your own awards. You can also print your own picture dictionary for handy reference. On-screen help is available at all times in over 50 languages. Talk Now! runs on both Macintosh and Windows computers. Shipping weight 1 lb. $45 More about the Talk Now! series...
Teach Yourself Hausa Complete Course The Teach Yourself series is available in over 50 languages and provides a good foundation for language skills. Stress is placed on learning the fundamentals of the language. Upon completion of the course, students should have a working knowledge of grammar, reading, and writing. Shipping weight 2 lbs. $17.95
The Hausa Language: An Encyclopedic Reference Grammar This book is comprehensive in scope making it valuable for general linguists as well as Africanists. Basic description is accompanied throughout by historical notes, thus making the book interesting to general historical linguists. The author of this long-awaited book, Paul Newman, is regarded as the world's foremost authority on the Hausa language. Yale University Press, 2000. Hardback, 800 pages. $80
Hausa Newspaper Reader Philip J. Jaggar This newspaper reader is aimed at intermediate to advanced learners of Hausa. The forty-four reading selections cover a variety of topics and are extracted from Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabo, Nasiha, Al-Mizan, Magori, and the magazines Rana and Lokaci. Each selection is followed by a vocabulary list with the English equivalent( s). A composite glossary is provided at the end, following the English translations. With three 90 min. audio cassette recordings of the articles read by a native speaker. 1996, 225 pages, hardbound. Book and 3 cassettes $144
An English-Hausa Dictionary This modern comprehensive dictionary has been designed specifically for English-speaking users who wish to acquire communicative fluency in Hausa, West Africa's most important and most widely spoken language. It contains a broad selection of words that the average person is likely to need in speaking and writing Hausa for everyday use, including common technical terms from a range of fields and generally accepted borrowings from English and French. Hardcover, 344 pp. Yale University Press, 1990. "This is far and away the largest, most accurate, and most informative English-Hausa dictionary to appear to date." --Studies in African Linguistics $45
Hausa-English / English-Hausa Practical Dictionary Nicholas Awde This is a newly-published dictionary with over 18,000 entries and 40,000 definitions, presented in a handy reference form. Computer, telecommunications, and other technology terms are well represented. Nicholas Awde, the author, is the co-founder of London's African Language Learning Center. Paperback; 18,000 entries; 454 pages. $16.95
Global Office Suite Now get Global Writer and Global Office for Office 97/2000/XP in one package for an amazing price! Global Writer is the word processor that lets you write in 100 languages with one keyboard, and Global Office is the enhancement to Microsoft Office that adds text entry and visual keyboard display in over 100 different languages - together they provide a complete multilingual suite. This package gives you a savings of $80 over buying these products individually! $299 More information for Global Office Suite...
Global Writer Professional Multilingual Word Processor Global Writer Professional is a word processor that lets you express yourself in 100 languages without learning a new keyboard layout or using stickers. It is very easy to use because it looks and feels like popular Windows applications. Global Writer's built-in and customizable spell checker and thesaurus make typing faster and more convenient than ever. Best of all, everything you need is included in the box, at an amazingly low price. Shipping weight 1 lb. $129 More information for Global Writer...
Global Office Language Support for Office 97/2000 Now you can write in all major languages from your standard English Windows in Office 97/2000! Unitype Global Office is an enhancement to Microsoft Office that adds text entry and visual keyboard display in over 100 different languages to these Microsoft products: Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. It is easy to use, yet powerful enough to support the most demanding tasks of businesses, translation professionals, and academics worldwide. Best of all, the program is simple to install and everything you need is on one CD-ROM. Shipping weight 2 lbs. $250 More information for Global Office...