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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1975
NEW CANTONESE TEXTBOOK
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VOLUME I OF THE TWO-VOLUME +ADVANCED CANTONESE+, THE LAST · OF A TRILOGY OF CANTONESE TEXTBOOKS WRITTEN BY MR. SIDNEY LAU OF THE GOVERNMENT TRAINING DIVISION, IS NOW ON SALE AT 140 A COPY. VOLUME IT WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON.
IN THE TWO VOLUMES, THERE ARE SEVEN UNITS WITH 30 LESSONS. THE FOUR UNITS IN VOLUME I DEAL WITH THE SUBJECTS OF +CLOTHING+ +FOOD+, +HOUSING+ AND +TRAVEL+, AND THE THREE OTHER UNITS IN VOLUME" II DISCUSS +ECONOMY+, +LAW AND ORDER+ AND +EDUCATION+,
THE +DIALOGUE+ OF EACH LESSON PROGRESSES ALONG THE LINES OF A SITUATION IN WHICH THE CANTONESE LANGUAGE CAN BE SEEN IN ACTION, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EVERYDAY LIFE IN HONG KONG.
STUDENTS CAN TRY TO IMAGINE THEMSELVES AS NO LONGER IN THE CLASSROOM OR LANGUAGE LABORATORY STUDYING SYNTAX AND GRAMMAR, BUT RATHER AS MOVING FREELY AMONG THE RANK AND FILE OF LOCAL CANTONESE PEOPLE, OBSERVING THEIR REACTIONS IN TIMES OF ELATION OR DISAPPOINTMENT, AND SHARING SOME OF THEIR UNIQUE PROBLEMS.
+ADVANCED CANTONESE VOL. 1+ HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED INTO NEW LANGUAGE COURSES, JUST AS THE AUTHOR'S ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE CANTONESE BOOKS HAVE FORMED THE BASIC MATERIAL FOR TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED IN THE GOVERNMENT TRAINING DIVISION.
THE BOOK CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, AND AT LEADING DOOKSELLERS IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.
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