Comments on: Taiwanese language learning materials http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/08/taiwanese-language-learning-materials/ commentary on all things Taiwanese — Taiwan Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joel Linton http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/08/taiwanese-language-learning-materials/comment-page-1/#comment-84282 Joel Linton Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:28:29 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/08/taiwanese-language-learning-materials/#comment-84282 I think the best textbooks for Taiwanese are the series by the Maryknoll Language Institute. They have some class offerings on the 8th floor of the northwest corner building of ChungHsiao and Chung Shan near Taipei Main Station, but their main campus is in Taichung. You can just go buy the material at the 台灣e店 (Taiwan Shop) across from National Taiwan University on Hsinsheng South Road one alley north of the big Truth Lutheran Church building. As far as Dictionaries: TLI puts out "A Dictionary of the Southern Min" by Bernard L. Embree that can be bought at the Taiwan Shop or SMC Publishing 南天書局 bookstore right behind Grace Baptist Church in the lane parallel to HsinSheng S. Rd. This dictionary is good with biological and medical terminology. The other one is put out by the Maryknoll Language Institute, with both a Taiwanese-English and an English-Taiwanese addition. I'm gradually adding a lexicon with the original Han Characters of Taiwanese words at http://www.taiwanchurch.org/taibun/eng-tai.html but it is not much use yet, as it is so small. I think the best textbooks for Taiwanese are the series by the Maryknoll Language Institute. They have some class offerings on the 8th floor of the northwest corner building of ChungHsiao and Chung Shan near Taipei Main Station, but their main campus is in Taichung. You can just go buy the material at the 台灣e店 (Taiwan Shop) across from National Taiwan University on Hsinsheng South Road one alley north of the big Truth Lutheran Church building.

As far as Dictionaries: TLI puts out “A Dictionary of the Southern Min” by Bernard L. Embree that can be bought at the Taiwan Shop or SMC Publishing 南天書局 bookstore right behind Grace Baptist Church in the lane parallel to HsinSheng S. Rd. This dictionary is good with biological and medical terminology. The other one is put out by the Maryknoll Language Institute, with both a Taiwanese-English and an English-Taiwanese addition.

I’m gradually adding a lexicon with the original Han Characters of Taiwanese words at

http://www.taiwanchurch.org/taibun/eng-tai.html

but it is not much use yet, as it is so small.

]]> By: Matthew http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/08/taiwanese-language-learning-materials/comment-page-1/#comment-52309 Matthew Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:34:34 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/08/taiwanese-language-learning-materials/#comment-52309 I don't know exactly what level you are right now, but I've put together some POJ materials for English-speaking students of Taiwanese that you may find helpful: http://taiwanesegrammar.wordpress.com/ http://taiwanesevocabulary.wordpress.com/ If you are a beginning student, try to find a copy of TLI's old '60s-era Taiwanese text. I think that it was called Survival Taiwanese, and it's better than the 生活台語, which seems to have been based on the TLI text. Matthew I don’t know exactly what level you are right now, but I’ve put together some POJ materials for English-speaking students of Taiwanese that you may find helpful:

http://taiwanesegrammar.wordpress.com/

http://taiwanesevocabulary.wordpress.com/

If you are a beginning student, try to find a copy of TLI’s old ’60s-era Taiwanese text. I think that it was called Survival Taiwanese, and it’s better than the 生活台語, which seems to have been based on the TLI text.

Matthew

]]> By: Holly http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/08/taiwanese-language-learning-materials/comment-page-1/#comment-47247 Holly Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:17:53 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/08/taiwanese-language-learning-materials/#comment-47247 Thanks for putting all of these Taiwanese resources together! I'm looking forward to sitting down and going through them to see what can be picked up online before investing in a book. Thanks for putting all of these Taiwanese resources together! I’m looking forward to sitting down and going through them to see what can be picked up online before investing in a book.

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/08/taiwanese-language-learning-materials/comment-page-1/#comment-47050 David Reid Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:51:20 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/08/taiwanese-language-learning-materials/#comment-47050 Thanks for the offer Marc. I will definitely be in touch. Thanks for the offer Marc. I will definitely be in touch.

]]> By: taipeimarc http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/08/taiwanese-language-learning-materials/comment-page-1/#comment-46995 taipeimarc Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:35:00 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/08/taiwanese-language-learning-materials/#comment-46995 Hi David, I have a mini tape player and cable to connect to a computer if you want to take the time to figure out how to convert from cassette to mp3. Let me know. I have three tapes I also want to convert as well, but haven't had any success in the limited time I tried to monkey with it. I used <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">audacity</a> for the audio import software. Keep in touch - marc Hi David, I have a mini tape player and cable to connect to a computer if you want to take the time to figure out how to convert from cassette to mp3. Let me know. I have three tapes I also want to convert as well, but haven’t had any success in the limited time I tried to monkey with it. I used audacity for the audio import software. Keep in touch – marc

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