Fluent Tibetan

Hardback

Main Details

Title Fluent Tibetan
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William A. Magee
By (author) Elizabeth S. Napper
Edited by Jeffrey Hopkins
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:1000
Dimensions(mm): Height 287,Width 224
ISBN/Barcode 9781611803990
ClassificationsDewey:495.482
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint Shambhala Publications Inc
Publication Date 23 August 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

The most systematic and extensive course system available for learning the Tibetan language independently. Fluent Tibetanwas developed by language experts working in conjunction with indigenous speakers at the University of Virginia. Based on courses for diplomats needing to learn a language quickly, the method acquaints students with the sounds and patterns of Tibetan speech through repetitive interactive drills, enabling the quick mastery of increasingly complex structures and thereby promoting rapid progress in speaking the language.It is the first text recommended for language study by the Sera IMI House at Sera Monastery for Western monks as preparation for entry into the Geshe studies program.

Author Biography

WILLIAM MAGEE has a PhD in Buddhist Studies from the University of Virginia. For the past twelve years, he has taught the University of Virginia's internationally famed summer Tibetan language program. Magee currently teaches at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. ELIZABETH S. NAPPER is an independent scholar who has translated and edited Tibetan Buddhist works. She lives in India. JEFFREY HOPKINS, PhD, served for a decade as the interpreter for the Dalai Lama. A Buddhist scholar and the author of more than thirty-five books, he is Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, where he founded the largest academic program in Tibetan Buddhist studies in the West.