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Samoan language for health care providers
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This beginning text emphasizes vocabulary and conversation in the health care environment. Part I includes 37 basic Samoan lessons providing an introduction to the Samoan language using health care vocabulary. Part II includes topical dialogues in health care settings, patient history interviews, emergency care phrases, specialized medical vocabulary, and some advanced readings with vocabulary lists on topics such as atherosclerosis, sexually transmitted diseases, and pregnancy.

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Pingelapese Alphabet Book
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his simple and colorful Pingelapese word book grew out of the author's participation in the University of Hawai'i's Language Documentation Project. The Project's mission is to help safeguard minority languages for which basic literacy documents, such as grammars and dictionaries, are either inadequate or nonexistent.

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Pashto News
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Pashto news is part of CeLCAR's Central Asian News Project which produces listening and reading exercises for students of Central Asian languages at the intermediate and advanced levels. The goal is to help students build their listening skills, broaden their vocabulary and grammar, and deepen their understanding of the cultures and politics of the various countries of the region. For selected languages, CeLCAR produces original texts—both reading and listening--based on a variety of contemporary sources. The texts are supplemented with a glossary, background information, and a number of exercises, including multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, drag-and-drop, and open-ended questions. For other languages, CeLCAR adapts an already-existing text taken from a Central Asian news agency or world broadcaster. In these cases, the texts are read by a native speaker who also creates the accompanying exercises and glossary. These texts are generally aimed at more advanced learners. In all cases, CeLCAR will provide information on the original source of the texts.

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