Hello,
Do you think it might be possible to obtain a used copy of 'The Hokkien Course' along with its audio recordings?
Thank You.
[quote="BHYeo"]Tapes/books on basic Hokkien which are currently available in leading book stores in Malaysia are as follows:
(i) Elementary Hokkien Conversation
(ii) Everyday Hokkien Conversation
Each book contains 109 pages and is supplied with a audio tape. Both books are edited by S.Y.Tan and published by Intellectual Publishing Co., 16-D & 17-D, Block 1, Kallang Way, Singapore 1334. These books are not at all pricey and would be useful to those who are interested to pick up only basic Hokkien.
By the way, I have in my collection learning materials and tapes on 'The Hokkien Course' prepared in 1977 by Innovational Secretarial Centre (Pte) Ltd.. Suite 434, Peace Centre (Rear Block), 4th Floor, No. 1, Sophia Road, Singapore 9. This course is useful for those English-speakers who are serious in picking up Hokkien. However, I am not sure whether it is still available.
I also have in my collection Books on Hokkien (Amoy) for Beginners, Book 1, 2 & 3 and English-Hokkien Dictionary by Chiang Ker Chiu published by the Chin Fen Book Store , 9, Oxley Rise, Singapore 9 Tel. 379118 (?). I think these books are no longer available in book stores.
Best regards,[/quote]
hokkien language courses?
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Andrew
Keith: Tongyong pinyin is a system invented by the ROC government and is a pretty sad and pointless attempt to create a ROC competitor to hanyu pinyin. Some Taiwanese local governments refuse to use it on their road signs, using hanyu pinyin instead, which is widely known by foreigners.
It would be nice to be able to use hanji without lomaji, but there are many words with unknown or non-agreed hanji.
It would be nice to be able to use hanji without lomaji, but there are many words with unknown or non-agreed hanji.
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yeobh
Hokkien Course
Hi Keith,
The Hokkien Course which came in 4 cassette tapes & 3 books (a course book, a handbook and a book on The Secret of Mastering a Language), was distributed by Europhone Language Institute (Pte) Ltd.. 3-33, Peninsula Shopping Cpmplex (3rd Floor), 3, Coleman St., Singapore 0617 Tel.: 3373617 & 3383084. I bought it for RM300 from a Europhone Branch in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and it is no longer available here. I am still not prepared to part with my copy. Perhaps, you should check with Europhone Language Institute in Singapore whether it is still available there if you are from Singapore otherwise get someone from there to lend a hand.
Best regards,
BHYeo
The Hokkien Course which came in 4 cassette tapes & 3 books (a course book, a handbook and a book on The Secret of Mastering a Language), was distributed by Europhone Language Institute (Pte) Ltd.. 3-33, Peninsula Shopping Cpmplex (3rd Floor), 3, Coleman St., Singapore 0617 Tel.: 3373617 & 3383084. I bought it for RM300 from a Europhone Branch in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and it is no longer available here. I am still not prepared to part with my copy. Perhaps, you should check with Europhone Language Institute in Singapore whether it is still available there if you are from Singapore otherwise get someone from there to lend a hand.
Best regards,
BHYeo
Spoken Amoy Hokkien
I looked around for the cheapest place to buy these books and tapes. "The Spoken Amoy Hokkien" set can be purchased directly from the publisher for $120 ($50 less than Amazon) using this link for Spoken Language Services, Inc
Regarding "Elementary Hokkien Conversation", I called the publisher in Singapore at +6567466025, and it's his cell phone. I woke him up. Oops! But his email is intelpub@singnet.com.sg and you can order books using a money order in singapore dollars. I'm trying to see if I can get him to take Paypal.
Regarding the "Hokkien Course which came in 4 cassette tapes & 3 books ", I tried calling several different phone numbers for "The Europhone Language Institute" in both Singapore and Malaysia but all the numbers have been disconnected - including those listed above for Singapor and +60 3-2698 1685 in Malaysia which appears all over he web. If anyone knows how to contact this publisher, please let me know.
Regarding "Elementary Hokkien Conversation", I called the publisher in Singapore at +6567466025, and it's his cell phone. I woke him up. Oops! But his email is intelpub@singnet.com.sg and you can order books using a money order in singapore dollars. I'm trying to see if I can get him to take Paypal.
Regarding the "Hokkien Course which came in 4 cassette tapes & 3 books ", I tried calling several different phone numbers for "The Europhone Language Institute" in both Singapore and Malaysia but all the numbers have been disconnected - including those listed above for Singapor and +60 3-2698 1685 in Malaysia which appears all over he web. If anyone knows how to contact this publisher, please let me know.
Maryknoll TAIWANESE
TAIWANESE, Books 1-3.
Maryknoll Language Service Center, Tâitiong 1990.
This was one of the best sets I used when I was learning Holo/Hokkien. It was by far the best source I found that was written in English. I found it at a store called "Tâi'oân ê tiàm" (the Store of Taiwan) close by the Univ. of Taiwan. The price was reasonable.
Two features I found most helpful were explanations of fine points of grammar and indications in the text of how to group phrases for tone-change purposes. Like any language-learning text I've seen, I wish it would've taught more action verbs. Overall a very good investment.
Maryknoll Language Service Center, Tâitiong 1990.
This was one of the best sets I used when I was learning Holo/Hokkien. It was by far the best source I found that was written in English. I found it at a store called "Tâi'oân ê tiàm" (the Store of Taiwan) close by the Univ. of Taiwan. The price was reasonable.
Two features I found most helpful were explanations of fine points of grammar and indications in the text of how to group phrases for tone-change purposes. Like any language-learning text I've seen, I wish it would've taught more action verbs. Overall a very good investment.
Re: hokkien language courses?
Hi,
Can someone help me please? I'd like to know which 'Spoken Amoy hokkien' language course is the one set in Malaysia/Singapore 50 years ago? Is it the Spoken Language Services one at http://www.worldlanguage.com/Products/S ... g-8349.htm or is the Nocholas Bodmer one at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087950 ... e=&seller=. I'm a historian and it would be very helpful to my work to see how hokkien was used in post-war Malaya.
Thank you very much!
PJ
Can someone help me please? I'd like to know which 'Spoken Amoy hokkien' language course is the one set in Malaysia/Singapore 50 years ago? Is it the Spoken Language Services one at http://www.worldlanguage.com/Products/S ... g-8349.htm or is the Nocholas Bodmer one at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087950 ... e=&seller=. I'm a historian and it would be very helpful to my work to see how hokkien was used in post-war Malaya.
Thank you very much!
PJ
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Andrew
Re: hokkien language courses?
I don't know if the two are the same course, but Bodman is the one that is set in Malaya. Beware, there is another version of Bodman known as Spoken Taiwanese which is rewritten and reset in Taiwan.pjthum wrote:Hi,
Can someone help me please? I'd like to know which 'Spoken Amoy hokkien' language course is the one set in Malaysia/Singapore 50 years ago? Is it the Spoken Language Services one at http://www.worldlanguage.com/Products/S ... g-8349.htm or is the Nocholas Bodmer one at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087950 ... e=&seller=. I'm a historian and it would be very helpful to my work to see how hokkien was used in post-war Malaya.
Thank you very much!
PJ
Re: hokkien language courses?
Hi,
I bought the Bodmer one from amazon.com and received it recently, and it is excellent. If anyone is wondering, it is the same as the Spoken Language Services one. I'm really enjoying learning how to tell people there there are Communist Bandits hiding in a camp near the 8th milepost on the Ipoh Road!
Thanks to Andrew and everyone else for their help!
cheers,
PJ
I bought the Bodmer one from amazon.com and received it recently, and it is excellent. If anyone is wondering, it is the same as the Spoken Language Services one. I'm really enjoying learning how to tell people there there are Communist Bandits hiding in a camp near the 8th milepost on the Ipoh Road!
Thanks to Andrew and everyone else for their help!
cheers,
PJ