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Complete:: Kituba Language Course
Overview of the Basic Kituba CourseThe Kituba Course is divided into 35 units, many of which are composed of dialogues, notes, and supplemental vocabulary. The course assumes the student has no prior knowledge of Kituba and is fully self-instructional. This means that while an instructor/native speaker would be helpful, it is not imperative to learn Kituba with this course. There are 15 CDs and a 500 page textbook or 1 DVD with all lessons on MP3 with the textbook in a PDF file format. Unit 1: Looking for work Unit 2: Greetings and Salutations Unit 3: Introducing Oneself Unit 4: Family Unit 5: Buying and Selling Unit 6: A Call Unit 7: Asking Directions Unit 8: Help in the Home Unit 9: A Week's Activity Unit 10: A Fable Unit 11: Visiting Friends and Relatives; A Family Unit 12: A Wedding Invitation Unit 13: A Visit to a Congolese Home Unit 14: Talk About the House Unit 15: To Buy or to Rent Unit 16: In the Kitchen Unit 17: Dinner is Served Unit 18: Table Talk Unit 19: The End of the Evening Unit 20: Money, Counting and Bargaining. Buying Clothes Unit 21: Getting Some Curios Unit 22: Talking Shop Unit 23: Getting About, Directions, Geography and Car Troubles. Directions in Town Unit 24: On the Train Unit 25: Getting Set for a Car Trip Unit 26: Advice for the Road Unit 27: Home Management and Child Care. Looking for Servants Unit 28: An Interview Unit 29: All in the Day's Work Unit 30: Child Care Unit 31: Cooking Instruction Unit 32: Learning More of the Language. An Informal Language Lesson Unit 33: A Health Lesson from the Radio Unit 34: Some French Borrowings Unit 35: Some Health Rules Kituba, also known as Kikongo ya Leta and Munukutuba, is a vehicular or trade language spoken along the lower reaches of the Congo and its tributaries. The Kituba Basic Course consists of a "primer" in the language and five subject-oriented groups of lessons. The primer is intended to introduce the major grammatical structures of the language, to develop in the student an adequate pronunciation, and to present a certain amount of useful vocabulary for a variety of situations. The subject-oriented lessons build on the vocabulary and grammar presented in the primer. Each unit in the primer consist of a short dialogue, variation drills, a vocabulary supplement, grammar notes, and grammar drills. In subsequent units, the dialogue is supplemented with a short narrative. Notes in these units are rare and there are no
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