"This is a course in modern Vietnamese suitable for the complete beginner. Using themes based on real-life dialogues, Vietnamese Beginner's Course places emphasis on both the spoken and written languages and is designed to be used effectively both in a class environment with teacher supervision and as a tool for self-learning." "For students, travel and business based leaders, the course is also designed to be of use to the second and third generations of overseas Vietnamese." "Dialogues and reading texts are picked to reflect as accurately as possible contemporary Vietnam. Aspects of the country and its culture are introduced where appropriate, giving the student insights into how the language functions within the society of today: 24 topic units; dialogues based on everyday conversations; detailed grammar notes; structured practice and revision sections; Vietnamese-English/English-Vietnamese glossaries; and tapes of dialogues."--BOOK JACKET.