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OverviewA comprehensive guide to Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines-- now revised and updated! Tagalog, also called Pilipino, is a national language of thePhilippines. It is spoken by over 35 million people worldwide. Expanded andcompletely updated, this best-selling reference is designed for students ofTagalog and native Tagalog speakers in need of a bilingual dictionary. 20,000 entries Entries include idiomatic expressions, slang, loan words and derivations Detailed outline of Tagalog grammar Appendices include useful vocabulary, menu terms and cultural references Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carl Rubino , Maria Gracia Tan LlenadoPublisher: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. Imprint: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. Edition: 2nd Revised & expanded ed Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780781809603ISBN 10: 0781809606 Pages: 424 Publication Date: 19 December 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English & Tagalog Table of ContentsPoverty, illbeing and wellbeing; The development environment; Stakeholders in community development; The principles of community development; The features and outcome of community development; The community as main actor in community development; The place and role of community development workers; Community development workers and their organisations; Participatory decision-making, problem-solving and management; Communication skills; Group facilitation and leadership development; Conflict resolution, mediation and negotiation; Mobilisation and motivation; Operational writing; Meetings; Public speaking; Contact-making; Participatory research methodology; The start of a project; Planning and implementation; Evaluation and control; The training dialogue; Planning and presenting a training workshop.ReviewsAuthor InformationDr. Carl Rubino initiated the Philippine programme at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he taught both Tagalog and Ilocano. With a background in typology, he has lectured on Philippine linguistics on four continents. He currently lives in Washington D.C. where he is a computational linguist specialising in natural language processing and machine translation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |