The Heart of Tibetan Language: A Synthesis of Indigenous Grammar and Contemporary Learning Methodology Second edition

Set of two books:

• The Heart of Tibetan Language Textbook Volume 2
• The Heart of Tibetan Language Exercise Book Volume 2

Text Book

This second Volume introduces you to the fascinating world of intermediate Tibetan grammar and conversation. When studying this textbook, you will explore and learn many indispensable and interesting intermediate-level grammar tools, read and listen to authentic dialogues, learn relevant vocabulary, enjoy curious cultural information, laugh at Tibetan jokes, and enjoy hearing award-winning Tibetan songs in every lesson. At the end of each lesson, a set of rubrics supports your evaluation of the learning process and enhances your meta-cognitive skills.

Exercise Book

Offering a variety of exercises for each lesson of the textbook, the Exercises provide optimal methods and opportunities for practicing the three language skills: speaking, listening, and reading. The exercises are skillfully designed to be engaging and enjoyable.

All the lesson's exercises contain a section of grammar and conversation. The themes of the conversation sections are interwoven with intermediate grammar concepts (such as the conditional, reported speech, modal verbs, nominalizers, and so forth), which are required for employing a considerable degree of complexity in conversations

The Heart of Tibetan Language Textbook & Exercise Book Set Volume 2, Franziska Oertle, Dharma Publishing, Paperback (2 books), 300 pp (Textbook) + 164 pp (Exercise Book), $32.00

Born in multilingual Switzerland, Franziska Oertle was always fascinated by foreign languages. Upon her first encounter with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama in 2005, she dreamed of understanding his teachings in Tibetan. She left her teaching job and moved to Kathmandu, Nepal to study. Franziska began teaching colloquial Tibetan, while studying Buddhist Philosophy and Himalayan Languages at Rangjung Yeshe Institute. Wile co-teaching with her Tibetan native-speaking colleague, she developed a passion for indigenous Tibetan grammar and the Tibetan way of explaining the language. She wrote her M.A. thesis on tibetan grammar and decided to write a 4-volume language textbook using that "insider" approach.

Over the past ten years, she has been teaching and developing Tibetan language curricula and programs at institutions throughout Nepal and India, as well as at the University of Virginia. She is currently designing and teaching Tibetan language courses both online and in-person at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute (SINI).