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![]() 520 pp., 8.5 x 11 Paperback (1 CD-ROM) ISBN: 9781589017061 (1589017064) October 2010 LC: 2010003705 |
Uzbek
An Elementary Textbook
Nigora Azimova
Designed to cover beginning college levels of language instruction, Uzbek: An Elementary Textbook provides learners and instructors with a wide selection of materials and task-oriented activities to facilitate the development of language learning. It offers a thematically organized and integrative approach to the Uzbek language and its culture, including a functional approach to grammar, an emphasis on integrated skills development, and the use of authentic materials such as videos filmed in various regions of Uzbekistan. Nigora Azimova is a native of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and is a language specialist at the Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region at Indiana University.
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"This long-awaited textbook is quite special. It is one of the first published books on a Turkic language that uses the communicative approach. It teaches the culture as well as the language. It is user friendly with lots of colorful pictures. It familiarizes students to the spoken language by presenting real-life dialogues and video clips. It has clear and precise grammar explanations and provides the student with exercises and situations for using the language in context. Overall, it is fun to use. I would recommend it to all teachers of Uzbek. Not only will they have an interesting time and experience, their students will as well."—Güliz Kuruoglu, University of California, Los Angeles Table of Contents Scope and Sequence Preface Note to the Instructor Note to the Student An Introduction to Uzbek 1. O'ZBEK ALIFBOSI Uzbek Alphabet 2. YAXSHIMISIZ? Greetings and Saying Goodbye 3. ISMINGIZ NIMA? Introductions 4. U KIM? BU NIMA? Introductions 5. SHU ATROFDA MEHMONXONA BORMI? Commands and Requests 6. KUNDALIK ISHLAR Daily Routines 7. OILANGIZ KATTAMI? Talking about the Family 8. KIMGA O'XSHAYSIZ? Describing People and Things 9. KECHA NIMA QILDINGIZ? Talking about Age and Past Events 10. OLMA BORMI? NECHA PUL? Talking about Food 11. RESTORANDA Ordering Food and Drinks 12. XUSH KELIBSIZ, AZIZ MEHMON! Being a Host and Hosting a Guest 13. IQLIM VA FASL Talking about the Weather and Climate 14. KIYIM-KECHAK Talking about Clothing 15. NIMA BEZOVTA QILYAPTI? Discussing Medical Matters 16. SAYOHAT Discussing Travel and Leisure Appendices Appendix A: Transcripts Appendix B: Grammatical Summary Appendix C: Uzbek Cyrillic Reader Appendix D: Uzbek-English Glossary Appendix E: English-Uzbek Glossary |

