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Language textbooks

Index of SIL publications on Language textbooks listed by country.

See only SIL publications on Language textbooks available online or for purchase from SIL International Publications.

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General works

• BREND, Ruth M.; STAHLKE, Herbert, authors. 1967. "The use of index matrices in the preparation of language textbooks."
• CALLOW, Kathleen; HEWER, Philip L.; NADEN, Anthony J., authors. 1975. A propositional grammar outline: a format for the presentation and comparison of grammatical systems.

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Botswana

• VISSER, Cobi; VISSER, Hessel, authors. 2001. Naro in a quarter of an hour: a language of the Bushmen people.

Cameroon

• EKANDJOUM, Joseph; HEDINGER, Robert; HEDINGER, Sylvia, authors. 1981. Petite grammaire de la langue mboó.

Mozambique

• HEINS, Barbara D., author. 1996. Manual para aprender a língua Sena.

Senegal

• HOPKINS, Bradley L.; HOPKINS, Elizabeth B., authors. 1992. Apprentissage de la langue Diola-Fogny: Un cours pratique.

Americas

Chile

• HARMELINK, Bryan L., author. 1996. Manual de aprendizaje del idioma Mapuche: aspectos morfológicos y sintácticos.

Colombia

• HEADLAND, Edna, author; CATAÑO, Julian A., translator. 1977. Introducción al tunebo: 11 lecciones con el propósito de ayudar a aquellos que puedan estar interesados en empezar a aprender este idioma.

Ecuador

• ORR, Carolyn, author. 1992. Runa shimi gramática.  

Mexico

• BELLER, Patricia; BELLER, Richard, authors. 1976. Curso del náhuatl moderno: Náhuatl de la Huasteca, 1 and 2.

Panama

• CASTRO G., Olga; SÁNCHEZ A., Micaela, authors; BINDER, Ronald E., editor. 1977. Una gramática pedagógica del waunana: primera parte.

Peru

• ALCÓCER H., Pablo; BURNS, Donald H., authors. 1964. Quechua hablado: Unidades 1-8.  

Suriname

• NICKEL, John; NICKEL, Marilyn, editors. 1982. Fa foe taki Sranan Tongo (Een audio-visuele cursus in Sranan Tongo).

Asia

Malaysia

• BOUTIN, Michael E., author. 1988. Learn to speak Banggi: a series of twenty-five language learning lessons.
• BREWIS, Kielo A., author. 1988. Learn to speak Timugon Murut: a series of twenty-five language learning lessons.
• CHAN, Phyllis D.; PEKKANEN, Inka, authors. 1989. Learn to speak Tatanaʼ (A series of twenty-five language learning lessons).
• DOI, Akira; DOI, Keiko, authors. 2003. Learn to speak Bookan Murut: a series of twenty-five language learning lessons.
• KING, John Wayne; KING, Julie K., compilers. 1985. Sungai language lessons.
• MILLER, Carolyn P.; MILLER, John D., authors. 1989. Belajar bercakap Bahasa Kadazan: satu siri yang mengandungi dua puluh lima pelajaran.
• MILLER, Mark T., author. 2006. Learn to speak West Coast Bajau (Kota Belud dialect): a series of twenty-five language learning lessons.

Nepal

• HARI, Anna Maria, editor. 1971. Conversational Nepali.

Philippines

• FORSTER, Jannette; MCKAUGHAN, Howard P., authors. 1952. Ilocano: An intensive language course.

Viet Nam

• WATSON, Richard L., author. 1970. Review of: Read Vietnamese, by Nguyẽn Ðình-Hòa.

Pacific

Papua New Guinea

• ALLEN, Janice; ALLEN, Jerry, authors. 1965. Halia language course.
• FRANKLIN, Karl J., author. 1975. Comments on Tolai language course: An historical note.  
• FRANKLIN, Karl J.; KERR, Harland B., authors. 1962. Tolai language course.
• FRANKLIN, Karl J.; KERR, Harland B., authors. 1968. Tolai language course.  
• LITTERAL, Robert L., author. 1969. A programmed course in New Guinea Pidgin (with accompanying tapes).