Author: Wenying Zhou
URL: https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/chs101wkbk/
Through the power of H5P interactive activities, this workbook, employing an innovative e-writing approach, is designed to help beginning learners lay a solid foundation for the natural development of the Chinese language skills necessary to excel in their learning journey. At the heart of this method lies a focus on Chinese receptive skills that are essential for the development of communicative competences: listening and reading, seamlessly integrated with typing. This unique combination, unlike the traditional handwriting approach, not only fosters accuracy in listening and reading comprehension but also enhances their accurate pronunciation and typing in Chinese communication.
Author: Tung Hoang
URL: https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/advancedvietnamese
Advanced Vietnamese is designed for students at the Intermediate mid to High levels, language enthusiasts, and anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of Vietnamese language and culture. Immerse yourself in the richness of the Vietnamese language by exploring both the Northern and Southern dialects. This dual-dialect approach mirrors the media representation and presence of Vietnamese in various contexts, providing you with a holistic understanding of the language as it is spoken and used in real-life situations.
Authors: Vidya Mohan & Rajiv Ranjan
URL: https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/basictamil/
This resource is an online, interactive theme-based textbook for true beginners in the Tamil language that promotes communicative, linguistic, and cultural competence. It has a mixture of pedagogical approaches to fit all types of learning, and teaching, philosophies, and styles to achieve the intermediate low- to mid-ACTFL proficiency level within two sequence semester.
Author: Vathanak Sok
URL: https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/intkhmer/
This online textbook is developed from my firsthand experience teaching and designing Khmer language courses at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Language Centre in London. The book has nine chapters covering listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar, with interactive activities using H5P for prompt feedback. Each chapter offers a chapter summary that includes a list of functional expressions and a grammar summary and a practice section offers exercises and activities for students to continue practicing the target language or the chapter's topic. This online interactive theme-based textbook is designed for students at an intermediate level. Upon completion of this course, students will achieve a B2 level on the Common Framework for Language and a mid-intermediate level on the ACFTL proficiency scales.