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TEXTBOOKS TO LEARN HMONG LANGUAGE, GRAMMAR, LITERATURE & CULTURE
The following textbooks are the results of more than a decade of intensive research and teaching of Hmong language. The teaching approach and pedagogy used here are based on the author’s academic training and her experience of teaching Hmong since 2003, and French languages since 1991 to heritage and foreign students from the beginning to advanced levels. Kao-Ly Yang, the author, is specialized in the Teaching of languages as maternal and foreign languages, in Hmong and French Linguistics and in Anthropology, especially in Hmong studies.
She worked at various American universities and colleges such as the University of California, San Francisco, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fresno City College, and Reedley College. She is currently the coordinator of the Hmong Studies Program at Fresno State.
BEGINNING LEVEL (1st semester study)
This is a set with a textbook and a workbook to learn Hmong for people who are beginners.
(Textbook)
Author: Kao-Ly Yang
Title: Planting a Tree. Let's Learn Hmong Language. Kawm Lus Hmoob
Publisher: The Press at California State University, Fresno
Edition: 2021
Number of pages: 194 pages.
Print ISBN: 9780912201900 - Contact the publisher. However, the printed version is only available for the college or university bookstores to order - not for individual purchase .
Textbook Chapters:
Lesson #1: Basic Pronunciation and Spelling
Lesson #2: Greetings & Making Acquaintance
Lesson #3: Naming Objects & Counting Numbers
Lesson #4: Family & Kinship
Lesson #5: Lifestyle & Daily Activities
Lesson #6: Food & Cooking
Lesson #7: Body & Health
(Workbook: complementary book to the textbook)
Author: Kao-Ly Yang
Author: Kao-Ly Yang
Title: Exercise and Lab Manual. Planting a Tree. Let's Learn Hmong Language. Kawm Lus Hmoob.
Publisher: The Press at California State University, Fresno
Edition: 2021
Number of pages: 72 pages.
Print ISBN: 9780912201917 - Contact the publisher. However, the printed version is only available for college or university bookstores to order - not for individual purchase .
Free Access to the Audio Files: Click here
MONG LENG - BEGINNING LEVEL (1st semester study)
This is a set with a textbook and a workbook to learn Hmong for people who are beginners.
(Textbook)
Author: Kao-Ly Yang
Title: Mong Leng for Beginning Level. Kawm Lug Moob Leeg
Publisher: The Hmong Language and Culture Consultation, LLC.
Edition: August 11, 2023
Number of pages: 194 pages.
Paperback: TBA
Textbook Chapters:
Lesson #1: Basic Pronunciation and Spelling
Lesson #2: Greetings & Making Acquaintance
Lesson #3: Naming Objects & Counting Numbers
Lesson #4: Family & Kinship
Lesson #5: Lifestyle & Daily Activities
Lesson #6: Food & Cooking
Lesson #7: Body & Health
(MONG LENG LAB MANUAL : complementary book to the textbook)
Author: Kao-Ly Yang
Author: Kao-Ly Yang
Title: Mong Leng Lab Manual for Beginning Level.
Publisher: The Hmong Language and Culture Consultation, LLC.
Edition: August 10, 2023
Number of pages: 72 pages.
BEGINNING HIGH LEVEL (2nd semester study)
(This set exists in White Hmong and Mong Leng)
White Hmong
Textbook: Kao-Ly Yang, 2019, A Hmong Family. Ib Tsev Neeg Hmoob.
Workbook: Kao-Ly Yang, 2019, White Hmong Workbook. A Hmong Family.
Green Hmong
Textbook: Kao-Ly Yang, 2019, Learning Mong Leng. Ib Tse Neeg Moob.
Workbook: Kao-Ly Yang, 2019, Workbook. Learning Mong Leng. Ib Tse Neeg Moob.
Workbook: Kao-Ly Yang, 2019, Workbook. Learning Mong Leng. Ib Tse Neeg Moob.
Free Access to the Audio Files: Click here
Topics:
Chapter #1: Basic Pronunciation and Spelling
Chapter #2: Family and Gender Roles
Chapter #3: Hmong New Year and Courtship
Chapter #4: Dream of Higher Education and Generation Gaps
Chapter #5: Coming of Age and Living Well
INTERMEDIATE LOW LEVEL (3rd semester study) --Introduction to the Hmong Literature and text types.
Kao-Ly Yang, 2015, Literacy and Literature in Hmong, 2015, 102 p.
Kao-Ly Yang, 2015, Literacy and Literature in Hmong, 2015, 102 p.
FOLKTALES AND MODERN STORIES -- INTERMEDIATE HIGH LEVEL (4th semester study)
Kao-Ly Yang, 2015, Life in Hmong Literature. Thaum Dab Neeg Qhia Yus Sau lub Neej. 85 p.
Kao-Ly Yang, 2015, Life in Hmong Literature. Thaum Dab Neeg Qhia Yus Sau lub Neej. 85 p.
CULTURE, HISTOIRE AND CURRENT ISSUES -- ADVANCED LEVEL (5th semester study)
Kao-Ly Yang, 2016, Hmong Beliefs, Culture, Society, and History through Literature, 134 p.
Kao-Ly Yang, 2016, Hmong Beliefs, Culture, Society, and History through Literature, 134 p.
GRAMMAR BOOK (upcoming)
Kao-Ly Yang. Hmong Grammar, 2014, 141 pages.
Kao-Ly Yang. Hmong Grammar, 2014, 141 pages.