Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary: Vietnamese-English English-Vietnamese

Description

This is a compact and user friendly Vietnamese dictionary. The "Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary" is the most up to date and complete Vietnamese dictionary yet published. An essential tool to learn Vietnamese, it is written for English speakers and other non native users who need to look up Vietnamese terms, and can also be used by Vietnamese s

Phan Van Giuong is a professor in Vietnamese studies and served as the Convenor of the Vietnamese Language and Culture program at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia for over 18 years. He has taught Vietnamese and English since 1965. He was the founding Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Culture Studies at Hoa Sen University. Professor Phan is the author of many textbooks: Vietnamese for Beginners (1-4), Functional Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese (1 - 4), Vietnamese for Foreign Travellers, Vietnamese Interactive Books and a series of Pocket, Concise and Compact Vietnamese-English dictionaries. He was the editor of several Vietnamese literature magazines and newspapers and awarded the Order of Australia Medal and the International Educator of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the teaching of Vietnamese language and culture. Professor Phan is now working for the International Baccalaureate, United Kingdom.

"Easily understood usage and pronunciation guides open the book and include valuable references to regional and urban tonal distinctions." --Library Journal