Basic Bangla
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Prasenjit Dey, Michigan State University
Rajiv Ranjan, Michigan State University
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ISBN 13: 9781626101395
Publisher: Michigan State University
Language: English
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CC BY-NC
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Sponsor
- Acknowledgement
- Cover Image Credits
- Accessibility Statement
- Chapter 1: Bangla Script
- Chapter 2: Basic Grammar–Noun, Pronoun, and Verb
- Chapter 3: Beginning Conversation
- Chapter 4: Expressing Possession, Necessities, Likes and Dislikes, and Verb Conjugation
- Chapter 5: Family and Kinship
- Chapter 6: Daily Schedule and Future Plan
- Chapter 7: Talk About the Past
- Chapter 8: Describing a Place
- Chapter 9: Shopping
About the Book
This theme based, interactive, open-source online textbook is designed for beginning level learners of Bangla language. By using this book, a learner will learn Bangla vowel and consonant sounds and letters, basic grammar of the language, important vocabulary, useful expressions, and—most importantly—communicative skill.
Accessibility
In accordance with the MSU Libraries' Accessibility Statement, we are committed to ensuring that open education resources (OER) adopted, adapted, and created at MSU are accessible. Visit our OER accessibility page to learn more. If you find any part of this resource inaccessible or need it in an alternative format please contact us at LIB.OER@msu.edu.
About the Contributors
Authors
Prasenjit Dey, Michigan State University
Rajiv Ranjan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University (MSU). At MSU, Rajiv is associated with the Asian Studies Program and Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching (MAFLT) Program. He is also the mentor for the Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs). Before joining MSU, Rajiv Ranjan taught as a graduate teaching assistant at The University of Iowa, Iowa City (2010-2015) where he received his PhD in Second Language Acquisition in 2015.In addition to his classroom-teaching experience, Rajiv taught the online graduate courses “FLT 860 Foreign/Second Language Acquisition” at MSU, and “Hindi and Urdu Language Structure for Teaching” at Kean University. He taught an immersion program for the South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI) during Summer 2016 at University of Wisconsin, Madison and he taught in a study abroad context during the Summers 2015, 2017, and 2018 for the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) in India.Rajiv’s primary area of research is generative approach to second language acquisition (SLA). His research interests also include socio-cultural approach to SLA, second language writing and speaking, language pedagogy, and morpho-syntax. . He is also an author of two OER textbooks, Basic Hindi, and Basic Urdu. He also co-authored OER books, Hindi-Urdu, Basic Persian, and Basic Tamil.