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CHINESE
FOR EVERYONE
Chinese for Social Interaction in 40
Lessons
Jin Nailu, Song Yankun & Hao Jie
This book is a specially designed
teach-yourself proficiency programme aimed at those seeking a concise introduction to the
Chinese Language. It caters for both native and non-native speakers of English with
practically no background in Chinese, thus making it uniquely bilingual. Written in
a highly readable style, this guide should be suitable for anyone aspiring to learn the
Chinese language quickly amidst the various time constraints of today's fast-paced
world.
1996: 478pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 574 2: US$14.90
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PELANDUK POCKET
FINGERTIP CHINESE
Walter Long with Liu Keming
The reputation of Chinese as an impossibly
difficult language has kept many people from visiting China. Now this book comes to
the rescue, providing the right word or expression to get you what you want or to where
you are going.
1997:198pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 604 8: US$7.90
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PELANDUK CHINESE
POCKET INTERPRETER
Lydia Chen & Ying Bian
This handy companion begins with a brief
survey of essentials to prepare the new student of Chinese on structuring basic sentences
and the vocabulary needed to create new sentences. Alongside these sentences are
explanations about the many unique aspects of China and its people and culture - from
local snacks to parking of bicycles. Some special features include simplified
lessons on what you will hear and streetsigns - plus an extensive English-Chinese
dictionary of common words.
1997: 216pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 289 1: US$7.90
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PELANDUK POCKET
ENGLISH-CHINESE PHRASE BOOK
Cheng Huang
By learning a few essentials found in this
phrasebook, you will find getting around in China less formidable and more
challenging. The sentence patterns and phrases introduced in this book are the ones
you will draw upon most often in your sojourn in China.
1997: 139pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 601 3: US$7.90
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COMMON MISTAKES IN
ENGLISH
Haja Mohideen
The main thrust of Common Mistakes In English
is to help you improve your English and enable you to communicate with greater ease and
confidence. It is a step-by-step guide to grammatical usage, written for those who
wish to stand out in their language skills. Its other aim is to identify and
minimize the many common errors made by users of English, whether as a mother-tongue or as
a second language.
1991: 160pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 366 9: US$7.90
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EFFECTIVE BUSINESS
LETTERS
A Guide to all Froms of Business
Correspondence
Milon Nandy
This book has been carefully planned to help
writers of business letters communicate effectively. All aspects of business letters
are considered systematically and exhaustively. Furthermore, sixty-four model
business letters have been provided, incorporating all the do's and don'ts of writing
business letters. Most of these letters are simple enough; anyone who has a
reasonable command of words and can string these words into comprehensible sentences can
write them.
1993: 179pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 451 7: US$7.90
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ENGLISH FOR EVERYONE
Mastering English at your Own Pace and
Time
J.S. Solomon and Chuah Ai Bee
Designed to satisfy the needs of the mature
student or user of the English language who desires to improve his English and acquire
mastery over the language. Every aspect of the English language has been dealt with
at length. Examples and exercises are provided to ensure that the student has the
requisite drill and practice essential to mastering the language.
1992: 179pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 389 8: US$13.90
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PELANDUK POCKET
ENGLISH DICTIONARY
This dictionary can be used to find the
correct spelling of words and their meanings, the proper usage of words, and the meaning
and usage of idiomatic expressions. The well-selected corpus of words and their
clear, simple definitions make this dictionary a useful and valuable tool for all learners
of the Englush language. It is a clearly-written, practical reference you will want
to turn to again and again.
1993: 626pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 329 4: US$7.90
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DICTIONARY AND GUIDE
TO ENGLISH GRAMMAR
This dictionary is a compact and
indispensable reference for teachers, students and professionals alike. It has a
unique combination of a dictionary and a guide on the intricate rules of grammar.
This combination is not only essential but appropriate and convenient so that the user
could find rules quickly in this pocket book.
1993: 280pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 469 X: US$7.90
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ESSENTIAL
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Haja Mohideen
This book is a must for those who seek to be
singled out as the most desirable person for a job advertised. It not only discusses
the written skill but also the prerequisite for oral finesse which will win respect and
admiration from the listener. These skills are accessible to anyone willing and
determined to follow through the simple, yet effective examples and exercises.
1994: 104pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 461 4: US$7.90
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PELANDUK POCKET DICTIONARY
OF CORRECT ENGLISH USAGE
Good English is best seen as a journey rather than
a destination. But it is a journey well worth making and its rewards are
numerous. These rewards include increased self-confidence, greater social and
professional opportunities and, equally important, a more disciplined mind. With the
aid of this dictionary, your journey will perhaps be made a more pleasant one.
Problem areas in the usage of English and errors frequently made by non-native users of
English are systematically and exhaustively dealt with.
1991: 356pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 347 2: US$7.90
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WRITING A REPORT
John Fletcher
This book is a proven, practical guide to
mastering the skills of writing all kinds of reports - both within the organization and
between the organization and its clients. It shows you new ways of thinking and
writing clear, simple yet forceful reports that are persuasive, interesting and
informative. It teaches you how to say what is on your mind by organizing your
thoughts, ideas and statistics into succinct, readable language.
1996: 68pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 239 5: US$8.90
For sale only in Southeast Asia.
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PELANDUK POCKET
DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS
Expressions have played a cardinal role in
the formation of the English Language. This concise and precise dictionary will
enable you to communicate your ideas or feelings effectively. Over 4,000 expressions
are explained in an easily understood language. Readers of this valuable dictionary
will be taking the first step to a higher level of proficiency in the English Language.
1993: 400pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 437 1: US$7.90
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DICTIONARY OF
SIMILES, IDIOMS, METAPHORS AND PROVERBS
Perfect for those who believe in getting the
message across loud and clear. This fascinating book contains hundreds of English
similes, idioms, metaphors and proverbs-the tools for effective communication. It is
designed to help the user get his ideas heard and remembered, to generate interest in his
listeners and to arouse a favourable response from them. This dictionary will add
spice and colour to your language, both spoken and written.
1993: 114pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 439 8: US$4.90
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PELANDUK POCKET
DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
Anyone who speaks and writes in English will
at times be at a loss over finding the correct and exact word to fit the occasion.
It is also known that when a certain word is used too often, it loses its
effectiveness. Furthermore, at times a user of English may need a word that is the
opposite of what he has in mind, but it eludes him. This dictionary is the most
suitable and effective remedy when you are facing such situations. It will help you
to be more articulate and precise with your words.
1993: 270pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 431 2: US$7.90
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LETTERS AT WORK
Alan Barker
Millions of business letters are written
every day. How many achieve what they set out to do? This book is an
invaluable, practical guide full of useful tips to develop letter writing skills.
Through sample letters and copious check lists, LETTERS AT WORK will help you create
letters that are positive, accurate and professional.
1996: 112pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 585 8: US$8.90
For sale only in Southeast Asia.
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FILIPINO FOR EVERYONE
Paquito B. Badayos
This book is a specially designed
user-friendly book. It aims to give the learner the necessary language skills needed
to survive in situations in which Filipino must be used. In the process of learning
the language, students also learn about Filipino culture - the psychology, beliefs,
customs and traditions of Filipinos. The book, therefore, may be said to be an
introduction not only to the Filipino language but also to the Filipino people.
1995: 297pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 542 4: US$12.90
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JAPANESE FOR EVERYONE
M. Rajendran
This book is compiled to meet the lack of
Japanese grammar and conversation books in Malay. In order to cater for those who do
not have a working knowledge of Malay, the author has included English as an additional
medium, thus making this book a trilingual. The book is intended to offer an all
round course for beginners who are keen in acquiring a basic knowledge of Japanese grammar
and spoken Japanese. Romanized spelling is used in the book.
1985: 221 pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 074 0: US$12.90
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PELANDUK POCKET
FINGERTIP JAPANESE
Walter Long with K. Shimonishi
The reputation of Japanese as a formidably
difficult language has kept many people from visiting Japan. Now this book comes to
the rescue, providing the right word or expression to get you what you want or to where
you are going. Easy-to-follow, situation-based chapters will help you to: Find
inexpensive accommodations, eat at tasty local restaurants, see both famous sights and
offbeat attractions, shop for interesting goods and crafts, enjoy Japan as the Japanese
do.
1997: 199pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 605 6: US$7.90
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PELANDUK POCKET
EVERYDAY JAPANESE DICTIONARY
A Basic English-Japanese Wordbook
Thorlin and Brannen
This dictionary is compiled especially for
anyone aspiring to learn the Japanese language quickly and painlessly for all sorts of
basic needs. It caters for both native and non-native speakers of English with
practically no background in Japanese. In addition to more than 4,000 entries, it
features hundreds of easy-to-learn English loanwords, numerous illustrative sentences and
a special appendix of phrases for everyday occasions.
1997: 172pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 602 1: US$7.90
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PELANDUK
ENGLISH-JAPANESE-MALAY PHRASE BOOK
Ashita Ray
This phrase book is a complete new work
designed specially as a practical guide for people who are conversant in English or Malay
and wish to acquire a basic knowledge of Japanese. The situational conversations,
phrases and sentences have been carefully selected to help overcome the language-barrier
one may be confronted with in various kinds of situations like going shopping and so on.
1990: 186pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 317 0: US$4.90
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PELANDUK POCKET
MALAY-JAPANESE-ENGLISH
DICTIONARY
M. Rajendran
This dictionary is the first of its kind to
be compiled in response to the need for a Malay-Japanese-English dictionary. English
has been used as a third language for those who do not have a strong grounding in
Malay. Romanized spelling is used throughout. Verbs in Japanese appear both in
the polite and dictionary form. Malay is used in its basic form without any prefix
or suffix.
1985: 352pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 177 1: US$8.90
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PELANDUK POCKET
JAPANESE-MALAY-ENGLISH TECHNICAL DICTIONARY
M. Rajendran
This trilingual dictionary, the first of its
kind, has been designed to provide access to the meanings of the various scientific,
technical, academic and specialized terminology in Japanese, Malay and English. The
meanings and spelling of the Malay entries follow the latest guidelines issued by the
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
1993: 390pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 369 3: US$7.90
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PELANDUK POCKET
EVERYDAY KOREAN DICTIONARY
A Basic English-Korean Wordbook
This dictionary is compiled especially for
anyone aspiring to learn the Korean language quickly and painlessly for all sort of basic
needs. It caters for both native and non-native speakers of English with practically
no background in Korean. In addition to more than 6,000 entries, it features
hundreds of easy-to-learn English loanwords, numerous illustrative sentences and a special
appendix of phrases for everyday occasions.
1997: 180pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 603 X: US$7.90
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MALAY FOR EVERYONE
Othman Sulaiman
This book is specially written for
English-speaking learners who wish to pick up the Malay language in the shortest possible
time, and in the privacy and comfort of their homes and at their own leisure. Anyone
with a basic knowledge of English can easily follow the course. It is a practical
course book explained in simple language.
1990: 308pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 322 7: US$12.90
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MALAY QUERIES
G. Soosai
This book is designed to help learners of the
Malay language, or Bahasa Malaysia, to improve their power of self-expression by expanding
their vocabulary. Based on the author's highly popular newspaper column format, this
book answers numerous queries about various aspects of the Malay language.
1989:180pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 270 0: US$7.90
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PELANDUK POCKET INSTANT
MALAY
Compiled by Anita Morah Abas
Instant Malay is a shortcut method to learning and
speaking Malay fluently for those who lack the time and opportunity to learn the
language. Toursts will also find this book most indispensable. It is carefully
designed as an instant guide to a knowledge of Malay from the learner's first contact with
the language to advanced conversations in all sorts of daily situations. No tedious
lessons on the basics. The text is presented in a step-by-step approach without
lengthy explanations.
1992
Pb: ISBN 967 978 402 9: US$7.90
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PELANDUK POCKET MALAY
DICTIONARY
Othman Sulaiman
This dictionary is designed to be the most
up-to-date, authoritative, compact bilingual Malay dictionary, for those learning the
Malay language as well as learners of English who are conversant in Malay. The text
is set in clear easy-to-read pages. Despite the small format, it contains all the
essential entries and the commonest Malay words that are used in daily situations.
1989: 430pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 291 3: US$7.90
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VIETNAMESE FOR
EVERYONE
Mai Ngoc Chu and Vo Thi Thu Nguyet
This is a comprehensive and definitive guide
to the Vietnamese language. It has a thorough chapter on pronounciation giving the
English equivalents. The examples, model sentences and conversation exercises are
simple and yet give an insight into the culture and life of the Vietnamese folks.it is
particularly suitable for students, businessmen, diplomats and even travellers who wish to
acquire proficient knowledge of the language to communicate their ideas and wishes
effectively.
1995: 214pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 547 5: US$12.90
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PELANDUK POCKET
ENGLISH-VIETNAMESE PHRASE BOOK
Mai Ngoc Chu
This phrase book is specially designed to
help those conversant in English acquire a quick knowledge of the Vietnamese
language. The situational conversations, phrases and sentences have been carefully
selected to help overcome.the language barrier one may encounter in various circumstances,
such as buying groceries at the market, visiting the physician, going to the bank or post
office, taking a taxi, and so on.
1996: 12Opp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 590 4: US$4.90
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PELANDUK POCKET
VIETNAMESE DICTIONARY
Vietnamese-English • English -
Vietnamese
Mai Ngoc Chu & Vo Thi Thu Nguyet
This dictionary contains words which are
essential to the study of the Vietnamese language. The entries have been specially
and carefully selected and are either in simple or compound forms. The different
meanings of a word are enumerated and explained clearly. The guide to pronunciation
at the beginning facilitates the acquisition of correct tonal quality through the usage of
reliable, similar and accurate English equivalents.
1996: 277pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 557 2: US$8.90
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SENOI-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-SENOI
DICTIONARY
Edited by Gordon P Means
This dictionary has been prepared as a
practical working dictionary of the Senoi language. It is designed to aid those
Senoi who are already producing written materials in their language. A second
objective in preparing the dictionary has been to facilitate the learning of Senoi by
those who are interested in the life and customs of the Senoi and who would like to
communicate with them in their own language. This dictionary may also be of some
value to comparative linguists.
1987: 192pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 186 0: US$49.00
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF
BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA
J.S. Solomon
This book explains from a political and
social perspective, how and why a bilingual education system developed in Malaysia.
It also discusses the changes that have taken place in the curriculum to make education a
more effective tool for the creation of national unity.
1988: 88pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 237 9: US$39.00
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DICTIONARY OF
MALAYSIAN BUSINESS
The Informative One-Stop Business
Reference
Eric C. Forbes
Provides definitions of the ordinary language
of business, marketing, investment, economics, politics, advertising and accounting.
It cuts through technical jargon to provide concise definitions, coloured by liberal
samplings of comments and factual information, laying bare the underpinnings of the
commercial world.
1992: 446pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 002 5: US$12.90
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RULES OF SPEAKING
Verbal Interactions at Play
Edited by Zainab Abdul Majid and Loga
Mahesan Baskaran
This collection of well-researched articles
clearly reflects the importance of knowing the correct rules of speaking in all social
interactions, be they general or specific, formal or informal, social or
professional. This book will be an additional source of information for anyone
seeking to enrich his knowledge and insights into the area of Pragmatic.
1995: 213pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 548 3: US$49.00
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