Learning resource
Cambodian System of Writing and Beginning Reader
Cambodian System of Writing and Beginning Reader is a 1970 textbook by Franklin E. Huffman that teaches students to read and write Khmer.[1][2] Yale University Press published it in the Yale Language Series on March 11, 1970.[1]
About the resource
The full title is Cambodian System of Writing and Beginning Reader with Drills and Glossary. Chhom-Rak Thong Lambert and Im Proum contributed to the book.[3] It was written to be used with Huffman's Modern Spoken Cambodian in an intensive or semi-intensive beginning course, and it uses the same phonological transcription, a system Huffman developed over five years of studying and teaching the language. The Institute of International Studies of the U.S. Office of Education sponsored the work.[2]
Contents
The book has four parts. The first describes how the Cambodian writing system relates to the sounds of the language. The second is a series of tightly structured reading drills that train students to read every regular Cambodian word shape. The third, a Beginning Cambodian Reader, holds 50 selections graded in length and difficulty, from short, simple narratives to essays on Cambodian culture. The fourth is a Cambodian-English glossary of some 2,000 words.[2]
The Yale paperback has 380 pages; the copy in the ERIC collection has 365.[1][2]
Access
The 1970 text is in the public domain, and it is available as a free PDF.[4][5] As of 2026, the Yale paperback, ISBN 9780300013146, sells for $37.00.[1]
- University of Iowa: Khmer Language and Culture Resources
- The Online Books Page: Khmer language textbooks
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Yale University Press
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 ERIC, Cambodian System of Writing and Beginning Reader with Drills and Glossary (ED037706)
- ↑ The Online Books Page, Khmer language: Grammar
- ↑ University of Iowa Center for Language and Culture Learning, Khmer Language and Culture Resources
- ↑ LanguageList.org, 18 Resources to Learn Khmer for Free