25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tongan Tapes, July 5 2001
By "emlundell" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Intensive Course in Tongan (Audio Cassette)
I found purchasing Eric B. Shumway's "Intensive Course in Tongan" tapes, very helpful as a student wanting to learn the Tongan language. Although buying the book with the tapes is a necessity. I found the readings on the tapes to be very clear and easy to follow along with. The reader gives you plenty of time to repeat after them, which is very effective in learning. Also the songs and readings are very entertaining. This is a good buy for a serious Tongan language learning student. Also these are the only Tongan language tapes I could find out there.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent introduction to Tongan, Oct 12 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Intensive Course in Tongan: With Numerous Supplementary Materials, Grammatical Notes, and Glossary (Paperback)
This is an excellent introduction to Tongan when used with the tapes. It introduces grammatical points and vocabulary in a well ordered format. It's a great book to use when learning "fakaTonga", the beatiful Tongan language.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Learn Tongan Now!, Feb 22 2007
By Anna T. Naufahu Talakai - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Intensive Course in Tongan (Audio CD)
I am so grateful for the book and audio cd's. I am now able to speak with those family members that were only able to speak Tongan. What a joy it is to be able to communicate in the native language of my ancestors and have a relationship with wonderful communication between so many more people now simply because of the tools I was given, The Intensive Course In Tongan book and audio cd's. A great investment!