Review of: Elementary Tagalog: Tara Mag-tagalog tayo. Domigpe, J. and Domingo, N., Tokyo/Vermont/Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, 2012. XIV + 320.

Abstract

It is widely acknowledged that to learn a language also means to learn the culture of the native speakers of that language. The book being reviewed here, Elementary Tagalog: Tara Mag-Tagalog tayo (Come on, let’s speak Tagalog) by Domigpe and Domingo does a good job of presenting the readers/learners with helpful information regarding the Filipino culture, nicely woven into the lessons. As the authors mention in the introduction, Tagalog is the language whereby the national language of the Philippines, Filipino, is based. English is the medium of instruction used in the teaching/learning of Tagalog in this book. Show more