Download or read book Swahili for Starters written by Joan Maw and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New in paperback and in an updated edition, Swahili for Starters: A Practical Introductory Course teaches Swahili in its social and cultural context, by modern and entertaining methods. An ideal beginners' text, it introduces the language in a natural manner, starting from real-life situations in dialogue form, many of them revealing attitudes and ideas which may surprise and intrigue the learner. Grammar and vocabulary are introuduced gradually, with the most useful items first. Games and puzzles and other activities are used to give practice in the language and guidance in punctuation.