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Books

The literacy program Mai Hatene Tetun is now to Grade Four level. There are 81 titles in Years One to Three, and 40 titles in Kindergarten. Five readers for Grade Four, comprising 20 stories in each book, have been published. (Mai Hatene Tetun publications)

Stories suitable for Classes 5 & 6 covering a broad range of topics and cultures are being written, and artists are providing black and white sketches. There will be three volumes each with approximately fifteen stories.

Dictionaries

Four dictionaries have been published:
1.    Tetun Kosok
A word and phrase book for those learning Tetun. (2000)

2.   Disionáriu ho Ilas
A children’s illustrated word book. (2002)

3.   Disionáriu ho Lia Tetun ba Labarik Sira 
A Tetun-Tetun dictionary for children. (2002)

4.   Tetun-Inglés Disionáriu no Liafuan Loro-loron
A Tetun-English Dictionary of Everyday Words. (2002)
Second edition (2007)

The Tetun-English Dictionary of Everyday Words, 2nd edition, is available for $20 plus postage. All profits to our many works. Click here to order your copy.

Language Kit

Production of Oin Sá Sei Ko’alia no Hakerek Tetun, a course in basic Tetun in book form with tapes or CDs is on sale.

Radio Health Programmes

Moris Isin Di'ak is a series of eight Radio Health Programmes written by Margaret Taylor and recorded by the staff of IMM. The programmes are being broadcast by RTTL and some community radio stations. Hananu Isin Di'ak, the 12 health songs in the programme is also on a separate CD.

Music Lessons for Early Childhood and Primary

"Mai Aprende Múzika Hamutuk 1 and 2" ("Come Learn Music Together" - 10 lessons in each set for Primary school)
"Lisaun Múzika ba Labarik Ki'ik 1 and 2" ("Music Lessons for Little Children" - 10 lessons in each set for Early Childhood)
"Muzika ba Jardin Infantil" ("Music for Kindergarten" - 19 lessons for Kindergarten in conjunction with MMETM Literacy programme)
All lessons devised by Rachel Scott.

 

 

 

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