Bartee E., Droma N. A beginning textbook of Lhasa Tibetan

National Press for Tibetan Studies, 2000. — 270 p. — ISBN: 780057430X.Учебное пособие по лхасскому диалекту тибетского языка начального уровня, нацеленное в первую очередь на развитие коммуникативных навыков.The goal of this textbook is to teach the student how to speak the Lhasa variety of Tibetan. We have assumed a general familiarity with the writing system and have only included three chapters- as a basic overview of the alphabet and rules of spelling. Because the starting point of this
book is very simple, it provides an excellent opportunity for the student to immediately rely on Tibetan script rather than romanized script. This, we believe, will help to immerse the student in Tibetan. Hence, no romanized script is provided and the student is encouraged to practice
writing as well as speaking every day. However, this textbook can still be used for those who are learning the Tibetan writing system concurrent to speaking. This is not a grammar book, nor does it seek to analyze Tibetan from a linguistic perspective. We have sought to provide easy explanations without oversimplifying to the point of meaninglessness. In order to do this, vocabulary and grammar are controlled and introduced at an 'digestible' rate. Some structures are not fully explained initially, and complex examples are avoided, but enough explanation is provided for the student to be able to master the conversations being studied. As the lessons progress, complexity will increase.