SOME REACTIONS TO PUNJABI FROM ZERO
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"I consider Punjabi From Zero an excellent teaching aid. You have cleverly integrated basic principles of pedagogy into your method, using knowledge that children already possess to help them learn new material more quickly." Florence Stevens, Ph.D. Director, Major in Child Studies and Diploma Programs Early Childhood Education Concordia University, Montreal "She has used her several years of experience as a teacher of the Punjabi language, and prepared this excellent course, which can be used by any teacher of Punjabi to teach low levels of Punjabi to the children of Canadians of Punjabi origin. The course tries to draw upon the childrens, passive and occasionally fast-fading knowledge of their ancestral language and reawaken their interest for it and for the culture they have inherited." Harinder Singh Marjara, Ph.D. Director, Department of Modern Languages University du Quebec a Trois- Rivieres "Punjabi teaching materials have been very scarce in the past. The Toronto Board instructors are using your publication PUNJABI FROM ZERO in their programs." Edwina Lehan, Co-ordinating Principal. Heritage Language Dept. The Board of Education for the City of Toronto "Punjabi language classes of Saskatoon Multilingual School use your publication PUNJABI FROM ZERO. It is an excellent book. They do not, however, use other supplementary materials of any sort in Punjabi." Mrs. Margaret Freund Heritage Language Program Co-ordinator Saskatoon Board of Education "PUNJABI FROM ZERO is an excellent book for Punjabi teaching. I highly recommend this book for all Punjabi learners." Mrs. A Sethi, Principal - Heritage Language Department The Board of Education City of North York "PUNJABI FROM ZERO is an excellent production, illustrated and in bold print. The arrangement of the contents and the similis given therein are related to western countries yet the Punjabi tinge has not been lost. As far as we know, it is the first primer of its nature and in producing this the authoress has rendered yeoman's service to the promotion and teaching of heritage languages." Mohinder Singh Heritage Laguage Co-ordinator British Colombia "Allow me to compliment you on the excellent production work on your book PUNJABI FROM ZERO. Rarely do first time author/publishers produce a book with such high quality." Congratulations Gordon Richie, Production Manager Concordia University, Montreal "I have known Mrs. Shinhat since July 1984 primarily through her reputation in the Punjabi community. She has been in the forefront of developing a text for teaching the Punjabi language. Mrs Shinhat's commitment is matched by her competence towards the attainment of the said subject." Dr. Balbir Singh Sahni, Chairman - Department of Economics , Concordia University, Montreal Director, Shashtri-Indo Canadian Institute, Montreal "PUNJABI FROM ZERO is an excellent book, we are using it in our Punjabi language school. I will thank you for the contribution towards preserving Punjabi culture and language." Dalbir Singh Jassal, President - The Sikh Society of Thompson, Manitoba "I found PUNJABI FROM ZERO is excellent for Canadian born children and adults who want to learn Punjabi. Your approach is quite unique and easily understandable. I wish you all the success to accomplish your goal for the general public to learn Punjabi in an easiest way." T.S Chabbara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Toronto "PUNJABI FROM ZERO is an excellent book. You have done a great service to Punjabi community. Keep up with the good work." H.S. Pandori, President - Ontario Khalsa Darbar, Mississauga "She felt that the books coming from India were not relevant to our children being raised in Canada. Therefore, on her own, she set out to write and publish the first book of a planned 3 book series. Thus, with her valuable experience in writing and teaching Punjabi, very good knowledge of both English and Punjabi languages and computer programming experience she has done a wonderful job of publishing the first book." Attar Singh Chawla, Ph.D, Ex. President Gurudwara Sahib Quebec (Montreal) with Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa "Allow me to compliment you on the excellent task you have accomplished for the Sikh Community of Montreal, Quebec and Canada. The book PUNJABI FROM ZERO has been adapted for the beginner's classes learning Punjabi at GSQ Khalsa School, Montreal. It's author has been understanding in providing an excellent learning and teaching aid It's contents reveal the author's years of academic experience. The cultural aspect has been brought to the forefronts for today's children." Surjit Singh Reehal, Director & Education Secretary Gurudwara Sahib Qucbec, Montreal "Thank you for sending us your book PUNJABI FROM ZERO. I appreciate your efforts in producing this book. It will be very useful for all those interested in learning Punjabi, especially the Sikh children. I highly recommend this book for all beginners." S.S. Ahluwalia, President Sikh Education Corporation, New York, USA "I have just read through your book, PUNJABI FROM ZERO and would like to commend you on your work. It is a good teaching supplement, giving good examples, as Punjabi is difficult to learn for a Westerner." Sardarni Sahiba Ram Das Kaur Khalsa House of Guru Ram Das, Los Angeles, California "Thank you so very much for sharing your book PUNJABI FROM ZERO with us. It has been received with a great enthusiasm. I do not know of any like publication geared for the use by children and adults alike in such a comprehensive format.' Dr. Sat Kiran Kaur Khalsa Sikh Dharma Foreign Education, USA "PUNJABI FROM ZERO is an excellent book for the new comer to the language. I am using it as a text to teach children here and have found it very valuable." Gurpal Singh Bhullar M.D. Colonial Hights, VA, USA "PUNJABI FROM ZERO is a very well written and useful book for the children relating to the Sikh children. You seem to be doing a very useful work in Canada." A.S Chatwal, Hon. Managing Editor The Sikh Courier, London England "PUNJABI FROM ZERO is a very innovative and helpful book for Khalsa children. It is the first Punjabi book technically planned to teach Punjabi to the foreign students. Every one has appreciated it." Rajinder Singh, Principal Guru Nanak Fifth Centenary School, Mussoorie, U P, India,. Heritage Language Dept "The book she has written PUNJABI FROM ZERO is an excellent text to teach the written language to children. We believe the book is unique. As no other resource exists in Canada we sure the book will be in demand everywhere in Canada where Punjabi communities and families are located." Mona Forrest Directrice, Le Centre des Femmes "A well designed and structured book PUNJABI FROM ZERO is customized for the North American, beginner Versatile – can be used to advantage by the child beginner under the guidance of a parent teacher, or equally well by an adult learner. Good illustration, large type, admirable use of a computer apparently programmed to handle the Gurmukhi Script, well equipped with phonetic paraphrasing, strongly recommended." S.K. Singh, Editor in Chief, The Spokesman, Toronto "Her approach is quite unique and easily
understandable, not only for the children but also for the adults of
the community. It can also be very useful to other North Americans
who might be interested in learning Punjabi language.
I wish her every success to accomplish the goal she
has set for herself, namely, to make the Punjabi language, and
thereby the culture, accessible to the general public." "The recently published book written by Surjit Kaur Shinhat is a positive step in combating the problem of ethnic assimilation. The book is targeted towards Canadian Sikhs who have grown up out side India and thus have been unable to learn the Punjabi language. As one would suspect, Punjabi is not a language which can be picked up in a few easy lessons. Shinhat's book, however, effectively uses a number of innovative techniques to get the reader involved in the educational process." Max Wallace, News Editor, The Link, Montreal |