Hungarian Graded Reader

Hungarian Graded Reader and accompanying tape recordings are designed to develop reading ability in Hungarian through the coordination of audio material with the printedpage, with minimum recourse to translation. They are intended for use in an academic program to develop student ability to read Hungarian spontaneously. The fifty-six readingselections have been arranged and edited to provide a sequencing suitable to the growing competence of students as they progress from the beginning through the intermediatestages of reading proficiency. It has been an aim in the editing to retain as much as possible of the original style and flavor while modifying constructions and vocabulary asnecessary for the benefit of students.The text is intended to supplement a beginning course in Hungarian and to be introduced when the student has developed control of about 700 lexical items and canmanipulate with fluency much of the basic structure of Hungarian. It may also be used effectively in an intermediate course.Among its features are varied lexical and grammatical drills which are included throughout. These, together with the comprehensive questions after each reading selection, help the student develop facility in conversing and in using vocabulary and structure beyond the basic course. The accompanying tapes emphasize the spoken language and are a means of making the material live and realistic.