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Title: 1923
Review: This book is a reproduction of a book from 1923, which is before a standard orthography of Luganda was introduced. Being a foreign language teacher myself, I am familiar with the development within methods of language instruction. The format in this book very different from ways of explaining and practicing foreign languages in the early 21st century, and according to modern standards the book appears more like a grammar book than a didactic book. I have given it one star because I do not believe the format is appealing to the average learner, but perhaps a very persistent learner or a language/linguistics aficionado could benefit from the book. Since I am only just beginning to learn Luganda, I can not tell if the Luganda described and taught in this book has more or less resemblance with Luganda as it is spoken in 2012, or if the book perhaps reflects a specific dialect of Luganda. It could be interesting if a speaker fluent in Luganda would comment on that.
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