Colloquial Tibetan: The Complete Course for Beginners - Paperback

by Jonathan Samuels (Author)

Colloquial Tibetan equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in spoken Tibetan in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Author Biography

Jonathan Samuels (also known by the name Sherab Gyatso) spent 20 years as a monk, living in Tibetan communities in Asia. He is one of a handful of foreigners to have been awarded the title Geshe, having completed a full course of traditional academic studies in Tibetan monastic institutions. He has many years experience teaching Tibetan, and has both designed and taught training courses for translators and interpreters. Jonathan Samuels holds a Masters degree from the Oriental Institute of the University of Oxford, and is currently completing his PhD with the same institution. He currently holds the position of Research Fellow (Buddhist Studies) at the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" at Heidelberg University.