THIS TEXT IS INTENDED FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY COVERED BASIC SPOKEN VIETNAMESE AND ARE THUS PREPARED TO STUDY MORE TECHNICAL MATERIAL SUCH AS NEWSPAPER ARTICLES. THE COURSE, GIVEN ENTIRELY IN VIETNAMESE ORTHOGRAPHY, IS DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS, CONTAINING SEVERAL SELECTIONS OR NARRATIVE PASSAGES PRESENTED WITHIN AN OVER-ALL STORY FRAMEWORK BASED ON VIETNAMESE CULTURE. THE STYLE IS BASICALLY COLLOQUIAL, AND EACH SUCCEEDING CHAPTER BECOMES INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. A GLOSSARY GIVES THE MEANINGS OF MOST OF THE FORMS. THE VOCABULARY IS IN MOST CASES VERY PERTINENT TO VIETNAMESE LIFE AND NOTES ACCOMPANY EACH SELECTION. THIS READER IS PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS, SEATTLE 98105. (FB)