This textbook will thus not only help you to acquire language skills in colloquial Tibetan, it will simultaneously introduce you to a whole new manner of thinking and viewing yourself and the world.

You will become familiar with the notions, logic and categorizations that are used by Tibetans themselves: namely, the all-pervasive notion of "self and Other", volitional and non-volitional, etc. In this way, you too, will eventually come to understand the Tibetan mindset.

The Heart of Tibetan Language: A Synthesis of Indigenous Grammar and Contemporary Learning Methodology, Vol 1 Text Book, Franziska Oertle, LTWA, Paperback, 2019, 251 pages, $32.00

Born in Switzerland from childhood, Franziska Oertle was fascinated by foreign languages. She study Buddhist Philosophy and Himalayan Languages at Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal, she started teaching colloquial Tibetan there. Over the past ten years, she has been teaching and developing Tibetan Language curricula and programs in various institutions mostly in Nepal and India. She is teaching at the present time at the University of Virginia.