This reader contains 23 authentic Kurmanji selections taken from audio and video files, roughly organized according to topic, e.g., politics, society, personal narrative, et cetera. Following each selection is a vocabulary list of Kurdish words that are not included in the Kurdish-English Dictionary/Ferhenga Kurmancî-Inglîzî (2003) The translations of the audio transcripts, presented following each selection, adhere to a fairly literal translation style in order to call the learner’s attention to the distinctive ways in which Kurdish is structured. Accumulative glossary ends the book. 3 audio CDs included.