Burmese Beginner 1

Who should take this class?

Learners who have no knowledge of the language, who wants to begin a course of study and to know simple words and phrases to start communicating with a Burmese friend/partner/speaker

Program

Week 1    Introduction to Burmese tones and sound system

Alphabet/Characters - Identification and Pronunciation

Week 2    Greetings

Week 3    Asking for nationality

Week 4    Telling the time - Numbers - Days of the week - Months of the year

Week 5    At the restaurant - Asking for some food & drink items

Week 6    At the hotel - Names & forms of address

Week 7    On the street - Asking directions to specific places

Week 8    Going shopping - money - Shopping for souvenirs

Week 9    How to get to a place (getting a taxi)

Week 10  Seasons and weather

What's special about this course?

The fee includes:

• Teaching materials (Book)
• Free access and use of Burmese learning software, materials and newspaper at the school library.
• Free access to language exchange program at Sydney Language Solutions

Expected Outcomes:

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• pronounce all the sounds and tones in Burmese
• say hello, goodbye, thank you and greetings
• tell and listen to the time
• say numbers, weeks, months and years
• order food at a restaurant
• ask a receptionist at a hotel
• asking for direction
• get a taxi or buying a train ticket

Course Duration:          10 weeks, 2 hour session per week

Course Fee:                    $ 350 for standard 10-week class  including FREE training material   

Class size:                       3-5 students         

Upcoming class:           Saturday, 24/3/2012 from 11:00am-01:00pm