This course will build on the skills learned in Burmese 1.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills at an Advanced Beginner level of Burmese to:1. Reproduce Burmese pronunciation in Burmese script with some basic knowledge of irregular spellings.
2. Use an active vocabulary of around 700 items.
3. Recognise and produce contextually appropriate utterances in the sentence structures of colloquial Burmese relevant to frequently occurring situations in everyday life.
4. Read and produce texts written in colloquial style Burmese such as personal messages, speech scripts and some cartoons.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of cultural practices which includes social etiquettes, basic knowledge of their traditional and national events.
Other Information
Equivalent to CEFR A1-A2; MLT (Myanmar Language Test) M1
This is a co-taught course. Any cap on enrolments in one course applies to both courses combined.
Indicative Assessment
- In class participation (LOs 1,2, 3, 4, 5)
- Quizzes (LOs 1,3,4)
- Mid-term written test (LOs 1,3, 4, 5)
- Mid-term oral test (LOs 1,3, 5 )
- Final oral test (LOs 1,2,3,4,5)
- Final written test (LOs 1,2,3,4,5)
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Workload
Contact hours for this course are 4 hours per week. Students are expected to spend 7-8 hours per week on independent study. The total workload for the course is 130 hours including class time and independent study.Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
'Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language Book 2' & 'Burmese: An Introduction to the Script' (both John Okell) (both Northern Illinois University Press, 2010)Other course materials will be provided on the class Wattle website.
Preliminary Reading
'Burmese by Ear' by John Okell or 'Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language Book 1' by John Okell
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $3180 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4860 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9996 | 23 Jul 2018 | 30 Jul 2018 | 31 Aug 2018 | 26 Oct 2018 | In Person | N/A |
