Burmese 2

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  • Use an active vocabulary of around 700 Burmese words in spoken and written forms.
  • Reproduce Burmese pronunciation in Burmese script with some basic knowledge of irregular spellings.
  • Recognise situations in everyday life and give appropriate verbal responses using correct grammar and vocabulary.
  • Read and reproduce written texts in the spoken-style Burmese such as basic personal stories, speech scripts, signs and simple advertisement.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of cultural practices including social etiquettes, basic knowledge of Myanmar’s traditional and national events.

  Each week students are expected to study for 6 hours as follows:   

  1. 90 minutes in total, before each online class, working on the written and audio materials for the week, and, memorising the written and spoken forms of that week’s vocabulary  

  2. 180 minutes in total, participating in two 90-minute online classes   

  3. 90 minutes in total, completing online follow-up exercises regarding listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and vocabulary  

  
  

  It is also expected that students should spend at least 4 hours of individual study practicing the week’s written and spoken language forms and vocabulary and reviewing feedback on their work.

• Topics covered

• Description

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• Textbooks

• About Australian National University

Entry requirements

Prior study

To help set you up for success before you start this subject, we suggest completing or having equivalent knowledge in:

• ANU-BURM1002-Burmese 1

Others

This is a fast paced academic course at a University level.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - To successfully engage in this course students will need the following: • Laptop or computer • Computer camera (either inbuilt or webcam) • Headset with microphone • Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser • Reliable internet access • Access to a scanner or smartphone

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.