Burmese 4

About this subject

• What you'll learn

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

  1. Reproduce Burmese pronunciation in Burmese script, including basic words drawn from Pali frequently used in the literary style.
  2. Use an active vocabulary of around 1,600 items, including both colloquial style words and literary style words drawn from Pali.
  3. Use sophisticated grammatical patterns in colloquial Burmese conversation and writing on matters regularly encountered in university, the work place, and at leisure; demonstrate knowledge of and analyse the grammar of literary Burmese and appropriate vocabulary for the style, largely drawn from Pail.
  4. Demonstrate a solid knowledge of colloquial style Burmese in reading and writing by producing analysis of current affairs and short essays on a range of themes; comprehend basic, longer passages written in the literary style, such as notices, instructions and very short essays appeared in newspapers and magazines.
  5. Appraise in an academic manner the cultural and social practices of Burmese societies.

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• About Australian National University

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• ANU-BURM2001-Burmese 3

Others

Students must have completed ANU Burmese 3 or have equivalent knowledge.

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
• Other requirements - Via face-to-face video at a set time prescribed by the University. Please be aware of potential time zone differences. This is a fast paced academic course at a University level. Please make sure your computer and devices can read Unicode Burmese font.

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.

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