Tibetan 1

• • The Consonants and Vowels
  • Building Syllables
  • I am from Tibet
  • Is that your sister?
  • How many are there?
  • Where did you go?
  • He Played Football
  • The River Behind the Mountain
  • I'm Going to Lhasa
  • Literary Verbs and Particles
  • The Adverbial Particles
  • Reading a Text
  • The 6th Dalai Lama's Songs
  • Dge 'dun chos 'phel's Journalism
  • News in Tibetan

Others

This is a subject for beginners. Students with prior knowledge of the language will be required to take a placement test. Students are not permitted to enrol in a subject that is lower than the level they achieve in the placement test, or a lower level than a subject they have already completed.

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  To successfully engage in this subject 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.

This subject introduces students to the Tibetan Language in both its spoken and literary forms. It includes:

(a) Development of conversational skills in Tibetan;

(b)Instruction in reading and writing the Uchen script as used for Tibetan;

(c) Explanation of the grammar of spoken and written Tibetan;

(d) Reading of graded texts in the Tibetan script.

Each week students are expected to study for five hours as follows: 1. 90 minutes, before 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. 90 minutes, participate in one 90 minute online class 3. 90 minutes, completing online follow-up exercises regarding listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and vocabulary 4. 30 minutes, completing weekly assessment and quiz. It is also expected that students should spend at least 5 hours of individual study practicing the week’s written and spoken language forms and vocabulary and reviewing feedback on their work.

• Weekly exercises (40%)
• Take-home test: over 48 hours in week 5 or 6 (20%)
• End of semester final assignment (30%)
• Online class participation (10%)

For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).