Course description

SLS offers a 16-hour Tagalog Beginner 1 Course for those who wish to learn basic conversational Tagalog for the first time. Available at our convenient Sydney CBD location during weeknights or weekends, our course is ideal for those who work full time. All language courses come with free training materials and you’ll enjoy our small class sizes for a great interactive learning experience. Upon completion, you’ll also receive a Certificate of Participation.

Who should take this class?

Tagalog Beginner 1 Students 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 Filipino friend/partner/speaker

Program

Week 1  Introduction to Tagalog Language system

Alphabet/Characters – Identification and Pronunciation

Week 2  Greetings

Week 3  Asking for nationality – Seasons and weather

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

What’s special about this course?

The fee includes:

• Teaching materials (Book)
• Free access and use of Tagalog 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:

• 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 

Please Note:

• The enrollment fee must be paid at least one week in advance of the course commencement date.
• All classes need a minimum of 5 students to go ahead.
• If your course does not have enough students, it will be cancelled and you will be informed via SMS or email two days before the starting date. Alternatively, we may re-schedule the course to get more enrolment or still offer the course for 4 students with a slightly higher tuition fee with your agreement.