Course description

SLS offers a 16-hour Burmese Beginner 1 Course for those looking to learn basic conversational Burmese for the first time. Available at our convenient Sydney CBD location during weeknights or weekends, our course is ideal for those who work during the week. 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?

Burmese 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 Burmese friend/partner/speaker

Program

Week 1    Introduction to Burmese tones and sound system

Alphabet/Characters – Identification and Pronunciation

Week 2    Greetings

Week 3    Asking for nationality

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 Burmese 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:

• pronounce all the sounds and tones in Burmese
• 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 enrolment 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.
• If the course is cancelled due to low Enrolment, you will automatically receive 10% off next time when you enrol again into the same course.