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The Khmer (Cambodian)
Language Program
at the University of Hawai‘i

About the Program		About the Language
The coursework in Khmer (Cambodian) at the University of Hawai'i (UH) is offered by the Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures. It includes four levels of study (see below). Courses on other aspects of Cambodia (such as history, anthropology, archeology, art, art history, historic preservation, economics, environmental studies, peace studies, business, and Asian Studies) are offered by experts on the staff of other UH departments.		Khmer is the official language of Cambodia and one of the major languages of Southeast Asia. It is spoken by eleven million people in Cambodia and nearly three million more outside Cambodia. It belongs to a family of languages widely distributed in southern Asia and is the idiom of one of the earliest of the great nation-states in the region. As such it is the vehicle of sophisticated forms of architecture, the plastic arts, music, dance, literature and statecraft which are transmitted to Cambodia's neighbors and which are still admired today. The writing system it employs is a member of the Indic script family, which spread from India into Inner Asia and all of Southeast Asia except Vietnam. Khmer is a non-tonal but has vowel distinctions not found in English; its grammar is uncomplicated, with neither verb conjugations nor noun declensions, and is not unlike that of English.

Fulfilling the Language requirement and the Certificate in Khmer
Introductory and intermediate coursework in Khmer may be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement for all bachelor's degrees on the Manoa campus. Upon completing 15 credit-hours beyond the intermediate level with a 3.0 GPA in his/her coursework, the student may apply for a Certificate in Khmer.


· • KHMER COURSES • ·

	• List of Khmer Courses and Descriptions •


Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry Associate Professor Coordinator of the Khmer Language Program Phone: (808) 956 8070 Fax: (808) 956 5975 Email: sak@hawaii.edu ·······

KHMER MATERIALS
by Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry

Communicating in Khmer: Reading and Writing Khmer for beginners.

Textbook & CD-Rom.
[More info]


Communicating in Khmer: An Interactive intermediate Level Khmer Course. Textbooks 1 & 2 and CD-Roms 1 & 2. [More info]

Communicating in Khmer: Third Year Khmer.

Textbooks 1 & 2 and CD-Roms 1 & 2.

[More info]

The Sdok Kak Thom Inscription.

[More info]

Tales of the Hare: 27 Classic Folktales from Cambodia.

[More info]

Southeast Asian Literature in Transition Class Materials
by various authors


Southeast Asian Literature in Translation Class Materials (IP 361). DVDs & books. [More info]

Dictionary Materials
[More info]

Khmer Language
Teaching Materials
[More info]

Downloads
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Khmer Unicode, Fonts,
and Dictionary
[More info]


	Summer Abroad Program
	The Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK) in Cambodia

			The Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK), Summer Abroad Program, is an intensive eight-week training in Khmer language and culture held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The program is administered by the Khmer Language Program at the University of Hawai'i, and in collaboration with the Royal University of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. This program with one week home-stays in rural of Cambodia provides 3rd year Khmer students with a "one-of-a-kind" opportunity to acquire the linguistic foundation necessary to engage in academic research, professional discourse, and cultural immersion with all segments of Khmer society. The ASK project will increase the number of linguistically competent Khmer speaking professionals across the United States and internationally. Also the program will promote scholarly cooperation and cultural and socio-economic understanding between Cambodia and the USA. [More info]


· Khmer Links ·

		Centers of Southeast Asian Studies in US Universities
		Cambodian Institutions
		Study Khmer in Cambodia
		Study Khmer in Other Countries
		Cambodian Student Associations
		Embassies in Phnom Penh and Other Countries
		Cambodian Media
		International Organizations
		Other Organizations
		Tourist Information
		Other Information

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