BEGINNING KHMER
(CAM 101-102)
 
SCHEDULING
  
Students will have Khmer class 4 hours a week, plus laboratory.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
  

1. To gradually initiates students to Khmer language and culture as seen in the daily life of people in Cambodia.

2. To help students attain proficiency in all 4 skills:  listening, speaking, reading and writing and in a way that makes language seem effortless.

a. LISTENING
This skill is very essential and it leads to correct pronounciation.  Students should hear and try to imitate not only sounds, but also the intonation patterns drill.  They will be able to understand sentence-length utterances which consist of learned utterances on a variety of topics.

b. COMMUNICATIONS
Students are encouraged to express themselves and to build self confidence as much as possible in the target language. Speaking is a skill which can be developed if students practice frequently without worrying about making mistakes.  They should be able to carry on a simple conversation with the native speakers in the topics that they are learning in class.  Know to use the telephone, oral text report, and storytelling in the target language.

c. WRITING
They will be able to write in simple expressions and short sentences.
MATERIALS RESOURCES
  
 

1. TEXTBOOKS (as referrences):
 

a. Modern Spoken Cambodian (MSC), by Franklin E. Huffman, 1970
b. Cambodian System of Writing and Beginning Reader  (CSW), by Franklin E. Huffman, 1970
c. Let's Learn Cambodian:  Book I  (LLC1), by Mor Ouk, 1987
d. Let's Learn Cambodian:  Book II  (LLC2), by Mory Ouk, 1987
e. Khmer reading by Pen Sedarith, 1995
f. Colloquial Cambodian: A Complete Language Course for Beginners by David Smyth, (book, cassettes and CDs), 2004
g. Colloquial Cambodian: A Complete Language Course by David Smyth, (book, cassettes and CD), 1997, 1995

Articles, other materials and handout will be given by the instructor to reinforce the text books.


2. The instructor's personal materials (unpublished) and tapes will be used by students in class and at the language lab. These tapes will provide additional practices in the development of audio-lingual skills.

3. Flash cards and pictures are used in class as visual support to reinforce the vocabulary.

4. Movie and video will be selected and shown in class by instructor.

5. Games and out of seat activities (acting and performing simulation games, songs and dances) are also planned for class according to each lesson, in order to enliven the atmosphere of the class.

6. Computer technology will be used to assist in learning the language.

7. Audio-visual such as tapes, slides, or movies will be used as part of the class.

8. A weekly schedule work sheet is given to student at the beginning of each week so that they can prepare themselves for the next class.

9. Extracurricular activities will be organized on some special occasions to give students the opportunity to learn and practice Khmer in an informal setting such as take the students to Chinatown, to a restaurant, or to a meeting with the Khmer Community of Hawaii.
TESTING & EVALUATION
  

1. Every week, students should expect to have a quiz.

2. Homework is assigned every day in addition to the listening tape at the lab.

3. The weekly quiz, the midterm, and final exam, and their participation in the classroom are all counted for the overall grade.