Tibetan Language 1.1

Once Weekly | 60 minutes on Sundays

Tibetan 1.1 meets once weekly for 60 minutes each class and 12 weeks total


Sunday, 23 April - Sunday, 9 July 


17:45h Central European Time | 11:45am New York Time | 8:45am Los Angeles Time 




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Limited to five students


ABOUT YOUR TEACHER


Swiss-born Adelaide Foster lived, studied, worked and became ordained living with Tibetans in India for 13 years, studying Buddhist philosophy in Tibetan in a traditional setting; she has subsequently returned to Europe and studied linguistics and cognitive science. In addition to teaching, she has also translated, including teachings given by the Dalai Lama.

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ABOUT OUR TIBETAN LANGUAGE CURRICULUM

Year 1: three trimesters of 12 weeks each

TRIMESTER 1 (September Start)

1.1 On completion of this level, students shall be able to:

  • Recognize and write the Tibetan alphabet
  • Use Tibetan dictionaries to widen their vocabulary
  • Give an outline of the history of the alphabet
  • Read and understand simple sentences in Tibetan


TRIMESTER 2 (January Start)

1.2 On completion of this level, students shall be able to:

  • Use the Wylie Romanization system to read and write Tibetan
  • Express themselves clearly at the basic level
  • Engage in conversations about various topics covered in the lessons
  • Use simple grammatical structure
  • Read and understand utterances and short passages


TRIMESTER 3 (April start)

1.3 On completion of this level, students shall be able to:

  • Express themselves clearly at the basic level
  • Engage in conversations about various topics covered in the lessons
  • Use and understand core grammatical concepts
  • Read and understand utterances, short passages and some classical texts


Year 2: three trimesters of 12 weeks each

TRIMESTER 1 (September Start)

2.1 On completion of this level,, students shall be able to:

  • Understand familiar topics in Tibetan spoken at a normal pace
  • Converse with native speakers of Tibetan on familiar topics
  • Read and write short texts on familiar topics.


TRIMESTER 2 (January Start)

2.2 On completion of this level, students shall be able to:

  • Translate a wide range of texts at the intermediate level, such as classical texts and fictitious stories
  • Apply appropriate English vocabularies and structures when performing translations
  • Solve translation problems using dictionaries, grammar books and online resources.


TRIMESTER 3 (April start)

2.3 At this level, students can specialize and determine chosen areas for focus