CAM4210

Intermediate Cambodian (Khmer), part 1

Bopha Lim

6 points
* 5 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites: CAM4120

Objectives A principal objective of this subject is to have students acquire social and cultural proficiency in Cambodian. The aim is to have the students develop the ability in speaking and listening to comprehend enough to handle most everyday social situations, such as asking and talking about educational background, describing their job, and asking and talking about everyday topics. In listening, in particular, they should start understanding expressions of different registers. In reading and writing, in romanisation, they should be able to read and write anything they can say. In Cambodian script, they should be able to read simple texts and find words in a Cambodian-English dictionary. They should begin to understand, in reading and listening, the expressions that require the knowledge of cultural and social aspects of Cambodian society.

Synopsis The aim of this subject is to achieve a deeper understanding of the contemporary Cambodian (Khmer) language. Emphasis will be on active oral and writing skills and on socio-cultural aspects of of communication.

Assessment Examinations (3 hours): 60%
* Oral, classwork, assignments: 40%

Prescribed texts

Huffman F E Modern spoken Cambodian Cornell U South East Asian Program
Huffman F E Cambodian system of writing and beginning reader Yale U P
Huffman F E Intermediate Cambodian reader Yale U P
Soeur Kethya Khmer language for foreigners Phnom Penh 1996
Pen Setharin Learn to read Phnom Penh, 1995
Cambodian Newspaper cutting