rick_o'shea wrote:So do they offer advanced classes?
Do they charge for the assessment?
How much are the classes?

The assessment is free. I simply emailed in advance asking to meet with someone to learn more about the levels. We met and she asked me if I had time to take the assessment. The assessment covers everything -- reading, writing, listening and speaking. I suppose it's adjusted depending on what level you take an assessment at. I was really surprised how comprehensive the assessment was and I felt confident about the level they placed me at. I'm excited to get started!

They offer low advanced levels 7,8 and then you can take elective courses specific to a particular topic, ie medical, social studies. There base their curriculum on the ACTFL which was a framework that I wasn't familiar with.

The classes work out to be 6/hr but you are taking classes 5x a week for 3.5hrs a day so it seems expensive sense you pay that up front. I'll report back after my module is up and let you know how it was.

So $105/week for 17.5hrs? Any option to do a less intensive course? Thanks for the info Jacob. I want to brush up on things, but don't have the enthusiasm for it like I used to. 3.5hrs/day is likely too long for me.

rick_o'shea wrote:So $105/week for 17.5hrs? Any option to do a less intensive course? Thanks for the info Jacob. I want to brush up on things, but don't have the enthusiasm for it like I used to. 3.5hrs/day is likely too long for me.

Its often stated that a post-graduate university student (a real one, none if this Arts rubbish) had a 40-minute attention span at best - so, someone who has at least three to four years of experience at learning at a tertiary level.

3.5 hours is really a challenge, even if there's a break in the middle.

StroppyChops wrote:Possibly something you need to experience, Samouth. Remind me next time we meet and I'll demonstrate.

Great. i am so curious about this method, never heard of such thing. i would love to learn.

yeah a lot of my khmer friends speak to me 75% of the time in khmer, i dont always understand 60% of what theyre saying but i can piece together the 40% of what i understood and get a good idea of what they are saying, the way i learn is by listening out for words that i hear a lot but dont know the meaning, once my brain recognizes that word ill ask a friend to tell me the english meaning, so then next time i hear that word my brain automatically knows that it is, so over time going from only recognizing 1 or 2 words in a sentence i can speak near enough whole sentences myself, its not the quickest way of learning but considering im not actually studying the khmer language as say a student and im self taught, i've come along really well..
i also love to listen to a lot of khmer music, as that helps me discover new words to learn also

what i want to start doing now also, is start to learn to read khmer, its a new challenge and i think will help me advance in learning khmer

StroppyChops wrote:

rick_o'shea wrote:So $105/week for 17.5hrs? Any option to do a less intensive course? Thanks for the info Jacob. I want to brush up on things, but don't have the enthusiasm for it like I used to. 3.5hrs/day is likely too long for me.

Its often stated that a post-graduate university student (a real one, none if this Arts rubbish) had a 40-minute attention span at best - so, someone who has at least three to four years of experience at learning at a tertiary level.
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3.5 hours is really a challenge, even if there's a break in the middle.

When I studied Romanian at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, we studied 6 hours a day, five days a week with a homework load and dialogue to memorize. Then another load was given us over the weekend. We had to memorize both parts of the dialogue and present them in class. The only drawback was that you had to be immediately placed in an environment where that language was spoken. The method has a poor retention rate. Oh yeah, the course was a year long. So, this method will work for foreigners who don't spend the bulk of their time with other foreigners.

rick_o'shea wrote:So $105/week for 17.5hrs? Any option to do a less intensive course? Thanks for the info Jacob. I want to brush up on things, but don't have the enthusiasm for it like I used to. 3.5hrs/day is likely too long for me.

There is a part time option. I believe it's twice a week in the afternoon.

I also wonder how someone can teach without speaking English.

rozzieoz wrote:I also wonder how someone can teach without speaking English.

? Me no understand.

Hey, hope you had a great moon - aunsamlan.