Five hours of lecture per week online in synchronous time. This is an intermediate class. The students shall learn four skills in the use of Filipino: paglalahad (explaining); paglalarawan (description); pagsasalaysay (narrating a story); and pangangatwiran (argumentation). Vocabulary is expanded through dialogues and essays. Each lesson shall have three components: reading to increase vocabulary and study grammatical structures; doing a role-play; and writing a dialogue or a paragraph. Other techniques are games, songs, and pair work.

Kenneth Wong teaches intermediate Burmese using excerpts from short stories by Ma Sandar, essays by Ludu Daw Amar, contemporary poems, pop song lyrics, and YouTube clips. Students learn to read, write, and talk about familiar topics, ranging from memorable trips and meals to daily routines and future aspirations, in simple discrete sentences with proper conjunctions.

The first semester (1A) focuses primarily on Colloquial (or Spoken) Burmese, with some excursions into the Literary Style, usually reserved for written communication. Students learn to speak in simulated conversations: as a shopkeeper in Bogyoke Market, a pilgrim on the way to Shwe Dagon, or a diner in a Mandalay restaurant. Students will study fragments of poetry, passages from short stories, song lyrics, and political cartoons, and attempt to compose their own poems, prose, song titles, and song lyrics.

This course is intended to help students with an intermediate knowledge of Vietnamese improve their capacity to read advanced literary texts. It enhances the speaking and listening skills of students and their writing ability. The course also provides an introduction to the literature and culture of Vietnam. Readings vary from semester to semester and will include novels, short stories, and poems from the classical, colonial, and contemporary periods. The course may also include Vietnamese modern songs and movies.

An introduction to modern spoken and written Vietnamese, designed for novice learner without any experience with the language. The first semester emphasizes phonetic concepts, syllable formations and tonal distinctions along with simple sentence structures in everyday topics. Class activities focus on reading and writing skills, based on involving intensive drill on phonology to learn vocabularies and grammatical structures to formulate contextual conversation.

An introduction to modern spoken and written Vietnamese, designed for novice learner without any experience with the language. The first semester emphasizes phonetic concepts, syllable formations and tonal distinctions along with simple sentence structures in everyday topics. Class activities focus on reading and writing skills, based on involving intensive drill on phonology to learn vocabularies and grammatical structures to formulate contextual conversation.

Reading of Urdu prose and poetry in a variety of literary and scholarly styles; composition. Topics in advanced grammar; designed to improve proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students will be expected to converse in a clearly participatory fashion, initiate, sustain, and bring to closure a wide variety of communicative tasks using diverse language strategies.

Introduces various types of written and spoken Urdu; vocabulary building, idioms, and problems of syntax; and conversation. Reading of selected fiction and nonfiction in modern Urdu, including fables, short stories, and poetry. Exercises in grammar, conversation, and composition.

The course concentrates on developing skills in reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension. Evaluation is based on attendance, written homework assignments, quizzes, dictations, and examinations. Conventional teaching materials may be supplemented by popular songs and clips from contemporary Indian cinema.

Thai 101A is designed to prepare students for research in or on Thailand by developing advanced reading comprehension and competency in oral and written expression in contemporary Thai.  Our goal is to equip Cal students, whether undergraduate or graduate, to undertake original research. 

Requirements: Intermediate Thai proficiency, through completion of Thai 100A and 100B at Berkeley or equivalent language training.

Thai 101A fulfils the International Breadth Requirement.