- There is a NFLC (National Foreign Language Center) at the University of Maryland (College Park), USA.
- It used to provide free (or limited) access to Federal employees and eligible educators to study languages (e.g. French, Chinese, Arabic).
- For a number of years, it chose from among the languages used by minorities to add introductory level courses to its library.
- One year NFLC chose to develop listening and reading comprehension for basic Burmese.
NFLC sent request to Burmese associations to help with the project. - I was accepted as the Language Advisor for the Burmese project.
- The listening comprehension consists of broadcasts (e.g. “Win Pe Lwai Eik”).
- The reading comprehension consists of short articles (e.g. Ayotha Pyinnya Wun U Po Kyar).
- Specific fonts and browsers were needed to read the script for the Listening and Reading Comprehension.
- An English translation is provided.
My task was to ensure the quality (e.g. correctness of the translation) - Exercises were provided
- As a contributor to the project, I had access to LangNet
- NLC no longer offers free access.
Individuals and groups can subscribe to NFLC’s courses for nominal fees.
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