National Foreign Language Center

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 listening 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 consisted of broadcasts (e.g. “Win Pe Lwai Eik”).
The reading comprehension consisted of short articles (e.g. Amyotha Pyinnya Wun U Po Kyar).
Specific fonts and browsers were needed to read the script for the Listening and Reading Comprehension.
An English translation was 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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