National Foreign Language Center

NFLC

There is a National Foreign Language Center (NLFC) at the University of Maryland (College Park).
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 decided to develop Listening and Reading Comprehension for basic Burmese.
It sent request to professors, scholars and Burmese associations to help with the project.

I was accepted to be 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.
English translations were 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.
NFLC no longer offers free access. Individuals and groups can subscribe to its courses for nominal fees.