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Asians Language Classes for Adults: Now Enrolling

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5403 SE Center Street, Portland, Oregon 97206


Bodhi Tree Center: Mandarin Chinese, Asian Languages School, Chinese Cultural Center

ADULT LANGUAGE CLASSES:

Mandarin Chinese  •  Japanese  •  Indonesian  •  Vietnamese  •  Thai  •  Tibetan  •  Cantonese  •  Nepalese  •  Sanskrit  •  Registration & Fees

CHINESE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS:

Mandarin for Preschoolers  •  Toddlers  •  Homeschoolers  •  Afterschoolers  •  Saturday Classes

ASIAN LANGUAGES for CHILDREN:

Japanese for Children  •  Mandarin Chinese for Children

TRANSLATIONS & INTERPRETATIONS:

Mandarin Chinese  •  Japanese  •  Vietnamese  •  Cantonese  •  Thai  •  Tibetan  •  Nepalese  •  Sanskrit  •  Indonesian

CHINESE ART CLASSES:

Calligraphy Class

Language Classes for Adults: Summer Term

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Mandarin Chinese  •  Japanese  •  Vietnamese  •  Thai  •  Lao  •  Tibetan  •  Nepali  •  Sanskrit  •  Cantonese


Mandarin Chinese Language Classes for Adults

Days

Hours

Class

Level

Description

Mondays, July 11 - August 29, 2011 (8 weeks)

7:30 pm - 9 pm (1.5 hours a week)

Mandarin Chinese for Adults

Beginners, Level 3

This class continues to build on speaking and listening, reading and writing skills learnt in the previous level's course. Traditional and simplified characters taught, as well as pinyin and bopomofo. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Tuesdays, July 12 - August 30, 2011 (8 weeks)

7:30 pm - 9 pm (1.5 hours a week)

Mandarin Chinese for Adults

Intermediate, Level 7

This class continues to build on speaking and listening, reading and writing skills learnt in the previous level's course. Traditional and simplified characters taught, as well as pinyin and bopomofo. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Wednesdays, July 13 - August 31, 2011 (8 weeks)

7:30 pm - 9 pm (1.5 hours a week)

Mandarin Chinese for Adults

Beginners, Level 2

This class continues to build on speaking and listening, reading and writing skills learnt in the previous level's course. Traditional and simplified characters taught, as well as pinyin and bopomofo. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website. [C]

Thursdays, July 14 - September 1, 2011 (8 weeks)

7:30 pm - 9 pm (1.5 hours a week)

Mandarin Chinese for Adults

Beginners, Level 8

This class continues to build on speaking and listening, reading and writing skills learnt in the previous level's course. Traditional and simplified characters taught, as well as pinyin and bopomofo. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Thursdays, July 14 - September 1, 2011 (8 weeks)

7:30 pm - 9 pm (1.5 hours a week)

Mandarin Chinese for Adults

Beginners, Level 1

This class concentrates on correct pronunciation using pinyin (the phonetic alphabet popular in mainland China) and bopomofo (the phonetic alphabetic popular in Taiwan). Speaking and listening skills are emphasized, but students will also learn how to read and write Chinese characters (simplified and traditional). The class provides an important foundation for further studies in the language. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Japanese Language Classes for Adults

Days

Hours

Class

Level

Description

Mondays, July 11 - August 29, 2011 (8 weeks)

6-8 pm (2 hours a week)

Japanese Language for Adults

Beginners, Level 3

This class continues to build on speaking and listening, reading and writing skills learnt in the previous level's course. Assumes prior knowledge of Hiragana and some kanji. Ages: 13+. The teacher is a native speaker of Japanese. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Tuesdays, July 12 - August 30, 2011 (8 weeks)

6-8 pm (2 hours a week)

Japanese Language for Adults

Beginners, Level 1

This class will concentrate on speaking and listening, and correct pronunciation, of Japanese. Basic conversational skills will be taught. Introduction to reading Japanese hiragana, and some Kanji will also be taught. Ages: 13+. The class provides an important foundation for further studies in the language.The teacher is a native speaker of Japanese.Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Vietnamese Language Classes for Adults

Days

Hours

Class

Level

Description

Saturdays, July 9 - August 27, 2011 (8 weeks)

10 am - 12 noon (2 hours/week)

Vietnamese for Adults

Beginners, Level 1

This is an absolute beginners' class and assumes no prior knowledge or study of Vietnamese. The class will introduce correct pronunciation (Vietnamese is a tonal language), the alphabet, and it will focus on speaking and listening. Reading and (minimal) writing Vietnamese will also be covered. Ages: 13+. The class provides an important foundation for further studies in the language. The teacher is a native speaker of Vietnamese. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Thai Language Classes for Adults

Days

Hours

Class

Level

Description

Saturdays, July 23 - September 10, 2011 (8 weeks)

10 am - 12 noon (2 hours/week)

Thai Language for Adults

Beginners, Level 1

This Thai language group class assumes no prior knowledge of Thai language. A strong emphasis will be placed on speaking and listening to Thai, but not to the exclusion of the reading and writing of Thai script. The class concentrates on correct usage of Standard Thai (also known as Siamese) which is the official language of Thailand. Review of tones, new words, Thai script, Thai grammar will be incorporated. The class provides an important foundation for further studies in the Thai language. Ages: 13+. The teacher is a native speaker of Thai. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Wednesdays, July 13 - August 31, 2011 (8 weeks)

6-8 pm (2 hours/week)

Thai Language for Adults

Beginners, Level 1

This Thai language group class assumes no prior knowledge of Thai language. A strong emphasis will be placed on speaking and listening to Thai, but not to the exclusion of the reading and writing of Thai script. The class concentrates on correct usage of Standard Thai (also known as Siamese) which is the official language of Thailand. Review of tones, new words, Thai script, Thai grammar will be incorporated. The class provides an important foundation for further studies in the Thai language. Ages: 13+. The teacher is a native speaker of Thai. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Lao Language Classes for Adults

Days

Hours

Class

Level

Description

Tuesdays, July 12 - August 30 (8 weeks)

6 - 8 pm (2 hours/week)

Lao Language for Adults

Beginners, Level 1

This Lao language class, for absolute beginners, assumes no prior knowledge of Laotian. Class will concentrate on speaking and listening, but not to the exclusion of the reading and writing of Lao script. It will introduce the alphabet and tones, as well as the writing system. A tonal language, Lao is part of the Tai family, closely related to the Isan language of NE Thailand. The two are often considered one language. The class provides an important foundation for further studies in the language. The teacher is a native speaker of Lao, with good English. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis.Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Modern Tibetan Language Classes for Adults

Days

Hours

Class

Level

Description

Sundays, July 10 - August 28, 2011 8 weeks

4:15-6:15 pm (2 hours/week)

Modern Tibetan for Adults

Beginners, Level 1

This class puts heavy emphasis on speaking and listening skills of modern Tibetan language. Students will learn correct pronunciation, the Tibetan alphabet, basic greetings, and simple vocabulary. Ages: 13+. The teacher is a native speaker of Tibetan, with good English, and experience teaching Tibetan language classes. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Nepali Language Classes for Adults

Nepali one-on-one private tutoring and private group classes are available. Please call to arrange. For private classes, we can propose a course of study using our own textbook, or we can work with you to provide a course based on your wants or needs and/or own material. The teacher is a native speaker of Nepali, with many years teaching experience, and excellent English.

Public group classes are also available. We need a minimum of 4 students to hold a class. If you are interested in this option, please contact us and we can put you on the waiting list. We'll contact you when we have enough students to hold a class.

Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Sanskrit Language Classes for Adults

Classical Sanskrit one-on-one private tutoring and private group classes are available. Please call to arrange. For private classes, we can propose a course of study using our own textbook, or we can work with you to provide a course based on your wants or needs and/or own material. The teacher is a native speaker of Sanskrit, with many years teaching experience, and excellent English.

Public group classes are also available. We need a minimum of 4 students to hold a class. If you are interested in this option, please contact us and we can put you on the waiting list. We'll contact you when we have enough students to hold a class.

Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.

Cantonese Language Classes for Adults

Days

Hours

Class

Level

Description

Wednesdays, July 13 - August 31 (8 weeks)

6:30-8:30 pm (2 hours/week)

Cantonese Language for Adults

Beginners, Level 1

This class concentrates on correct pronunciation, and speaking and listening of Cantonese. Some Chinese characters may be introduced, but the focus of the class is on conversation (speaking and listening skills). The class provides an important foundation for further studies in the language. The teacher is a native speaker of Cantonese, with many years teaching experience, and excellent English. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Location: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. See Fees and How to Registration. For more information, call (503) 788-0336, or send email via the Contact Us page of our Website.