Course details
This course aims to introduce conversational Malay language at the elementary level that would enable beginners to achieve competency in understanding and using basic Malay with confidence. The emphasis is acquiring practical use of the language at the level of everyday discourse. To facilitate immersion into the language students would be taught the necessary skills of listening, reading, writing and conversing while concurrently integrating the rudiments of Malay grammar.
Entry Requirements
Age 16 years and above.
Course Outline
Elementary
- Introducing the Malay Language
- Pronunciation and Phonetics
- Vowels, consonants and diphthongs
- Simple Introductory Sentences
- Self Introduction
- Phrases for Greetings
- Forms of Addresses
- Word Order in Malay Language
- Question Words and Asking Questions
- Pronouns and possessive pronouns
- Tenses
- Present, past and continuous tenses
- Numbers
- Positions, calender and Telling Time
- Verbs and Verb Formation
- Independent verbs
- Verbs with prefix 'ber'
- Verbs with prefix 'me'
Award Criteria
Students, who satisfy the minimum attendance requirements (75%) will be issued with the ‘Certificate of Attendance’ by BMC.
Assessment
No assessment
Updated on 08 November, 2015