Conversation about establishing a literacy school

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This is a recording of Rawang speakers discussing establishing a school for teaching Rawang in their area recorded at the Tamwe Christian Center in Yangon. The classes happen on Sundays or in the evenings. They worry that students feel discouraged when they don't know parts of their language, especially older learners, so they would like to start classes when students are younger. They make a plan to train more teachers and create more books.

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LaPolla, Randy August 2008.

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  • Main Title: Conversation about establishing a literacy school
  • Parallel Title: Kàrū zùng

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This is a recording of Rawang speakers discussing establishing a school for teaching Rawang in their area recorded at the Tamwe Christian Center in Yangon. The classes happen on Sundays or in the evenings. They worry that students feel discouraged when they don't know parts of their language, especially older learners, so they would like to start classes when students are younger. They make a plan to train more teachers and create more books.

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Rawang Language Resource

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Computational Resource on South Asian Languages

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Transcription: Conversation about establishing a literacy school

This is a conversation between Rawang speakers discussing establishing a school for teaching Rawang in their area. The classes happen on Sundays or in the evenings. They worry that students feel discouraged when they don't know parts of their language, especially older learners, so they would like to start classes when students are younger. They make a plan to train more teachers and create more books.

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  • August 2008

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  • Sept. 29, 2021, 10:12 p.m.

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  • Oct. 1, 2021, 2:48 p.m.

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LaPolla, Randy. Conversation about establishing a literacy school, audio recording, August 2008; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1843360/: accessed December 10, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Information.

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