The Inya Institute is pleased to announce its 2024 language course series on three prominent languages spoken in Myanmar: (1) Kachin – Jinghpaw; (2) Karen – S’gaw; and (3) Shan – Tai long.
The three-week language course will equip participants with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in one of the three languages in a broad range of situations. Our teams of language teachers received training from and had course materials reviewed by U.S. trained language instructors. No prior knowledge of these languages is required.
The language course is open to undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate students, professionals, researchers, and NGO workers of any nationality, wherever they are based in Myanmar, Southeast Asia, the U.S. or elsewhere. The language of instruction will be English.
Language classes will be held online on the following schedules:
| Kachin Jinghpaw Language Course | Start Time | End Time | Start Date | End Date |
| U.S. Eastern Daylight Time | 9:00am | 10:30am | Jun. 24 | Jul. 12 |
| U.K. Time |
2:00pm | 3:30pm | Jun. 24 | Jul. 12 |
| Myanmar Time | 7:30pm | 9:00pm | Jun. 24 | Jul. 12 |
| Thailand Time |
8:00pm | 9:30pm | Jun. 24 | Jul. 12 |
| Karen S’gaw Language Course | Start Time | End Time | Start Date | End Date |
| U.S. Eastern Daylight Time | 8:30am | 10:00am | Jul. 1 | Jul. 19 |
| U.K. Time |
1:30pm | 3:00pm | Jul. 1 | Jul. 19 |
| Myanmar Time | 7:00pm | 8:30pm | Jul. 1 | Jul. 19 |
| Thailand Time |
7:30pm | 9:00pm | Jul. 1 | Jul. 19 |
| Shan Tai Long Language Course | Start Time | End Time | Start Date | End Date |
| U.S. Eastern Daylight Time | 9:30am | 11:00am | Jul. 1 | Jul. 19 |
| U.K. Time |
2:30pm | 4:00pm | Jul. 1 | Jul. 19 |
| Myanmar Time | 8:00pm | 9;30pm | Jul. 1 | Jul. 19 |
| Thailand Time |
8:30am | 10:00am | Jul. 1 | Jul. 19 |
For Myanmar Participants (whether based in Myanmar or elsewhere), the course is free of charge. Registration should be submitted here.
Registration deadline: June 7, 2024, 4pm, Myanmar Time
For International Participants, the course fee is $80 for undergraduate students and $380 for graduate students and other applicants. Payment of the course fee is online and will help to cover the cost of the language teachers’ tuition.
Registration for the language course and payment of the course fee will have to be made by June 7, 2024, 4pm (Myanmar Time).
To register, click on one of the two links below and fill in the Google Form before proceeding with the online payment of the course fees:
- International Undergraduate Students – Language Course Fee
| Description | Quantity | Amount | Total | Tax | ||
| Language Course Fee (Undergraduate Students) | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 | $0.00 (0%) | ||
| Total | $80.00 |
- International Graduate Students and Others – Language Course Fee
| Description | Quantity | Amount | Total | Tax | ||
| Language Course Fee (Graduate Students and Others) | 1 | $380.00 | $380.00 | $0.00 (0%) | ||
| Total | $380.00 |
For any inquiry, please contact us at: contact@inyainstitute.org
Proof of student ID (for undergraduate students) will be requested upon payment of the language course fee. Graduate students in difficult financial situation may benefit from a fee reduction and are invited to contact us at: contact@inyainstitute.org
We look forward to your participation!
The language course is partly funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI of the Higher Education Act.