བོད་ཀྱི་སྐད་ཡིག གནས་ཚད་གཉིས་པ། (A2)
Organization: Kumarajiva
Course Description
This course was originally created by Esukhia and has been frequently updated and iterated. The A2 Tibetan course helps learners build confidence in everyday communication by expanding vocabulary, strengthening basic grammar, and understanding longer sentences related to daily life, shopping, travel, family, health, and simple social situations. Students develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through dialogues, short texts, guided conversations, and practical tasks. By the end of the course, learners are able to understand common phrases, exchange simple information, ask and answer routine questions, read short texts such as signs, notes, and brief stories, and write short messages and simple paragraphs about familiar topics. The course prepares students to communicate more clearly at a basic level and to progress toward CEFR A2+ .
Course Overview
The A2 Tibetan course helps learners use Tibetan more confidently in everyday situations. Students build vocabulary, improve grammar, and understand short, connected sentences about familiar topics like daily life, shopping, travel, and health. The course develops listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through practical activities.
CEFR A2 Can-Do:
Learners can understand common expressions, communicate in simple daily tasks, and describe basic personal and routine information
Instructors
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Rinchen Dolma is from Shillong and holds a B.A. in Tibetan Studies from the College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah. She possesses over five years of dedicated experience teaching Tibetan as a second language to students at the foundational levels (A0 – A2+). Her teaching focuses on building a strong command across all four language skills—reading, listening, writing, and speaking—through a practical application approach that is carefully tailored to each student’s specific needs. Her primary goal is to foster confidence in using Tibetan.
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Kunga Choeyang holds a Bachelor’s degree in Tibetan Studies from the College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah. A native Tibetan speaker fluent in English, she has extensive experience teaching students at the A0 – A2+ level through the Sarah Online School. She is passionate about guiding learners to discover the richness of Tibetan language and culture and believes that “behind every great student is a special teacher.
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Chime Choedon holds a Bachelor of Arts in Tibetan Language and Buddhist Philosophy from the College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah. With over five years of experience, she teaches Tibetan bilingually (Tibetan/English) to international students at the Beginner (A1), Foundation (A2), and Intermediate (A2+) levels, along with instruction in Buddhist Philosophy. She believes that “teaching is not just about talking; it’s about sharing.