Asian Language School in Portland, Oregon: Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Tibetan, Korean, Cambodian, Cantonese, Khmer, Laotian, Nepali, Sanskrit classes, lessons, tutoring, instruction, Translations, Interpretations including Mien, Hmong: Bodhi Tree Center

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503-788-0336
5403 SE Center Street, Portland, Oregon 97206

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

BUDDHISM:	Shakyamuni Tibetan Buddhist Center • Miracle of Mindfulness Group
ADULT LANGUAGE CLASSES:	Mandarin Chinese • Japanese • Vietnamese • Thai • Tibetan • Cantonese • Indonesian • Nepali • Sanskrit • Registration & Fees
CHINESE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS:	Mandarin for Preschoolers • Toddlers • Homeschoolers • Afterschoolers • Saturday Classes • Chinese Summer Camp
ASIAN LANGUAGES for CHILDREN:	Japanese for Children • Vietnamese for Children • Mandarin Chinese for Children
TRANSLATIONS & INTERPRETATIONS:	Mandarin Chinese • Japanese • Vietnamese • Cantonese • Indonesian • Korean • Thai • Laotian • Cambodian (Khmer) • Mien • Tibetan • Nepali • Sanskrit

Language Classes for Adults: Fall

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

Mandarin Chinese Language Classes for Adults

	Days	Hours	Class	Level	Description
	Mondays, September 20 - December 6, 2010 (12 weeks)	7:30 pm - 9 pm (1.5 hours a week)	Mandarin Chinese for Adults	Beginners, Level 10	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, September 21 - December 7, 2010 (12 weeks)	7:30 pm - 9 pm (1.5 hours a week)	Mandarin Chinese for Adults	Intermediate, Level 4	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, September 22 - December 8, 2010 (12 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.
	Wednesdays, September 22 - December 8, 2010 (12 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.
	Thursdays, September 16 - December 9, 2010 (12 weeks) [No class Nov 25.]	7:30 pm - 9 pm (1.5 hours a week)	Mandarin Chinese for Adults	Beginners, Level 5	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.

Japanese Language Classes for Adults

	Days	Hours	Class	Level	Description
	Mondays, September 20 - December 6, 2010 (12 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.
	Tuesdays, September 21 - December 7, 2010 (12 weeks)	6-8 pm (2 hours a week)	Japanese Language 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. 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.
	Thursdays, September 16 - December 9, 2010 (12 weeks) [No class Nov. 25.]	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.

Thai Language Classes for Adults

	Days	Hours	Class	Level	Description
	Saturdays, September 18 - December 11, 2010 (12 weeks) [No class Nov. 27.]	10:15 am - 12:15 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.
	Saturdays, September 18 - December 11, 2010 (12 weeks) [No class Nov. 27.]	8 - 10 am (2 hours/week)	Thai Language for Adults	Beginners, Level 2	This Thai language group class builds on what was learnt in the previous level class. 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. Tones (Thai is a tonal language) and Thai script will be reviewed. Students will learn new vocabulary, sentence patterns, and Thai grammar. 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.

Vietnamese Language Classes for Adults

	Days	Hours	Class	Level	Description
	Saturdays, September 18 - December 11, 2009 (12 weeks) [No class Nov 27]	10 am - 12 pm (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.
	Mondays, September 20 - December 6, 2009 (12 weeks)	6-8 pm (2 hours/week)	Vietnamese 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. Basic conversational skills are concentrated on as is reading Vietnamese in the Vietnamese (Latin-based) alphabet. 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.

Modern Tibetan Language Classes for Adults

	Days	Hours	Class	Level	Description
	Sundays, September 19 - December 12, 2010 12 weeks [No class Nov. 28]	2-4 pm (2 hours/week)	Modern Tibetan for Adults	Beginners, Level 3	This class continues to build on what was learned in the previous level class. The emphasis is on speaking and listening of modern Tibetan language, not to the exclusion of the reading and writing. 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.
	Sundays, September 19 - December 12, 2010 12 weeks [No class Nov. 28]	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.

Cantonese Language Classes for Adults

Cantonese 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 work with you to provide a course based on your wants or needs and/or own material. The teacher is a native speaker of Cantonese, with many years teaching experience, and excellent English. 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 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. 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 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. 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.

Indonesian Language Classes for Adults

Indonesian 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 work with you to provide a course based on your wants or needs and/or own material. The teacher is a native speaker of Indonesian, with experience teaching, and excellent English. 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.