Public speaking classes for students & adults in Malaysia

A Basic Bahasa Malaysia Course for Executives

This is a 20 hour intensive course for executives and managers who require basic speaking and reading skills in the Bahasa Malaysia language. This course employs adult learning techniques with simple, effective and yet practical lessons. Participants will be encouraged to apply and practice the lessons through group activities and personal interaction. At the end of the course, participants will be able to speak and read in basic Bahasa Malaysia confidently.

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to facilitate participants to acquire basic speaking and reading skills in the Bahasa Malaysia language. By attending this program, participants will be able to hold face to face and telephone conversations, make enquiries, give instructions and read reports in basic Bahasa Malaysia .

Course Methodology

The course will apply adult learning principles to facilitate understanding, effectiveness and retention. 80% of the course will consist of group and personal activities, which allow the participant to learn and practice Bahasa Malaysia .

Course Outline

The course will cover the following main topics:

Lesson 1 - Nama/Ganti nama (Name/Pronouns)
Lesson 2 - Numbers I
Lesson 3 - Berapa? (How many?)
Lesson 4 - What day is it today?
Lesson 5 - Telling the time
Lesson 6 - The 12 months
Lesson 7 - Greetings
Lesson 8 - Warna (Colour)
Lesson 9 - Belum (Not yet), Hendak (Wish to), Akan (Will), Kalau (If)
Lesson 10 - Jangan (Don't)
Lesson 11 - Questions with "Apa" (What?)
Lesson 12 - Maafkan saya (Excusing oneself)
Lesson 13 - Questions with "Di mana" (Where?)
Lesson 14 - Numbers II (10, 100 and above)
Lesson 15 - What do you like to eat?
Lesson 16 - Mengapa (Why)
Lesson 17 - Questions beginning with "Boleh"
Lesson 18 - Selalu (Always)
Lesson 19 - Questions with "Siapa" (Who?)
Lesson 20 - Sejuk (Cold)
Lesson 21 - Sedang (The present continuous tense)
Lesson 22 - Suka (To like)
Lesson 23 - Sangat (Very)
Lesson 24 - Sila (Please - extending an invitation)
Lesson 25 - Sudah (The past tense)
Lesson 26 - Tidak ("Not" - with adjectives or verbs)
Lesson 27 - Tolong (Please - asking a service)
Lesson 28 - Untuk (For)
Lesson 29 - Dengan (With)
Lesson 30 - Berapa harganya? (What's the price?)
Lesson 31 - Short forms (nak, tak, etc.)
Lesson 32 - Prepositions (to, from some place)
Lesson 33 - Adjectives and Synonyms
Lesson 34 - Betulkah? YA (Is that true? YES)
Lesson 35 - Sebutan I (Pronunciation)
Lesson 36 - Sebutan II (Pronunciation)
Lesson 37 - Bukan ("Not" - with nouns or pronouns)
Lesson 38 - Masih (Still)
Lesson 39 - Use of "pernah" (ever)
Lesson 40 - Alamat (Address)
Lesson 41 - Dia kata... (He said that...)
Lesson 42 - Badan (Parts of the body)
Lesson 43 - Sakit (Sick)
Lesson 44 - Making Comparisons (lebih...daripada)
Lesson 45 - Pekerjaan (Occupations)
Lesson 46 - Penjodoh Bilangan (Numerical coefficients)
Lesson 47 - Apa ini? (What is this?)
Lesson 48 - Memperkenalkan diri (Presenting oneself)
Lesson 49 - Pujian/kritikan (Compliments/criticisms)
Lesson 50 - Bahasa papan tanda (Signboard language)

Course Requisites

None