Introductory to Lao I
Proposed Schedule, Fall Semester 2004

Aug. 27, Tuesday:
  • Speaking/listening: Chrisfield, Lesson 1 *.
  • Reading/Writing: Lao Alphabet: Consonants k through ny, visual recognition and pronunciation.
  • Aug. 29, Thursday:
  • S/L: Chrisfield, Lesson 1, Introduce Lesson 2.
  • R/W: Lao Alphabet: Review k through ny, introduce d through h, visual recognition and pronunciation
  • Sept. 3, Tuesday:
  • S/L: Chrisfield, Lesson 2, Introduce Lesson 3.
  • R/W: Lao Alphabet: Writing the consonant k through h.
  • Sept. 5, Thursday:
  • S/L: Review and practice Lessons 1 through 3.
  • R/W: Review recogniting, pronoucing and writing consonants k through h.
  • Sept. 10, Thuesday:
  • S/L: Introduce Chrisfield, Lesson 4.
  • R/W: Lao Alphabet: Long and short vowels, visual recognition and pronunciation.
  • Sept. 12, Thursday:
  • S/L: Review Crisfield 4; introduce Lesson 5.
  • R/W: Lao Alphabet: Long and short vowels, Visual recognition and pronunciation.
  • Sept. 17, Tuesday:
  • S/L: Review Crisfield 5; introduce Lesson 6.
  • R/W: Lao Alphabet: Writing the long and short vowels.
  • Sept. 19, Thursday:
  • S/L: Review and practice Lessons 4 through 6
  • R/W: Lao Alphabet: Review recognizing, pronouncing and writing the long and short vowels.
  • Sept. 24, Tuesday:
  • S/L: Introduce Crisfield Lesson 7.
  • R/W: Lao Alphabet: Diphthongs, visual recognition and pronunciation.
  • Sept. 26, Thursday:
  • S/L: Review Crisfield 7; introduce Lesson 8.
  • R/W: Lao Alphabet: Writing the diphthongs.
  • Oct. 1, Tuesday:
  • S/L; Review Crisfield 8; introduce Lesson 9.
  • R/W: Review diphthong recognition, pronunciation and writing.
  • Oct. 3, Thursday:
  • Midterm. Covers S/L: Crisfield Lessons 1 through 9.
  • R/W: Lao Alphabet: Visual recognition, pronunciation and writing of the Lao consonants in alphabetical order, the long and short vowels and the diphthongs in alphabetical order.
  • *Students are responsible for making use of the Crisfield language tapes, available in the ASU language lab, for each lesson taught.

  • Revised Lao Schedule, Fall Semester 2002

    Oct. 8, Tuesday:
  • L/S: Introduce Crisfield Lesson 4
  • R/W: Lao Spelling: Syllable ending in p t k.
  • Oct. 10, Thursday:
  • L/S: Review Crisfield Lesson 4.
  • R/W: Syllable ending in p t k.
  • Quiz .
  • Oct. 15, Tuesday:
  • L/S: Review Crisfield 1-4.
  • R/W: Review consonants, vowels, syllables ending in p t k.
  • Oct. 17, Thursday:
  • EXAM , Crisfield Lessons 1-4.
  • Consonants, vowels, dialogue reading
  • Oct. 22, Tuesday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 5
  • R/W: New dialogue reading
  • Oct. 24, Thursday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 5
  • R/W: Continue dailogue reading
  • Quiz
  • Oct. 29, Tuesday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 6
  • R/W: New dialogue reading
  • Oct. 31, Thursday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 6.
  • R/W: Continue dialogue reading
  • Quiz
  • Nov. 5, Tuesday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 7
  • R/W: New dialogue reading
  • Nov. 7, Thursday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 7
  • R/W: Continue dialog reading
  • Quiz
  • Nov. 12, Tuesday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 8
  • R/W: New dialog reading
  • Nov. 14, Thursday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 8.
  • R/W: Continue dialogue reading
  • Quiz
  • Nov. 19, Tuesday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 9
  • R/W: New dialogue reading
  • Nov. 21, Thursday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 9
  • R/W: Continue dialogue reading
  • Quiz
  • Nov. 26, Tuesday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 10
  • R/W: New dialogue reading
  • Nov.28,Thursday:
  • Thankgiving Holiday:no class
  • Dec. 3, Tuesday:
  • L/S: Crisfield 10
  • R/W: Continue dialogue reading
  • Dec. 5, Thursday:
  • L/S: Review Crisfield 1-10
  • Dec.10, Tuesday:
  • Exam

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