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Online Pali course and certificate.

 Aggācāra International College will offer Basic Pāḷi course and Diploma  in Pāḷi for the year 2023 and 2024. This course is taught by Sayagyi Cāḷā Therī, a Malaysian nun, the founder of Aggācāra International College, and a PhD (thesis) student of International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University.

Basic Pāḷi course

1. Grammar and sentence translation based on Pāḷi Made Easy's lessons. 

2. Word analysis such as prefix, root, suffix based on Pāḷi Made Easy and other books.

3. Simple sutta reading and translation.

Every Wednesday, 8.00pm  (Malaysia time)


Certificate or Diploma Course

1. Pāḷi grammar based on Practical Grammar by Duroiselle, etc.

2. Pāḷi grammar in Pāḷi text based on Kaccayana, etc.

3. Sutta and translation based on Anguttara Nikaya and other suttas.

Every Friday 8.00 pm  (Malaysia time)


Course time :

Session 1: May 2023 till mid of Aug.

Break: two weeks

Session two: Sep TO Nov.

Holiday: Dec (one month break).

Session three: Jan to March.

Method of teaching: Online via Zoom. 


Level of learning:

a) Free and easy learning: For those joining in to learn Pali and do not need this diploma or certificate, you just want to learn Pali without any stress, then the below requirements are not necessary.

b) Certificate level: the requirements are 70% attendance, weekly homework, and open-book exam after each semester. If your basic is not strong, please take the basic course too.

c) Diploma level: the requirements are 70% attendance, weekly homework, and closed-book exam after each semester. If your basic is not strong, please take the basic course too.


Homework and Exam/test:

Homework can  be  submitted online. Students can write on paper, take photo and sent to the teacher.


Exam time:

1. End of November after session 2.

2. Beginning of April after session 3.

Method 1: online via Zoom with video turned on.

Method 2: Physical exam in  any Buddhist centre with an invigilator.


Marks allocated for certificate: Attendance: 30%, Homework: 50%, Exam: 20%.

Marks allocated for diploma: Attendance: 30%, Homework: 40%, Exam: 30%.

This Pali course is study-oriented and not exam-oriented,  thus it focuses more on students' learning experience and gives lesser importance to exam. Examination is just a way for the teacher to gauge the understanding and ability of the students to follow the lessons.



Dhammadāna:

The Pāḷi learning, certifcate and diploma course are offered by Aggācāra  International College.  They are free of charge. You can offer dāna for the educational and charity activities and also meditation retreat conducted Aggācāra International Theravāda Education and Meditation centre, Yangon, Myanmar. (Http://aggacara.blogspot.com). Facebook: Aggacara.


Registration:

The interested students can register in Mac 2023 when you have really confirmed yourself that you will attend one of the aforesaid courses seriously. 

Just send a message to the teacher Sayagyi Cala (+95-9-796609140 /+6016-4751273) with the below details.

1. layperson or monastic (monk/nun/sayalay,etc.)

2. Name:

3. Age:

4. Gender: Male/Female

5. Short address: like KL, JB, etc.

6.Telephone no:

7. Education level:

8. Working/Retired/semi-retired.

9. Level of learning: free and easy,  certificate, diploma..

10. Some background: your learning, knowledge of pali, etc.
11. Associated with any Buddhist centre:  like Mahindrama, etc.

Photo Of the students of Pali Class (Feb 2022- Feb 2023)











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