ADVANCED STUDY OF KHMER (ASK)
SUMMER ABROAD PROGRAM IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA

Click here to download the ASK flyer for printing ( PDF).


Application Deadline: April 6, 2012 (Friday)

Program Dates: June 11 - August 3, 2012

The Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK), Summer Abroad Program, is an intensive eight-week training in Khmer language-culture held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The program is administered by Khmer Language Program at the University of Hawai'i, and in collaboration with the Royal University of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. This program with one week home-stays in rural of Cambodia provides 3rd year Khmer students with a "one-of-a-kind" opportunity to acquire the linguistic foundation necessary to engage in academic research, professional discourse, and cultural immersion with all segments of Khmer society.

The ASK project will increase the number of linguistically competent Khmer speaking professionals across the United States and internationally. Also the program will promote scholarly cooperation and cultural and socio-economic understanding between Cambodia and the USA.

Khmer Language Program at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM) http://www.hawaii.edu/khmer/ http://khmer.hawaii.edu/index.htm http://learnkhmer.net/index.htm Online Courses at UHM http://khmer.hawaii.edu/KhmerOnline.html