This course is suitable for children 5+ years of age. The classes for these age groups are 90 mins in length. Both the curriculum and books focus on building interest in learning the language.
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Prerequisites
No prior knowledge of Kannada is required
Basic knowledge of the English language
Build basic vocabulary
Numbers 1-6, Colors (6), Relationships - Closest family
Body parts and verbs associated with them
Plants, Animals - connecting body parts to animals
Pronouns - Personal (1st ನಾನು / ನಾವು and 3rd ಅವನು ಅವಳು ಅದು ಅವರು ಅವು ), Demonstrative and Spatial interrogatives (ಅದು, ಅವು, ಇದು, ಇವು, ಅತ್ತ ಇತ್ತ ), Possessive (personal - ನನ್ನ ನಮ್ಮ )
Locative preposition (ಮೇಲೆ ಕೆಳಗೆ )
Common nouns
Adjectives -ಅದು ..ದೊಡ್ಡದು, ನೀಲಿಯದು
Introduce grammar concept: 3rd person present tense for neuter nouns
Sentences
Ability to describe objects like ಎರಡು ಕೆಂಪು ಹೂವುಗಳು
Adjective Comparative - ( ಗಿಂತ, ಕ್ಕಿಂತ, ಇಗಿಂತ - ಇಲಿಗಿಂತ ಆನೆ ದೊಡ್ಡದು)
Possessive sentence - ಇದು ನನ್ನ ಮನೆ
Verbs
Imperative verbs - a simple form of verbs are imperative (order) ಓದು, ತಿನ್ನು
Adding negative imperative to verb (direct - ಬೇಡ, Impersonal - ಬಾರದು )
Adverbs - ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ
State of Being Verb: ಇದೆ, ಇವೆ, ಇರು
Combine with adverbs or locative ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಕೆಳಗಿದೆ
Noun case Locative (ಸಪ್ತಮಿ ವಿಭಕ್ತಿ) - alli - ಅಲ್ಲಿ (ದಲ್ಲಿ, ಯಲ್ಲಿ, ವಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ಇನಲ್ಲಿ)
Adding progressive marker to verbs making Present Participle (how?) to an imperative verb: ಓದುತ್ತಾ ತಿನ್ನು
Make simple imperative sentences like ನಿಂತು ಓದು
Introduction to Tenses - Present Perfect - ಮಲಗಿ ಇದೆ
Script: Short vowel letters and consonant letters and subscripts for na, da, and blends
Prerequisites
Completion of Level 1
Note: If you have prior knowledge of Kannada and you have been practicing regularly, the instructor may waive this requirement
Build basic vocabulary
Numbers (7-13),
Colors (9)
Relationships - Extended
Body / Head
Wild animals
Time of day
Yesterday / Today / Tomorrow
Joiners
Additional - ಅದೂ / ಇದೂ
Choice - ಅದಾ / ಇದಾ?
Imperative - ಆಗು
Present Progressive / Perfect (ಆಗುತ್ತಾ ಇದೆ / ಆಗಿದೆ )
Grammar concepts
Noun Cases (ವಿಭಕ್ತಿಗಳು)
Gentive / Possesive - (ಷಷ್ಠಿ - ಅ - ದ, ಯ, ವಿನ/ಇನ )
Accusative / Objective - (ದ್ವಿತೀಯ -ಅನ್ನು - ವನ್ನು, ಯನ್ನು, ವನ್ನು/ಅನ್ನು)
Instrumental / Ablative - (ತೃತೀಯ - ಇಂದ - ದಿಂದ, ಯಿಂದ, ವಿಂದ / ಇನಿಂದ )
Dative (ಚತುರ್ಥಿ - ಗೆ - ಕ್ಕೆ, ಗೆ, ವಿಗೆ/ಇಗೆ )
3rd person tenses
ಇತ್ತು/ಇದ್ದವು, ಇದೆ/ಇವೆ , ಇರುತ್ತೆ / ಇರುತ್ತವೆ
Future tense for neuter nouns
Status of being furture (ಇರುತ್ತೆ )
Simple furture (ಬರುತ್ತೆ), Furture Perfect (with an adverb ಬಂದಿರುತ್ತೆ), Furture Progressive (ಬರುತ್ತಾ ಇರುತ್ತೆ )
Past tense for neuter nouns
Status of being past (ಇತ್ತು )
Simple past (ಬಂದಿತು / ಬಂತು), Past Perfect (with an adverb ಬಂದಿತ್ತು ), Past Progressive (ಬರುತ್ತಾ ಇತ್ತು )
Script: Long vowel letters and consonant letters and subscripts for na da, la and blends
Prerequisites
Completion of Level 2 workshop and L2 study groups
Continue learning grammar concepts
Introduction to joins
Ability to write simple stories and short essays
Prerequisites
Completion of Level 3 workshop and L3 study groups
Prerequisites
Completion of Level 4 workshop and L4 study groups
Prerequisites
Completion of Level 5 workshop and L5 study groups