Internaonal Conference on Language Policy, Mulcultural and Mullingual Sengs at Mandalay University ‘How to Teach Myanmar Language more effecvely as a Foreign Language’ Mon Mon Aung 1 Abstract Language teaching has started in Myanmar since the Bagan period. It can be seen on four sides of Rajakumar stone inscripon of Pali, Mon, Pyu and Myanmar Language. Among them, Pali language teaching dominated in monasteries at that me. Teachers were monks and most of the pupils were boys. They used Nissaya(Translaon) method in Pali language teaching. English language teaching started in Konbaung period. Myanmar language teaching for foreign students formally started in Yangon University in 1960s. Today, Myanmar language teaching has become popular in foreign countries. This paper aims to find out a way to teach Myanmar Language more effecvely as a foreign language. It will be focused on comparave method by David Collier (1993). The research quesons are (1) which teaching method can improve Myanmar language teaching? (2) How do we effecvely train students to be proficient in Myanmar language skills? This paper is based on the researcher's experience of Myanmar Language teaching from 2002 to 2008 at Yangon University of Foreign Languages and Language teaching workshop in November 2006 at Yangon University of Foreign Languages. It was found that combined language teaching method is used more effecvely in teaching language skills. Key words: language teaching, teaching method, language skills, combined language teaching method Introducon This paper presents how to teach Myanmar Language more effecvely as a foreign language. Today is Knowledge age and countries in the world are like a big village. People in a big village can speak at least two languages. Myanmar language teaching has become popular in foreign countries. Thus, language teaching is an important factor in the present day. Aim To find out a way to teach Myanmar Language more effecvely as a foreign language. Research Design This paper will be focused on comparave method by David Collier (1993). He said that comparison is a fundamental tool of analysis. It sharpens our power of descripon, and plays a central role in concept- formang by bringing into focus suggesve similaries and contrasts among cases. 2 The research quesons are (1) which teaching method can improve Myanmar language teaching? (2) How do we effecvely train students to be proficient in Myanmar language skills? Hypothesis Combined language teaching method is used more effecvely in language skills. 1 Dr. Lecturer, Myanmar Department, Yenanchaung Degree College. 2 Collier, David. 1993. 5.