Test of Mongolian as a Foreign Language study plan
Test of Mongolian as a Foreign Language · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Listening Comprehension & Grammar and Vocabulary
Transcribe 40 short Mongolian audio clips (10-20 seconds each) of greetings and everyday phrases, writing each word in Cyrillic as heard
Distinguish and produce the Cyrillic letters ө and ү in dictation with 90% accuracy across 30 dictated words
Memorize and recall 60 high-frequency nouns and verbs by writing them from memory without prompts
Identify the vowel harmony class (back vs. front) of 30 new words and sort them into two columns
Your checkpoint
A handwritten or typed log of 40 transcribed clips plus a 60-word personal vocabulary list with vowel-harmony classification
Listening Comprehension & Reading Comprehension
Shadow 3 minutes of slow native speech daily and record yourself, then mark every word you could not reproduce
Answer 25 short listening comprehension questions about times, prices, and numbers after a single hearing
Read 10 short dialogues (5-8 lines) and underline every case-marked noun, then label the case
Summarize each of 10 short reading passages in one Mongolian sentence of your own
Your checkpoint
A listening error log (words missed per clip, with corrections) plus 10 one-sentence passage summaries
Listening Comprehension & Reading Comprehension
Listen to 20 short announcements and write down the key detail (time, place, or action) from each after one play
Predict and confirm meaning of 40 unknown words from context before checking a dictionary
Read 8 short informational texts and answer 5 comprehension questions per text within 4 minutes each
Retell 5 two-minute audio segments aloud in Mongolian from memory, then compare against the transcript
Your checkpoint
A timed reading set (8 texts, 40 questions) scored and reviewed, with every wrong answer explained in writing
Listening Comprehension & Reading Comprehension & Grammar and Vocabulary
Complete 2 full-length listening sections under exam timing and score them
Complete 2 full-length reading sections under exam timing and score them
Drill the 8 case endings by declining 20 nouns in all cases in writing
Write 30 sentences using correct verb tense and person agreement, then self-correct against a grammar reference
Your checkpoint
A mid-plan mock score sheet for listening and reading with per-question error categories and a written case-declension chart for 20 nouns
Grammar and Vocabulary & Writing
Write 5 short messages (60-80 words each) on set topics using at least 3 case forms and 2 tenses each
Conjugate 25 common verbs across past, present, and future in writing without reference
Use 20 discourse connectors correctly in original sentences
Self-edit 3 earlier writing samples, correcting case, agreement, and spelling errors marked by a checker or tutor
Your checkpoint
A portfolio of 5 corrected short texts with a before/after error count
Writing & Speaking
Write 2 longer essays (150-200 words) under a 30-minute timer each
Record 10 one-minute spoken responses to common exam prompts and transcribe them
Identify and fix your 5 most frequent spoken errors by re-recording the same responses
Practice 3 role-play dialogues (shopping, directions, appointment) aloud with a partner or recording, using target phrases
Your checkpoint
Two timed essays plus a table of your top 5 recurring spoken errors with corrected re-recordings
Listening Comprehension & Speaking
Do 3 full listening mocks and review every missed item by re-listening to the exact segment
Deliver 5 two-minute monologues on exam-style topics with a 30-second preparation limit
Answer 20 follow-up questions spontaneously in Mongolian without switching to another language
Practice pronunciation of difficult consonant clusters and long vowels in 30 targeted words, recorded and compared
Your checkpoint
Three scored listening mocks plus 5 recorded monologues with a self-assessment rubric score for fluency and accuracy
Listening Comprehension & Reading Comprehension & Grammar and Vocabulary & Writing & Speaking
Take 2 complete timed mock exams covering all five domains and score each
Review every error from both mocks and write a one-line rule or correction for each
Re-record your weakest speaking prompts from week 7 and compare against the earlier version
Rewrite your two lowest-scoring written responses with corrections applied
Your checkpoint
Two full mock exam score reports with a consolidated error-correction sheet and revised speaking and writing samples
Milestones
Week 2: Can transcribe a 15-second everyday clip with at least 70% of words correct and read a short dialogue while labeling all case-marked nouns
Week 4: Mock listening and reading each scored at or above 60%, and can decline 20 nouns in all 8 cases with 80% accuracy
Week 6: Can write a 150-word essay in 30 minutes scoring at least 60% on a self-applied rubric, and speak for one minute with fewer than 5 major errors
Week 8: Full mock exams in all five domains completed under timing, with every domain at or above 65% and a written correction sheet for all recurring errors