THAI6103 Thai 1B

Offered By

School of Culture, History and Language

Academic Career

Graduate Coursework

Course Subject

Thai

Offered in

First Semester, 2011, Second Semester, 2011, and Second Semester, 2012

Unit Value

6 units

Course Description

(a) grammar and drill on speech patterns
(b) oral and written comprehension
(c) conversation practice

Learning Outcomes

By completing this unit the student will be able to:

talk about yourself, family and friends
describe people
describe leisure activities
make suggestions and arrangements
make more complex transactions to ask for information or as a consumer of goods and services
organise travel arrangements
describe educational background, qualifications, present course of study
describe daily routine
express wishes, hopes, sympathy, apology and appointment
give opinions about familiar or relevant topics
agree or disagree with opinions on familiar or relevant topics
listen to/ read short news items and signs
read a short narrative text
write a short narrative text
write a postcard or short personal letter

Indicative Assessment

Oral tests during the semester (40%), written assignments(30%), written mid-semester and final exam (30%). Graduate students attend joint classes with undergraduates but may expect more rigorous assessment and additional assignment work, tailored to the graduate students’ interests.

Workload

5 class hours and 1 tutorial per week

Course Classification(s)

Areas of Interest

Asian Languages

Requisite Statement

Permission of coordinator

Prescribed Texts

Haas, M.R., Thai-English Students Dictionary, Stanford U Press.

Programs

Master of Asia-Pacific Studies and Master of Asia-Pacific Studies

Academic Contact

Ms Chintana Sandilands

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.