Overview | Summary of Courses

Offered By:	ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Academic Contact:	Chintana Sandilands

Description

Thai is the national and official language of Thailand and spoken by about 60 million people. The study of Thai is essential for anyone wishing to understand Thailand’s culture, society and long history. As Australia’s future is increasingly tied to the nations of Asia, the importance of Thai will continue to grow. Knowledge of the language is a skill valued in a wide range of professions, both in Australia and internationally.

A student may not take a course if that course is a prerequisite for another course which they have already passed.

Students with prior knowledge of the language will be required to take a placement test.

 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the Thai language major students should be able to:

1. Express themselves well in a formal or informal register, appropriate to the situation and to the people to whom one is speaking.
2. Read and understand newspapers and other texts in Thai
3. Engage with authentic Thai language media
4. Write in Thai in the appropriate style using the correct grammar and the vocabulary appropriate the genre, contents and audience
5. Write, perform and record presentations or interviews in Thai either individually or in cooperative groups, and answer questions based on those performances or interviews

 

Course Lists

The course lists in the "Requirements" section below is a definitive list and includes all courses that can be counted towards the major, whether or not they are offered in the current year. For a list of courses that will be offered in the current year, please see the Summary of Courses page.

Requirements

This minor requires the completion of 24 units from the following course list:

 

INDN 3004           Readings in Southeast Asian Culture

INDN 3005           Advanced Readings in Southeast Asian Culture

THAI 1002            Thai 1A

THAI 1003            Thai 1B

THAI 1004            Thai 1A: In-Country

THAI 2002            Thai 2A

THAI 2003            Thai 2B

THAI 3002            Thai 3A

THAI 3006            Modern Thai Prose

THAI 3008            Advanced Thai Language and Culture

THAI 3012            Modern Thai Prose: In-Country

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.