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.

Students in this major are encouraged to spend time studying at a tertiary institution in Thailand through a year of study in the Year in Asia program. Competitive scholarships are available to qualified students.

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 and may be exempted from the compulsory course.

 

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 major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

6 units from the completion of the following course:

THAI3008            Advanced Thai Language and Culture

 

A maximum of 42 units from the completion of courses form the following list:

ASIA2103            Language in Asia (L)

ASIA3006            Practical Assignment in Asia and the Pacific

BURM1002         Introduction to Burmese

SKRT1002            Sanskrit 1A

SKRT1003            Sanskrit 1B

SKRT2103            Sanskrit 2A

SKRT2104            Sanskrit 2B

SKRT2105            Sanskrit 3A

SKRT2106            Sanskrit 3B

INDN3004           Readings in Southeast Asian Culture

INDN3005           Advanced Readings in Southeast Asian Culture

THAI1002            Thai 1A

THAI1003            Thai 1B

THAI1004            Thai 1A: In-Country

THAI2002            Thai 2A

THAI2003            Thai 2B

THAI3002            Thai 3A

THAI3006            Modern Thai Prose

THAI3012            Modern Thai Prose: In-Country

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.