Module manager: Adcharawan Seeger
Email: a.seeger@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
Year abroad in Thailand or equivalent
| EAST1704 | Basic Thai Language and Culture 2 |
This module is approved as a discovery module
The module will involve reading and discussing Thai newspaper and magazine articles. It will also involve extensive conversation, comprehension and composition exercise. The module will be delivered principally in Thai.
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Communicate fluently and effectively, both orally and in written form, in the Thai language;
- Read Thai language newspapers;
- Engage in conversations and discussions, in Thai, on a variety of topics;
- Understand complex structures of the Thai language;
- Demonstrate receptive and productive language skills in a variety of contexts;
- Demonstrate an insightful awareness and understanding of Thai social, cultural, political and developmental situations;
- Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of Thai culture and society;
- Communicate information and arguments in a variety of spoken and written forms;
- Draw clear connections between linguistic competence and insightful understanding of the Thai context.
To write Thai fluently and accurately in all language tasks and, in translation between English and Thai, to use both languages accurately, with correct spelling and grammar.
The module will be delivered principally in Thai. It will involve reading and discussing Thai newspaper and magazine articles. It will also involve extensive conversation, comprehension and composition exercises. The vocabulary of most classes will focus on Thai society, culture and history.
Students will also start to develop skills of translation from and into Thai.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical | 50 | 1 | 50 |
| Private study hours | 150 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 50 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
- Preparation for and review of classes, including written assignments:: 120 hours
- Examination preparation: 30 hours.
- Oral presentations, Participation in class;
- Monthly in-class aural tests;
- Regular weekly written assignments.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course Assessment | Classroom presentation, homework, listening comprehension exercises and dictations | 20 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) (S2) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 50 |
| Practical Exam / OSCE | 0.0 Hrs 20 Mins | 30 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 5/9/2024
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