Undergraduate ANU-THAI3002-2022

Thai 5

Duration

14 weeks

Study method

100% Online

Available loans

FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Required

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QS RANKING 2022

Times Higher Education Ranking 2022

2022

Subject details

What you'll learn

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Use an active vocabulary of around 1,800 items.

2. Recognise and produce phrase and sentence structures that enable them to converse and write extended passages on a range of concrete topics and pre-exposed abstract topics.

3. Read and listen to a range of selected-length authentic written texts and audio-visual media with the use of a dictionary.

4. Converse and write comparatively on a range of selected contemporary issues.

5. Identify relevant information from the Internet.

6. Demonstrate in communication a cultural understanding of Thai perceptions and practices with supporting details.

Topics covered

- 1. Lesson 1: Introduction to THAI 5 and updates on key current affairs in Thailand
- 2. Lesson 2
- 3. Lesson 3
- 4. Lesson 4
- 5. Lesson 5
- 6. Review and Preparation for Mid-semester Assessment
- 7. Lesson 6
- 8. Lesson 7
- 9. Lesson 8
- 10. Lesson 9
- 11. Lesson 10
- 12. Review and Preparation for Final Assessment

Entry requirements

You are recommended to have completed the following subjects(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this subject:

ANU-THAI2003-Thai 4

Others

To enrol in this course, you must have completed THAI 4 (ANU-THAI2003) or have been permitted entry based on the results of the Thai language placement test.

Additional requirements

Equipment requirements - To successfully engage in this course students will need the following: • Laptop or computer • Computer camera (either inbuilt or webcam) • Headset with microphone • Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser • Reliable internet access • Access to a scanner or smartphone
Other requirements -
This is a fast paced academic course at a University level.

Description

Thai 5 is an Upper-Intermediate level course. Students read and listen to a range of short-and-medium-length authentic written texts and audio-visual media. Excerpts of literary texts are introduced for figurative meaning exercises. Students discuss and write coherently on a range of selected contemporary issues such as popular culture, economic disparity, gender diversity, environment, and politics. They compare and contrast these topics to the Australian context. Students identify relevant information from the Internet for class activities and assignments. The course builds vocabulary and understanding of complex grammatical construction through written exercises, oral presentations, and spontaneous translation tasks. Students are able to converse on a range of concrete topics and pre-exposed abstract topics with native speakers with less strain from either party.

Via face-to-face video at a set time prescribed by the University. Please be aware of potential time zone differences.

Assessments

Take-Home Essay or Project in Thai (15%)
Mid-Semester Oral Presentation (5%)
Mid-Semester Written Exam (15%)
10 Weekly Homework Assignments (40%)
2 translation tasks (10%)
Final Oral Exam (5%)
Participiation and Contribution to Class (10%)

Textbooks