2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

EAST9013 Year Abroad in Thailand

120 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Adcharawan Seeger
Email: a.seeger@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

Successful completion of level 1 Thai (Single Honours or Joint Honours).

Module replaces

Previous Year Abroad modules

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

The year abroad will take the form of one year's full-time language study in a University or Language Institute in Thailand.

During this part of their degree programme, students will have the opportunity to:
- make substantial linguistic progress, over a wide range of registers, in respect of the target language;
- face the linguistic, intellectual and psychological challenges of living in another country;
- acquire a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the target culture;
- develop the social/personal/transferable skills necessary for gaining maximum benefit from living in a different community;
- seek to enhance their future employability by familiarizing themselves, when appropriate, with the world of work within the target culture, or by reflecting on the utility of skills that they are acquiring while living abroad for their future employment.

Learning outcomes
By the end of their Year Abroad students should be able to:
- communicate fluently and appropriately, demonstrating a high degree of grammatical accuracy in the target language
- consolidate and extend knowledge and understanding of complex structures and registers of the target language
- demonstrate sophisticated receptive and productive skills, in a variety of contexts
- demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the target culture and society.

Skills outcomes
Students will be able to:
- use language creatively and communicate information and ideas
- demonstrate self-reliance and adaptability in developing an awareness and understanding of a culture and society other than their own
- exercise personal responsibility and decision making.

Syllabus

Students should make themselves familiar with the requirements for the year abroad as laid out in EAS Year Abroad specifications and in the Year Abroad contract. These documents are dispensed at the year abroad meetings (level 1) and are also available online.

Students must follow and pass the programme of the host institution in addition to fulfilling the extra requirements as detailed in the Year Abroad documentation, namely the research project or Year Abroad project.

The year abroad module can be failed in the event of unsatisfactory work and attendance in respect of: a course of study abroad / written work required by East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds.

Any student failing to meet all the coursework and attendance requirements will normally be required to take and pass a resit examination in September.

Teaching methods

Private study hours			1,200.00
Total Contact hours			0.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			1,200.00

Private study

Students will be expected to immerse themselves in the culture and language of the host country and undertake those activities necessary for successful completion of the year abroad programme.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will maintain contact with the School by e-mail; they will inform the year abroad co-ordinator of their progress and will seek approval in advance of any change.

Monitoring of progress is also undertaken by the host institution and communicated regularly to Leeds YA tutors.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Placement Assessment	A detailed list of duties and requirements for the Year Abroad is available in the Year Abroad Handbook.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 26/10/2015

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