2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

EAST3733 Advanced Thai language and Culture II

20 creditsClass Size: 25

Module manager: Adcharawan Seeger
Email: A.Seeger@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisites

EAST3732

Advanced Thai Language and Culture I

Module replaces

EAST3704

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

The module which is built on EAST3732 will completely be held in Thai and involve intensive and extensive reading and discussion of a range of materials in Thai, like TV programmes, films, historical documents, literary texts, newspaper articles and so on. Also, comprehension and composition will be practised intensively.

Objectives

- Communicate fluently, effectively and appropriately, both orally and in written form, in the Thai language, maintaining a high degree of grammatical accuracy;
- Read and critically analyse Thai newspapers, books, documents and other written materials;
- Engage in discussions, in Thai, on a broad variety of topics, requiring a diverse technical vocabulary;
- Demonstrate receptive and productive language skills, and experience of mediation language skills, in a variety of contexts;
- Demonstrate consolidated and extended knowledge and understanding of structures of the Thai language;
- Demonstrate a detailed and insightful awareness and understanding of Thai social, cultural, political and developmental situations, commensurate with the experience of having lived in Thailand during the year abroad and having further studied the Thai context during the 3rd year and the first semester of the 4th year;
- Draw clear and close connections between linguistic competence and insightful understanding of the Thai and South East Asian historical and contemporary context;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the historical development of Thai language;
- Demonstrate the linguistic competence in Thai as would be required in a professional environment.

Learning outcomes
Deep knowledge of Thai language (especially its accurate use, grammar, history, various styles), culture, Buddhism and history;
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.

Skills outcomes
- Strong linguistic qualities and transferable skills relevant to employment and life more generally;
- A strong ability to draw connections between language, academic learning and context;
- Sound contextual and cultural awareness and consolidated skills of contextual immersion;
- Strong skills of deduction and argument demonstrated in both oral and written form;
- Strong skills of information retrieval and synthesis;
- Strong skills of time and organisational management.

Syllabus

The module will principally be taught in Thai. It will involve reading and discussing Thai newspaper and magazine articles, books, Thai websites, literary texts, and technical documents. A special emphasis is put on the reading of text about the various Thai belief systems. It will also include observing Thai language documentary programmes and news on TV. The module also involves extensive conversation, class room presentations, comprehension and composition exercises, all conducted exclusively in Thai. Students will further advance their skills in translation from and into Thai that were developed in semester 1 of Level 3.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	33	1.00	33.00
Practical	22	1.00	22.00
Private study hours			145.00
Total Contact hours			55.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Intensive and extensive reading of material in Thai; revision and preparation for the lectures and practical classes; work at language lab (and/or language exchange partner); working with material provided on Nathan Bodington (texts, audio material, website links, discussion forum)

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Observation of class participation; regular homework (writing of essays, vocabulary training); oral presentation in the class room;

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	Homework / classroom participation	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		10.00

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

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	40.00
Practical Exam / OSCE	0 hr 25 mins	25.00
Practical Exam / OSCE	2 hr 00 mins	25.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		90.00

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

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 05/10/2017

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