Thai Language and Culture Specialisation

Total units 24 Units

Areas of interest Asian Languages, Asian Studies, Asia Pacific Studies, Language Studies, Asia-Pacific Studies
Specialisation code THAI-SPEC

Academic career Postgraduate

ANU is Australia’s leading university in research and teaching of languages. Make the most of your opportunity to learn a new language, or extend your knowledge of a language you already know, while applying to this language the skills of analysis and description that you will master in your degree.

Specialists from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific will equip you with critical language learning approaches and an in-depth understanding of how to apply that knowledge. You will be taught by Thai Studies specialists.

Career opportunities

This specialisation will advance your career in language-related and cross-cultural work in government and non-government organisations, language technologies or as an independent language practitioner or researcher.

Learning Outcomes

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

demonstrate general fluency in oral and written expression as well as in aural and reading comprehension, covering expression in different registers from everyday language use to academic language;
express themselves orally and in writing in different genres;
understand key aspects of culture, history, politics and society;
demonstrate intercultural awareness, including critically comparing and reflecting on cross-cultural differences between Thai-speaking and Australian cultures and/or their native culture; and
conduct research on a topic related to Thai and its associated cultures, and to write an essay on their research outcomes.

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Requirements

This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:

A minimum of 12 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
THAI6002	Thai 2A	6
THAI6003	Thai 2B	6
THAI6008	Advanced Readings in Thai Language and Culture	6
THAI6102	Thai 1A	6
THAI6103	Thai 1B	6
THAI6502	Thai 3A	6
THAI6506	Modern Thai Prose	6

A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
LANG6001	Translation across Languages: The Translation of Literary Texts	6
LANG6002	Translation across Languages: Specialised Materials	6
LANG6016	Translation Project	6

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