Thai Language Major

Total units 48 Units

Areas of interest Asian Languages, Asian Studies, Asia Pacific Studies, Language Studies, Asia-Pacific Studies
Major code THAI-MAJ

Academic career Undergraduate

Thai is the national and official language of Thailand and spoken by about 60 million people. The study of Thai is essential for anyone wishing to understand Thailand’s culture, society and long history. As Australia’s future is increasingly tied to the nations of Asia, the importance of Thai will continue to grow. Knowledge of the language is a skill valued in a wide range of professions, both in Australia and internationally.

Students in this major are encouraged to spend time studying at a tertiary institution in Thailand through a year of study in the Year in Asia program. Competitive scholarships are available to qualified students.

A student may not take a course if that course is a prerequisite for another course which they have already passed.

Students with prior knowledge of the language will be required to take a placement test and may be exempted from the compulsory course.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the Thai language major students should be able to:

Express themselves well in a formal or informal register, appropriate to the situation and to the people to whom one is speaking.
Read and understand newspapers and other texts in Thai
Engage with authentic Thai language media
Write in Thai in the appropriate style using the correct grammar and the vocabulary appropriate the genre, contents and audience
Write, perform and record presentations or interviews in Thai either individually or in cooperative groups, and answer questions based on those performances or interviews

Course Lists

The course lists in the "Requirements" section below is a definitive list and includes all courses that can be counted towards the major, whether or not they are offered in the current year. For a list of courses that will be offered in the current year, please see the Summary of Courses page.

Relevant Degrees

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Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

6 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
THAI3008	Thai 3B	6

42 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
THAI1002	Thai 1A	6
THAI1003	Thai 1B	6
THAI2002	Thai 2A	6
THAI2003	Thai 2B	6
THAI2525	Learning Language Locally: Thailand	6-12
THAI3002	Thai 3A	6
	THAI 3006: Mod Thai Prose
ASIA2083	Readings in South and Southeast Asian Cultures	6
ASIA2103	Language in Asia (L)	6
ASIA3006	Practical Assignment in Asia and the Pacific	6-12
ASIA3014	Southeast Asian Frontiers: Thailand and Burma/Myanmar	12
ASIA3108	Advanced Readings in South and Southeast Asian Cultures	6
BURM1002	Burmese 1	6
SKRT1002	Sanskrit 1A	6
SKRT1003	Sanskrit 1B	6
SKRT2103	Sanskrit 2A	6
SKRT2104	Sanskrit 2B	6
SKRT2105	Sanskrit 3A	6
SKRT2106	Sanskrit 3B	6

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