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922-055 RMIT-Thai 1A | |
Note | Formerly available as 920-178. Students who have completed 920-178 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 18.75 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Guosheng Chen |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 3-hour sessions per week, consisting of 1.5-hours of lectures and 1.5 hours of tutorials |
Subject Description | This subject is an introduction to modern standard Thai. Students are expected to quickly gain a mastery of the five tones, vowel sounds and regular Thai graphemes. Elementary language related to common situations in daily life is taught and students are made aware of the influence of social factors on the language. Students who complete this subject should have gained a mastery of the five tones in Thai as well as be able to recognise and produce Thai vowels, be able to understand elementary language related to common situations in daily life and have begun cultivating an awareness of social factors in relation to the language covered. |
Assessment | Oral/aural and written class tests and homework exercises equivalent to 1500 words, a 1000 word cultural assignment, a 10-minute oral/aural test, and a 2-hour examination. |
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