922-056 RMIT-Thai 1B

This subject will be taught subject to sufficient student enrolments.

922-055 RMIT-Thai 1A or an approved equivalent standard.

This subject aims to consolidate material taught in 922-055 RMIT-Thai 1A. It concentrates on the tones and vowels while introducing more complex graphemes and developing speaking and listening skills with an extended vocabulary related to common situations in daily life. Attention is given to the Thai world view; particularly such things as the place of status and religion in Thai society. Students who complete this subject should be able to read selected unedited texts and be able to communicate at a basic level.

Oral/aural and written class tests and homework exercises totalling 1500 words, a 1000-word cultural assignment, a 10-minute oral/aural test, and a 2-hour examination.

• M J Brown, AUA Language Centre Thai Course Book 2. AUA Language Centre, 1995.
• National Curriculum - Thai, Sanuk Sanuk. Curriculum Corporation, 1996.