Thai

Courses offered in AY2026-2027 Pre-requisites/Preclusions Full Course Descriptions E-Learning and Links

Courses offered in AY2026-2027

Semester I
Course Code	Course Name
LAT1201	Thai 1
LAT2201	Thai 2
LAT3201	Thai 3
LAT3202	Thai 4

Semester II
Course Code	Course Name
LAT1201	Thai 1
LAT2201	Thai 2
LAT3201	Thai 3

There are no pre-requisites or qualifying test for Level 1000 language courses. But these courses are meant only for students without any prior knowledge. Those who have learned the language through formal and informal means (incl. through external courses, self-study or an extended stay in the target language country) must contact CLS to take a placement test.

Students may face disciplinary action by the University for making a false declaration.

Pre-requisites/Preclusions

Pre-requisites / Preclusions
Course Code	Course Name	Credit	Student Requires
Course Code	Course Name	Credit	Pre-requisite	Preclusion

LAT1201	Thai 1	4	Preclusion: NIL	NIL
LAT2201	Thai 2	4	Pre-requisite: LAT1201 or placement test.	NIL
LAT3201	Thai 3	4	Pre-requisite: LAT2201 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	NIL
LAT3202	Thai 4	4	Pre-requisite: LAT3201 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	NIL
LAT4201	Thai 5	4	Pre-requisite: LAT3202 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	NIL
LAT4202	Thai 6	4	Pre-requisite: LAT4201 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	NIL
LAT4203	Analysing Thai Media	4	Pre-requisite: LAT4202 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	NIL
LAT4204	Thai for Academic Purposes	4	Pre-requisite: LAT4203 or placement test. Student must not have read a higher level course than this course.	NIL

Full Course Descriptions

LAT1201 Thai 1

This course is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-3-3	NIL	NIL	Nil

LAT2201 Thai 2

This course aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students will be exposed to more language functions and a wider range of topics. Through reading formulaic authentic texts, students will be introduced to the language in written form as it appears in daily communicative situations to achieve further understanding of the country, its culture and its people. At the end of this course, students will be equipped with a sound foundation of the language to maintain communication on topics relating to their personal and immediate environment.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-3-3	LAT1201 or placement test.	NIL	Nil

LAT3201 Thai 3

This course will build on the skills developed in Thai 2. In this course, students will read, analyse, and discuss texts from literay texts, non-fiction and academic sources covering a wide range of subjects related to the culture and society of the target language. Selection will include text and passage from short stories, journals, magazines, as well as audio-visual materials such as TV programs, feature films, etc. The range of readings is intended to strengthen students' grammatical structures, vocabulary and sociocultural knowledge of the target language. Through exposure to the language as it appears in books and media, students will be able to hone their own language skills to be more applicable and practical in a workplace, academic, or business setting.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-3-3	LAT2201 or placement test	NIL	Nil

LAT3202 Thai 4

This course will build on the skills developed in Thai 3. In this course, students will read, analyse, and discuss texts from literature, non-fiction, and academic sources covering a wide range of subjects related to the culture and society of the target language. Selection will include text and passage from short stories, journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as audio-visual materials such as TV programs, feature films, etc. The range of readings is intended, firstly, to broaden students' vocabulary and familiarize them with terms relating to many fields of endeavor. Secondly, the objective is to introduce students to various aspects of the society and culture as expressed by Thai writers. Through exposure to the language as it appears in books and in the media, students will be able to hone their own language skills to be more applicable and practical in a workplace, academic, or business setting.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-2-4	LAT3201 or placement test	NIL	Nil

LAT4201 Thai 5

This course will build on the skills developed in Thai 4. Students will progress from reading selections from passages to a more sustained and systematic encounter with the nature of the language used in novels, newspapers, Internet and other forms of popular publications, official public discourse, academic writings and Thai. Students will progressively comprehend texts, not only from background and subject matter knowledge, but also from increasing control of language. They will also learn to handle conversation involving complication, in the form of connected discourse, and to make choices of diction, as well as manipulate grammatical features reflecting formal and informal registers.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-2-4	LAT3202 or placement test	NIL	Nil

LAT4202 Thai 6

This module will build on the skills developed in Thai 5. Students will progress from reading selections from passages to a more sustained and systematic encounter with the nature of the language used in novels, newspapers, Internet and other forms of popular publications, official public discourse, academic writings and Thai. The most important objective is to improve students' language commands in employing discourse strategies. Learner's autonomy will be enhanced in the teaching-learning process. Students will take an active role in selecting materials, leading discussions, and developing projects.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-2-4	LAT4201 or placement test	NIL	Nil

LAT4203 Analysing Thai Media

This course aims to equip students with skills and strategies to read, understand and analyse articles in Thai media. By the end of this course, students will be familiarized with a wide range of advanced and authentic reading materials that are relevant to current social, economic and political developments. Further, students’ communication and presentation skills on complex topics will be developed.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-2-4	LAT4202 or placement test	NIL	Nil

LAT4204 Thai for Academic Purposes

This course is multi-disciplinary and learner-centred, designed to meet specific needs of the learners in relation to ones’ disciplines and career-oriented activities. It will equip the learners with integrated language skills and intercultural communicative competence which will be appropriately applied to contextualised situations, academics and professions.

Units	Workload	Pre-requisite	Preclusion	Cross-listing(s)
4	4-0-0-2-4	LAT4203 or placement test	NIL	Nil

* Workload: A-B-C-D-E
The components are as follow:
A: no. of lecture hours per week
B: no. of tutorial hours per week
C: no. of lab hours per week
D: no. of hours for projects, assignments, fieldwork etc per week
E: no. of hours for preparatory work by a student per week

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