Thai Language and Culture Course: Basic Conversation
for International Graduate Students 2020
The international students who are from various countries have few skill of Thai language, some students have none. The course aims to instruct Thai language to international students, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing, to advise students to understand Thai culture and society.*Please note that this course is only available for KKU international students in graduate level, excepted Laotian.
Instructors: 1. Asst. Prof. Dr. Thinnawat Sroikudrua, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
2. Asst. Prof. Dr. Piyaporn Punkasirikul, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Course Date: August 10- September 8, 2020 (36 hours) Monday - Thursday, 5.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. (36 hours)
Number of students: 50 maximum
- Student who interested to participate the course please apply online at the earliest, the application will close once number of students has reached the maximum.
- All international students (Postgraduate Studies) are invited to participate with no expense throughout the course.
- A certificate of participation is also provided for those passing the course.
Classroom: Online via Zoom, by the following schedule:
|
No. |
Dates |
Topics |
Lecturers |
|
1 |
Aug. 10, 2020 |
Greeting and Numbers + Introduction to Thai culture |
Piyaporn |
|
2 |
Aug. 11, 2020 |
Ordering Foods (Names of Thai Foods + Flavors) |
Piyaporn |
|
3 |
Aug. 12, 2020 |
Asking for personal information (Age, Family and Occupation) |
Piyaporn |
|
4 |
Aug. 13, 2020 |
Telling time, days, time of the day, months, seasons, whether |
Thinnawat |
|
5 |
Aug. 17, 2020 |
Daily life routines and hobbies |
Piyaporn |
|
6 |
Aug. 18, 2020 |
Feeling expression + Colors |
Thinnawat |
|
7 |
Aug. 19, 2020 |
Body parts and health problems |
Piyaporn |
|
8 |
Aug. 20, 2020 |
My house (rooms, household items) + Prepositions |
Thinnawat |
|
9 |
Aug. 24, 2020 |
Basic structure: descriptive adjectives |
Piyaporn |
|
10 |
Aug. 25, 2020 |
Basic structure: like and dislike |
Thinnawat |
|
11 |
Aug. 26, 2020 |
Basic structure: present continuous: What are you doing? |
Piyaporn |
|
12 |
Aug. 27, 2020 |
Basic structure: used to + V. |
Thinnawat |
|
13 |
Aug. 31, 2020 |
Basic structure: what |
Piyaporn |
|
14 |
Sept. 1, 2020 |
Basic structure: will |
Thinnawat |
|
15 |
Sept. 2, 2020 |
Basic structure: past tense (‘dai/laew’) |
Piyaporn |
|
16 |
Sept. 3, 2020 |
Basic structure: adverbs (mak, noi) |
Thinnawat |
|
17 |
Sept. 7, 2020 |
Basic structure: where |
Piyaporn |
|
18 |
Sept. 8, 2020 |
Basic structure: verb to be + present continuous (‘yu’) |
Thinnawat |