Assignments Details

1. Journal Entries

- Students are required to submit at least one journal entry every week about new thing(s) they learn about Thailand, Thai language, Thai people, or Thai culture each week.

- There are a total of at least 11 journals, excluding the final exam week, new-year-holiday week, and last week of this course. Each entry should be at least one-paragraph long.

- Students are encouraged to write in Thai.

- The journal will account for 10% of student’s final grade in the course.


2. Portfolio

- The student portfolio is a collection of student’s assignments in this course. It will show the development of student’s skills in Thai communication as well as the growth of student’s understanding in Thai culture.

- The portfolio will account for 25% of their final examination score, or 10% of student’s final grade in the course.


3. Midterm Project: One-Day Diary

- The student midterm project is to be an interactive enquiry into student’s comprehension of basic skills in communication in Thai language.
- Students will create a “One-Day Diary” comic strip about a day in their life, which must include illustrations and dialogues related to following topics: (1) meeting/greeting new people, (2) ordering food, (3) direction, and (4) traveling.

- This project will account for 50% of their midterm examination or 10% of student’s final grade in the course. The content of their project will determine questions in their oral examination, which will account for another 50% in the midterm examination.


4. Final Project

- The student final project is to be an interactive enquiry into student’s ability to use Thai language as well as to adapt Thai culture into new contemporary product. Students will be given a piece of traditional Thai music, art, or play to be used as an inspiration for their final product.

- The final product must corporate Thai language in one way or another. It doesn't have to be the main focus, but it has to appear in the work.

- This project will account for 75% of their final examination score or 30% of student’s final grade in the course.