MFU International Summer Programme 2018 (Thai Language and Culture)
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ข่าวภาษาอังกฤษ
The purpose of this three-week programme is to provide an excellent opportunity for international students to learn Thai language including the Thai alphabets, sounds, Thai numbers as well as how to communicate with short conversations and questions. Additionally, students can obtain hands-on experience while explore cultural aspects of the Thailand including values, traditions, art and lifestyles through various Thai cultural workshop and study trips in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces, Thailand.
Programme Contents:
(1) Thai Language and Culture for Beginner Level (36 hrs.) by MFU lecturers, School of Liberal Arts
Special Lecture: Thai Culture
Introduction and Greetings
Basic Knowledge of Thai Language and Being polite in Thailand
Consonants, Vowels and Tones
Numbers and Counting
Syntactical Questions and Answers
Family
Days of the Week and Months of the Year
Time and Weather
Places, Directions and Transportation
Sickness and Health
Restaurants and Shopping
(2) Thai Culture and Traditions Workshops
Thai Food Cooking
Thai Traditional Dances
Thai Traditional Games
Thai Handicraft (Paper Cutting – Lanna Style)
Fruit/Soap Carving
Thai Dessert Class
(3) Study Trips
Experiencing Thai culture through local cultural attractions in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces.
