Courses
At Sumaa Language and Culture Institute, we strive to keep classes small in order for you to get the most out of your learning experience. You’ll have more opportunities to learn and practice your Thai skills with our instructors from Chulalongkorn University, one of the best universities in Thailand.
We offer the following courses for all levels of Thai learners:
Objectives
- Understand the characteristics of Thai, with an emphasis on the spoken language.
- Learn to pronounce tones and vowels that do not exist in the student’s language.
- Be able to use appropriate dialogues in situations met in daily life.
- Be able to communicate to survive in Thai.
- Be able to make simple sentences correctly.
- Be able to talk about oneself and express one’s needs.
- Understand the social rules of communication.
- Be exposed to Thai culture, manners, values and beliefs as encountered in everyday life.
Objectives
- Understand the structure and grammar of spoken Thai.
- Be able to produce sentences correctly and naturally.
- Be able to get information and to express opinions and feelings.
- Be able to show acceptance, refusal or denial.
- Communicate in Thai fluently, naturally, and with confidence.
- Understand Thai people through Thai language.
Objectives
- Understand the Thai reading and writing system.
- Be able to read and write Thai words and sentences correctly.
- Understand the ways Thai people pronounce and write foreign languages in Thai.
- Understand signs and simple sentences written in Thai.
Objectives
- Understand short paragraphs on various topics.
- Be able to give points of view and answer comprehension questions about Thai readings.
- Be able to write compound sentences correctly.
- Be able to read Thai fluently at a faster speed and with correct pronunciation.
- Understand Thai culture and values contained in the texts studied.
Intermediate Speaking II - Reading Comprehension, Writing Short Paragraphs, and Listening (60 hours)
Objectives
- Understand the characteristics of written Thai.
- Understand longer paragraphs on various topics.
- Be able to give a point of view and discuss readings in Thai.
- Be able to write short communicative paragraphs.
- Practice listening through simple conversations, songs and short articles.
- Understand Thai culture and values contained in the texts studied.
Objectives
- Understand the characteristics of articles and news written in Thai.
- Understand short articles and news items on various topics.
- Be able to give a point of view and discuss readings in Thai.
- Be able to write longer communicative paragraphs.
- Practice listening through interviews, songs and longer articles.
- Understand Thai culture and values contained in the texts studied.
Objectives
- Understand the characteristics of Thai used in different types of media.
- Understand the different styles of Thai TV channels.
- Acquire useful vocabulary used on the news, both on the TV and on the radio.
- Acquire useful, contemporary idioms, slang, and expressions.
- Learn to listen to Thai spoken with speed.
- Understand television and radio broadcasts.
- Distinguish between fact and opinion.
- Analyze, comment on and discuss broadcasts.
- Be able to write essays and letters.
- Understand Thai culture and values contained in the texts studied.
Please get in touch with us to discuss how we can design the course to meet your interests or specific field of study.
Our courses are taught in small and personal groups:
Click on each class to learn more about the timetable and pricing or download comparison table.