Department of Thai
Introduction
The Bachelor of Education in Thai is a four-year program designed to meet the demands from commercial, public and voluntary sectors requiring professionals with advanced skills in Thai. The degree is professionally recognized and vocationally focused, and offer practical learning experiences for all students. Career opportunities for graduates of program include teaching, translating and interpreting as well as those in the fields of tourism, hospitality and business, particularly where Thai proficiency is required.
The Bachelor of Education in Thai requires over a four-year period. All students take part in the university’s Foundation Year program, acquiring the general knowledge and basic ethical principles necessary for further university study. Students in degree complete the courses throughout Years II and III, before specializing in their specific area of Thai studies and skills in Year IV. Thai for Work Skills program enhances students’ Thai knowledge and ability for employment in a variety of administrative and developmental roles requiring high-level Thai skills. In their final year, students will study following majors: Thai for Tourism and hostility; Translation and Interpreting; Thai for teaching as foreign language, Thai language for Information Technology, and Thai for professional Communication, allowing them to tailor their language skills towards their chosen profession. Furthermore, Practicum are designed to provide students with practical work experience and ongoing individual learning are important aspects of the course.
The Continuing Education Center (CEC) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh has been a cornerstone of professional development since 2004. Established with support from Simon Fraser University and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), we bridge academic excellence with real-world skills.
We offer a diverse range of courses, professional trainings, and specialized workshops:
- Expand intellectual horizons through our enrichment courses
- Advance your career with professional certification programs
- Prepare for academic success with our preparatory courses
- Develop cutting-edge skills in emerging fields
- Network with professionals across various industries
Background
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In 2005, Center of Thai Language was created under cooperation between Royal University of Phnom Penh with Rajaphat Buriram University supported by Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA). Non-degree Program was the first program to teach Thai Language to RUPPs’ Students. This program requires students to study for 4 years (only part-time). After that, in 2012, we had Minor Credit program that students could study Thai language for 3 years, nd the scores of students were reported in Transcripts. In 2013, we started to open Thai Short Course program to give opportunity other students that were not RUPPs’ students could study Thai language. Furthermore, this program was supporting program for Bachelor degree program as well. Approved by Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, on 09 September 2014, Center of Thai language became the Department of Thai.
Admission
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All applicants wishing to study in the Department of Thai must undergo a two-stage application process. Recent high school graduates applying for a scholarship must do so through the Higher Education applications process before their final year 12 examinations. Particular attention is paid to applicants’ results in the High School Certificate subject of Moral and Civic Education. Successful applicants are then required to sit entrance examination administered by the Department of Thai. Those students applying for a fee-paying place within the Department of Thai, while not necessarily recent high school graduates, are required to sit the same two-stage Department-administered entrance examination.
Vision
where the curriculums are based on what is available in the competitions. The courses provided to Cambodian gifted students to prepare for the competitions include Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Research Methodology, and so on. Since its establishment in 2004, CEC has developed and offered (on campus/outside campus) a number of courses such as
- To become one of the leading Thai language provider in Cambodia by setting standards of excellence in innovative curriculum design, teaching, professional development, and cross-cultural understanding.
Details of each course are available at the website of the university (CEC’s URL).
Value
- Excellence
- Integrity
- Professionalism
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The irruption of Human Resource Management (HRM) as a strategic element for quality development of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is relatively recent. Few decades back and until our days, HR approaches just focused on staff recruitment, employment contracts and payment
Mission
RUPP’s CEC is dedicated to promoting individual and community economic status and providing Cambodian of all ages, professions, ethnicities, and background with a wide variety of lifelong learning opportunities.
Goal
- To provide quality Thai language instruction to all individuals who have chosen Thai as their medium of communication for academic or professional pursuits and to promote international and intercultural understanding.
- To nurture student’s ability to apply theories learnt in class to real life situation;
- To produce students who are able to act responsibly as good citizens in a globalized world.
Assessment
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Assessment and examination
Students’ academic performance is assessed each semester. A good score in one semester cannot compensate for a fail or poor score in the other. Students are assessed in two ways:- On-going assessment (50%), based on class tests, homework, assignments, oral presentations and class participation, and
- Formal Examination (50%) taken by all students at the end of semester.
- Promotion
Students must fulfill all academic and attendance requirements in order to be promoted to the next level. In order to pass a subject, students must achieve a score of AT LEAST 50%. This means that 50% is a borderline pass
Resources
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The library of Department of Thai contains an extensive collection of reading, listening and video kits for language and vocabulary skills development. The library also holds a significant collection relating to general education subjects taken in the Foundation Year. IFL students can borrow most materials from the library for up to two weeks. Students should make regular use of this resource to review the topics covered in lectures as well as to remedy any deficiencies in their use of Thai. Students should also read Thai-language magazines, newspapers and novels to further their language skills.
Computer Laboratory:
Students can access Internet from Thai Computer Laboratory, on 3rd floor of the IFL Main Building.
Language Laboratory:
Students and lecturers have access to a wide range of resources in our Language Laboratory, which is funded by TICA. These include video shows, slide and PowerPoint presentations, and listening-interpretation resources.
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Program duration
This program requires FOUR years of full-time study. Each academic year is scheduled into two semesters per year with additional elective (optional) courses conducted between academic years. Students are required to study five regular courses each semester, except for those admitted into the Honors Program, the second semester of fourth year. Each course consists of 30 sessions-one hour and haft/session
BA in Thai Language: Year1
| Semester (I) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Subjects (# hours/week) | # Credits |
| KG101 | Khmer Grammar | 1.5 |
| KRH101 | Khmer and Regional History | 1.5 |
| ISK101 | Introduction to Sociology | 1.5 |
| DEG101 | Demography and Economic Geography | 1.5 |
| ITH101 | Elemantary Thai I | 3 |
| ITH102 | Elemantary Thai Listening and Speacking | 3 |
| ITH103 | Elemantary Thai Reading | 3 |
| Semester (II) | ||
| Course Code | Subjects (# hours/week) | # Credits |
| KC102 | Khmer Civilization | 3 |
| GAM102 | General and Applied Mathematics | 1.5 |
| IE 102 | Introduction to Environment | 1.5 |
| ITH104 | Elemantary Thai II | 3 |
| ITH105 | Listening and Speacking in Every day Live | 3 |
| ITH106 | Elementary Writing Thai Language | 3 |
BA in Thai Language: Year2
| Semester (I) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Subjects (# hours/week) | # Credits |
| ITH201 | Intermediate Thai I | 3 |
| ITH202 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| ITH203 | Reading printed media and electronic media | 3 |
| ITH204 | Thai Grammar I | 3 |
| ITH205 | Linguistic for studying Thai language | 3 |
| Semester (II) | ||
| Course Code | Subjects (# hours/week) | # Credits |
| ITH206 | Intermediate Thai II | 3 |
| ITH207 | Academic Reading | 3 |
| ITH208 | Writing Thai Language for Business and Academic term | 3 |
| ITH209 | Thai grammar II | 3 |
| ITH210 | Foreign Language in Thai Language | 3 |
BA in Thai Language: Year3
| Semester (I) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Subjects (# hours/week) | # Credits |
| ITH301 | Advance Thai Language I | 3 |
| ITH302 | Academic and Formal Speaking | 3 |
| ITH303 | Writing Creative Thai prose and poetry | 3 |
| ITH304 | Elementary Thai Literary Works | 3 |
| ITH305 | Elementary Thai language for Business | 3 |
| Semester (II) | ||
| Course Code | Subjects (# hours/week) | # Credits |
| ITH306 | Advance Thai Language II | 3 |
| ITH307 | Current Thai Literary Works | 3 |
| ITH308 | Thai language for Tourism Industry and Service | 3 |
| ITH309 | Thai language for translation and interpretation | 3 |
| ITH310 | Thai language for elementary teaching | 3 |
BA in Thai Language: Year4
| Semester (I) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Subjects (# hours/week) | # Credits |
| ITH401 | Translation for specialty communication | 3 |
| ITH402 | Interpretation translation | 3 |
| ITH403 | Thai language for teaching grammar, language usage, and literary works | 3 |
| ITH404 | Thai language for managing Tourism and Service | 3 |
| ITH405 | Thai language for Information Technology | 3 |
| Semester (II) | ||
| Course Code | Subjects (# hours/week) | # Credits |
| ITH406 | AResearch on Thai language | 3 |
| ITH407 | Seminar on Thai Language | 3 |
| ITH408 | Experience career profession | 9 |
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DTH offers a relevant and timely undergraduate degree program with a specific emphasis in Teaching Thai language. In our four-years program, teaching majors will develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of mind and behavior in the areas of teaching and education, together with professional and discipline skills. These training will prepare our students to assist in human resource development, educational testing and measurement, pastoral care, and related fields of social service. Education majors’ education experience will be further enhanced with observation, research and internships. In short, our program is designed to nurture, grow and train future educators and leaders of tomorrow.
Subject Description
ITH101 Elementary Thai I 3 (3 – 0)
Elementary Thai listening, speaking, reading and writing skills Thai for greeting, introducing oneself, seeking help, asking for personal information. Elementary Thai grammar, consonants, vowels, tone marks, syllable forming, syllables, words, checked and unchecked syllable, simple sentences and sentences for communicative purposes.
ITH102 Elementary Thai listening and speaking 3 (3 – 0)
Listening skill and pronouncing skill for understanding, ability to speak perceptively in word, sentence, or short paragraph, listening comprehension for short texts and long texts (1-3 paragraphs), speaking and writing context from comprehension, describing of you see, presenting personal opinion about a topic in a short paragraph, explaining a situation.
ITH103 Elementary Reading Thai 3 (3 – 0)
Pronouncing letters, vowels, intonation marks, words, sentences, passages, a paragraph, and paragraphs, reading comprehension for short stories, single-page texts, multi-page texts, stories about body and organ system, health and elementary heath care, clothes and personal stuffs, house and address, house component and housing tools, Thai foods and their ingredients, Thai cultures such as Songkran, Thai traditional play, candle parade, vegetables and fruits carving, and Kratong festival.
ITH104 Elementary Thai II 3 (3 – 0)
Upper elementary listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in upper elementary Thai for asking for and giving directions, buying and bargaining, making appointments, booking accommodation, making travel reservations. Elementary Thai grammar, leading consonants, paired consonants, different ways of writing the “I” sound, changeable vowels, less formable vowels, punctuation, simple sentences and compound sentences.
ITH105 Listening and speaking in daily life 3 (3 – 0)
Listening and speaking skill in daily life for communication and survival, listening and speaking words and sentences, passages and conversations responding in daily life about asking for information such as being, weather, hobbies, clothes, beddings and sleeping, foods and drinks, cooking, medicine, house, news, pets, planting, and traveling.
ITH106 Elementary Writing Thai Language 3 (3 – 0)
Writing in sentences, describing a picture by writing, writing self-introduction, writing a story or experience, writing comprehension, writing in a paragraph, and writing an essay.
ITH201 Intermediate Thai I 3 (3 – 0)
Intermediate Thai listening, speaking, reading and writing skills for travel and tourism, sports and exercise, health and healthcare, entertainment and leisure activities, occupation and career. Thai grammar, parts of speech in Thai, simple sentences and compound sentences.
ITH202 Public Speaking 3 (3 – 0)
Foundation knowledge about speaking in different situations, developing personality and nonverbal usage for public speaking, speaking preparation, script preparation, and audience analyzing, Language use notice, principles of speaking and art of speaking in different situations such as introduction speaking, conversations, congratulations, farewell, and condolences.
ITH203 Reading printed media and electronic media 3 (3 – 0)
Knowledge about printing media, type and character of the information in printing, searching and screening guideline for choosing the information from printing and electronic media, Thai language notice in printing, reading comprehension, reading analyzing, and reading evaluation for printing, information evaluation from printing media.
ITH204 Thai Grammar I 3 (3 – 0)
Orthography, parsing, and syntax in the original Thai language grammar.
ITH205 Linguistic for studying Thai language 3 (3 – 0)
Fundamental linguistic knowledge, voice and voice system of Thai language, analyzing Thai language by linguist aspect.
ITH206 Intermediate Thai II 3 (3 – 0)
Upper intermediate Thai listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through tales, stories from experiences, Thai beliefs and Thai practices, important Thai festivals, the national flag and anthem. Thai grammar, word building in Thai, compound sentences and complex sentences.
ITH207 Academic Reading 3 (3 – 0)
Knowledge about academic document, academic language characteristic, reading academic document guideline, reading goods or equipment invoice, general academic document such as passages, books, textbooks, and researches.
ITH208 Writing Thai Language for Business and Academic term 3 (3 – 0)
Writing principle of Thai language for business and academic term, writing Thai language for different types of business, writing printing form, text, announcement, advertisement, and equipment handbook, defining process of writing, project presenting, writing essay and academic essay.
ITH209 Thai grammar II 3 (3 – 0)
Syntaxes, Poetry, Royal Words and polite words, proverb, idiom and using principal sentences for communication.
ITH210 Foreign Language in Thai Language 3 (3 – 0)
General knowledge about foreign language that being used in Thai language, cause of applying foreign language in Thai language, vocabulary, idioms, voice and definition from foreign language and its source, modifying word and idioms to be suited for Thai language, notice of foreign language in Thai language.
ITH301 Advance Thai Language I 3 (3 – 0)
Advanced Thai listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in geography of Thailand, Thai society, Thai economy, Thai culture and tradition, lifestyles of the four regions in Thailand, the King and the Royal family, Thai grammar, homonyms, synonyms, levels of language, the court language.
ITH302 Academic and Formal Speaking 3 (3 – 0)
Academic and formal speaking principle, discuss, debate, interviewing and writing interview script, giving speech and writing speech script, speaking and preparing script for being a moderator, a spokesman, and a reporter, presenting a research by media speaking.
ITH303 Writing Creative Thai prose and Poetry 3 (3 – 0)
General knowledge about writing Thai prose, Thai prose principle and art of writing Thai prose, writing daily record, writing essay, writing nonfiction, composing short story. Thai poetry creative writing principles and art of Thai poetry creative writing, writing easy Thai poetry on Kavaya and Klon for transferring a sense of thought and feeling.
ITH304 Elementary Thai Literary Works 3 (3 – 0)
General knowledge about Thai literary works in various periods; Sukhotai, Ayuthaya, Thon buri, Rattanakosin, and the great Thai literatures.
ITH305 Elementary Thai language for Business 3 (3 – 0)
Speaking and writing principle for communication in business, technical term in business cycle, phoning, recording by order, explaining by words, holding meeting and writing statement, writing news report, reporting news, writing bulletin, negotiating, writing business report, and presenting by speaking with media for business communication.
ITH306 Advance Thai Language II 3 (3 – 0)
Advanced Thai listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in history of Thailand, the ways of the world, relations of Thailand and other countries. The use of Thai in explaining reasons and views, Thai grammar, elementary Thai poetry.
ITH307 Current Thai Literary Works 3 (3 – 0)
General knowledge about current Thai literary works, types of current Thai literary works, Thai literature style and content, a role of Thai literature to Thai society.
ITH308 Thai language for Industry of Tourism and Service 3 (3 – 0)
Thai language principle and art of Thai language for tourism industry, speaking and writing to persuade a consumer for choosing tourism attraction and service, speaking and writing to deliver tourist information, speaking and writing for introducing to the regulation of tourist attraction and service, and service ethics.
ITH309 Thai language for translation and interpretation 3 (3 – 0)
Document translating and interpreter translating principles from foreign language to Thai language and from Thai language to foreign language, comprehension, analyzing, and interpreting for translating and interpreter benefit, utilizing Thai language for translating document and interpreter translation, translator and interpreter ethics.
ITH310 Thai Language for Elementary Teaching 3 (3 – 0)
Utilizing Thai language for teaching, specialty of Thai language, Thai language usage for teaching situation, teaching technique to teach Thai as a foreign language, creating teaching plan, creating media for supporting teaching, evaluation.
ITH401 Translation for specific communication 3 (3 – 0)
Translation for communication principles, terminology for translating from other language to Thai language and from Thai language to other language, composing translated content, translating specific document by situation and specific need.
ITH402 Interpretation translation 3 (3 – 0)
Interpreting translation principles, Thai language terminology for interpreting translation, interpreting translation technique and interpreting outlining in a specific situation, interpreting translation in general situation, interpreting situation in international meeting or cross-language meeting, and interpreting meeting for supporting an international personnel.
ITH403 Thai language for teaching Grammar, Language Usage and Literary Works 3 (3 – 0)
Knowledge of Thai language to manage learning and teaching grammar, language usage, and literary works, to design learning and teaching process, and creating medias of learning and teaching grammar, language usage, and literary works.
ITH404 Thai language for managing Tourism and Service 3 (3 – 0)
Utilizing Thai language for managing tourism and service, processing to manage tourist planning and service, psychology principles that relates to a use of Thai language for tourist and service industry, and analyzing psychology of using Thai language for tourist and service industry.
ITH405 Thai language for Information Technology 3 (3 – 0)
Communicative on Thai language by information technology, searching and selecting, presentation.
ITH406 Research on Thai language 3 (3 – 0)
Introduction to research on Thai language, reading researches and articles on Thai language.
ITH407 Seminar on Thai Language 3 (3 – 3)
General knowledge about seminars on the use of the current Thai language, Thai language in mass media and Thai literature/ literature and articles about the seminar in Thai language and literature, and practice their skills, knowledge and comprehension in using the Thai language more accurately and efficiently by using Thai language for reasoning and expressing opinions besides having an overview of the topic of the seminar in Thai language.
ITH408 Experience career profession 3 (3 – 3)
Working in the real situation in an assigned organization, and presenting interning experience and free research for graduation.
Course fee
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Students receiving a government scholarship can enroll in the B.Ed. (TTFL) course and pay US$10 per year. Fee-paying students can enroll in the B.Ed. (TTFL), costing US$500 for each academic year, or US$250 per semester. Please be well noted that this fee is subject to change. Payments should be made at the beginning of every semester or the beginning of each year. A $10 penalty is charged for all overdue fees. All students who repeat either individual subjects or the whole year and attend classes will be charged a fee for each subject repeated.
Short course
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The Department of Thai offers several short courses from elementary to advance level, focusing on Thai for basic, grammar, conversation and some skills such as Thai language for Business, Hotel-Tourism and Translation-Interpretation. After achieving the levels successfully, student have a chance to obtain a place in a degree program at the Department’s Entrance Examination. The Department also offers pre-departure Thai and cultural courses for people preparing to study overseas, as well as special courses tailored to the specific needs of individual organizations.
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Date: September 4, 2025
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