Bachelor of Arts (Eastern Languages) | Major in Chinese (Revised in 2017)

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1. DEGREE NAME AND AREA OF STUDY

Full name : Bachelor of Arts (Eastern Languages)
Short name : B.A. (Eastern Languages)

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

The Bachelor of Arts Program in Eastern Languages (Revised in 2017) aims to produce graduates who have the following qualifications:
(1) Have knowledge and skills in Chinese and Japanese languages, and be able to effectively apply them to working.
(2) Be able to think, analyze,and be creative by applying knowledge and experience related to Chinese and Japanese languages to apply in their working and problem solving.
(3) Have skills in communication in Chinese, Japanese, and English languages, research analysis, use of information technology and modern management.
(4) Have moral, ethical and academic and professional ethics. Be responsible to the society and have social readiness skills which are necessary for work and living in a transforming society.

3. CURRICULUM

Total credit of study is 141 credits consisting of:

General education course
Specific requirement course
  - Core course
- Mandatory course
- Elective course
Free elective course

30 credits
105 credits
24 credits
60 credits
21 credits
6 credits

There are 2 plans of study, Plan A and Plan B. Students who choose to study in Plan A will receive only one degree certificate from Khon Kaen University. Students in Plan B will study at Khon Kaen University in the first and fourth years and will study at Southwest University, People's Republic of China in the second and third years, and will receive 2 degree certificates, one form Khon Kaen University and another one from Southwest University.

4. COURSES

General Education Courses (30 credits)
Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. Please click on each course name to see the course description.

	Credits
Language Courses 000 101 English I 000 102 English II 000 103 English III 000 104 English IV	12 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Social Sciences Courses 000 153 Local Wisdom	3 3 (3-0-6)
Mathematics and Science Courses 000 174 Learning Skills 000 175 Creative Thinking and Problem Solving 000 160 Basic Computer and Information Technology	6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) No credit*
*000 160: Students must learn by themselves in the university's e-Learning system or apply for training on various topics specified by the university. Classroom instruction is not provided and credits are not counted. Students must take the test in the e-Testing system according to the criteria set by the university.
Faculty’s General Education Courses	9
Social Sciences Courses HS 420 001 Cross-cultural Literacy HS 430 001 Community-Based Learning Language Courses (Foreign Language 1) Students are required to register for one of the following foreign language courses (3 credits) or any additional courses offered later. HS 311 001 Chinese I HS 321 001 Basic Japanese I HS 331 001 Korean I HS 911 101 Khmer I HS 921 101 Laotian I HS 931 101 Burmese I HS 941 101 Vietnamese I HS 951 101 Bahasa Indonesia I	6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Note: 3 (3-0-6) = 3 Credits (Theory - Practice - Self-study)

Specific Requirement Courses (105 credits)
Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later.

	Credits
Core Courses Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later.	24
HS301801 East Asia Culture HS301802 East Asia History HS301803 Introduction to Linguistics HS301804 East Asia Literature Analysis HS303805 Seminar in East Asia Languages HS303806 Research Methodology in East Asia Languages Asia Languages HS304807 Business Culture in East Asia HS304808 Current Issue in East Asia	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Mandatory Courses	60
Students are required to register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 60 credits.
HS311101 Elementary Chinese I HS311102 Elementary Chinese II (#HS311101) HS311201 Chinese Listening and Speaking in Everyday Life HS311202 Communication Chinese Listening and Speaking (#HS311201) HS312103 Intermediate Chinese I (#HS311002 OR #HS311102) HS312104 Intermediate Chinese II (#HS312103) HS312203 Chinese for Conversation and Discussion (#HS311002 OR #HS311102) HS312204 Academic Chinese Listening and Speaking (#HS312203) HS312205 Chinese Comprehensive Reading (#HS311002 OR #HS311102) HS312206 Chinese Critical Reading (#HS312205) HS312207 Chinese Writing (#HS311102) HS312601 Business Chinese Conversation HS313105 Advanced Chinese I (#HS312104) HS313106 Advanced Chinese II (#HS313105) HS313208 Chinese News Reading (#HS312206) HS313301 Chinese Grammar (#HS312104) HS313602 Business Chinese (#HS312601) HS313603 Chinese for Tourism (#HS313105) HS313604 Business Chinese Writing HS313796 Practicum HS314209 Thai to Chinese Translation (HS313106)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) (Not counted) 3 (0-6-3) 2 (3-0-6)
Elective Courses	21
(1) Elective courses of the Chinese major	18
Students are required to choose to register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 48 credits.
HS312401 Chinese Art and Culture HS312402 Chinese Proverb Tales (#HS311102) HS312403 Chinese Trade Culture (#HS311102) HS313404 Ancient Chinese (#HS313105) HS313501 Chinese Literature (#HS313105) HS314210 Chinese to Thai Translation (#HS313106) HS314605 Business Chinese Newspaper Reading (#HS313602) HS314701 Contemporary Chinese Economy HS314702 Principles of Business Chinese Management (#HS313602) HS314785 Cooperative Education in Chinese (#HS313106)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 9
(2) Restricted elective courses (Foreign Language 2)	3
Students are required to register and pass at least one of the following foreign language courses. The chosen language course must conform with the language course registered in the General Education category.
HS311002 Chinese II (#HS311001 or #HS311102)* HS321002 Basic Japanese II (#HS321001) HS331002 Korean II (#HS331101 or #407101) HS911102 Khmer II (#HS911101 or #HS427111) HS921102 Laotian II (#HS921101 or #427212 or #427212) HS931102 Burmese II (#HS931101 or #427311) HS941102 Vietnamese II (#HS941101 or #427411) HS951102 Bahasa Indonesia I (#HS951101 or #427511)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
*Chinese majoring students must not choose HS311002 Chinese Language 2.
Note 1: 3 (3-0-6) = 3 Credits (Theory - Practice - Self-study) Note 2: *Student must pass the course #XXX XXX first.

Free Elective Courses (6 credits)
Students are required to register not less than 6 credits of free elective courses offered by Khon Kaen University or another educational institution. The course registration must be approved by the Program Committee.

5. SAMPLE STUDY PLAN

FOR PLAN A

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 101 HS 301 801 HS 301 802 HS 311 101 HS 311 201 HS 420 001 HS XXX XXX	English I East Asia Culture East Asia History Elementary Chinese I Chinese Listening and Speaking in Everyday Life Cross-Cultural Literacy General Education Course (Foreign Language 1)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3
	Total credits	21

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 102 000 174 HS 301 803 HS 301 804 HS 311 102 HS 311 202 HS XXX XXX	English II Learning Skills Introduction to linguistics East Asia Literature Analysis Elementary Chinese II Communication Chinese Listening and Speaking Elective Course (Foreign Langugae 2)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3
	Total credits	21

2^nd YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 103 HS 312 103 HS 312 203 HS 312 205 HS 312 207 HS 312 XXX XXX XXX	English III Intermediate Chinese I Chinese for Conversation and Discussion Chinese Comprehensive Reading Chinese Writing Major Elective Course Elective Course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 3
	Total credits	21

2^nd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 104 HS 312 104 HS 312 204 HS 312 206 HS 312 601 HS 312 XXX XXX XXX	English IV Intermediate Chinese II Academic Chinese Listening and Speaking Chinese Critical Reading Business Chinese Conversation Major Elective Course Elective Courses	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 3
	Total credits	21

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 303 805 HS 313 105 HS 313 208 HS 313 301 HS 313 602	Seminar in East Asia Languages Advanced Chinese I Chinese News Reading Chinese Grammar Business Chinese	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
	Total credits	15

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 303 806 HS 313 106 HS 313 603 HS 313 604 HS 313 796 HS 313 XXX	Research Methodology in East Asia Languages Advanced Chinese II Chinese for Tourism Business Chinese Writing Practicum Major Elective Course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) (Not counted) 3
	Total credits	15

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 153 000 176 HS 430 001 HS 304 807 HS 304 808 HS 314 209	Local Wisdom Creative Entrepreneurs Community-Based Learning Business Trade Culture in East Asia Current Issue in East Asia Thai to Chinese Translation	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
	Total credits	18

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 2*
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 314 785 or HS 314 XXX	Cooperative Education in Chinese Major Elective Course	9 9
	Total credits	9

*For students who do not choose to study the Cooperative Education in Chinese, they can choose to study the elective courses of the major for 6 credits instead.

Total = 141 Credits

FOR PLAN B

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 101 HS 301 801 HS 301 802 HS 311 101 HS 311 201 HS 420 001 HS XXX XXX	English I East Asia Culture East Asia History Elementary Chinese I Chinese Listening and Speaking in Everyday Life Cross-Cultural Literacy General Education Course (Foreign Language 1)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3
	Total credits	21

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 102 000 103 000 174 HS 301 803 HS 301 804 HS 311 102 HS 311 202	English II English III Learning Skills Introduction to linguistics East Asia Literature Analysis Elementary Chinese II Communication Chinese Listening and Speaking	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5)
	Total credits	21

2^nd YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 312 103 HS 312 203 HS 312 205 HS 312 207 HS 312 XXX XXX XXX HS XXX XXX	Intermediate Chinese I Chinese for Conversation and Discussion Chinese Comprehensive Reading Chinese Writing Major Elective Course Elective Course General Education Course (Foreign Language 2)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 3 3
	Total credits	21

2^nd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 312 104 HS 312 204 HS 312 206 HS 312 601 HS 312 XXX XXX XXX	Intermediate Chinese II Academic Chinese Listening and Speaking Chinese Critical Reading Business Chinese Conversation Major Elective Course Elective Course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 3
	Total credits	18

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 303 805 HS 313 105 HS 313 208 HS 313 301 HS 313 602	Seminar in East Asia Languages Advanced Chinese I Chinese News Reading Chinese Grammar Business Chinese	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
	Total credits	15

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 303 806 HS 313 106 HS 313 603 HS 313 604 HS 313 796 HS 313 XXX	Research Methodology in East Asia Languages Advanced Chinese II Chinese for Tourism Business Chinese Writing Practicum Major Elective Course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (0-6-3) (Not counted) 3
	Total credits	15

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 176 000 104 000 153 HS 430 001 HS 304 807 HS 304 808 HS 314 209	Creative Entrepreneurs English IV Local Wisdom Community-Based Learning Business Culture in East Asia Current Issue in East Asia Thai to Chinese Translation	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
	Total credits	21

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 2*
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 314 785 or HS 314 XXX	Cooperative Education in Chinese Major Elective Course	9 9
	Total credits	9

*For students who do not choose to study the Cooperative Education in Chinese, they can choose to study the elective courses of the major for 6 credits instead.

Total = 141 Credits

6. QUALIFICATION

An applicant must have completed 6 years of high school (Matayom 6).

7. COOPERATION

1) Southwest University, People's Republic of China
2) Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, People's Republic of China

8. PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Dr. Onanong Insaard (ionano@kku.ac.th)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Benyatip Suphakalin
Dr. Watcharapon Sirisuwilai
Dr. Kullayanee Kittopakarnkit
Mr. Atichat Khamphuang

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