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Bachelor of Arts (Western Languages) | Major in Spanish (Revised in 2017)


1. DEGREE NAME AND AREA OF STUDY

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


2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

The Bachelor of Arts Program in Western Languages (Revised in 2017) aims to produce graduates who have the following qualifications:
(1) Have knowledge and skills in English, Western languages ​​and cultures, especially Spanish, German or French, and be able to effectively apply them to works.
(2) Be able to think, analyze,and be creative by applying knowledge and experience related to Western languages ​​and cultures to apply in their works and problem solving.
(3) Have skills in communication, planning, analysis, research, 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 147 credits consisting of:

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

30 credits
111 credits
24 credits
72 credits
48 credits
24 credits
15 credits
6 credits


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
000 145 Leadership and Management

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  (111 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

HS 701 601 Western Languages and History                            
HS 701 602 Cultures of Western Nations
HS 703 301 Western languages Translation into Thai
HS 703 302 Thai Translation into Western Languages (#HS703301)*
HS 703 501 European Literature
HS 703 801 Western Languages for Hotel
HS 703 802 Western Languages for Tourism        
HS 704 901 Research Methodology in Western Languages

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)

Major Courses

72

Mandatory Courses

48

Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 48 credits. 

HS 711 103 Spanish I           
HS 711 104 Spanish II (#HS711103 or #HS711102)*          
HS 711 201 Spanish for Listening and Speaking I 
HS 711 202 Spanish for Listening and Speaking II (#HS711201)*
HS 712 105 Spanish III (#HS711104)*           
HS 712 203 Spanish for Listening and Speaking III (#HS711202)*  
HS 712 204 Spanish Reading I (#HS711104)*         
HS 712 205 Spanish for Listening and Speaking IV (#HS712203)* 
HS 712 206 Spanish Writing I (#HS712105)*          
HS 712 301 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (#HS712105)*         
HS 713 106 Spanish IV (HS713105)*         
HS 713 107 Spanish V (#HS713106)*          
HS 713 207 Spanish Reading II (#HS712204)*           
HS 713 208 Spanish for Discussion and Debate (#HS713106)*          
HS 713 209 Spanish Writing II  (#HS712206)*         
HS 713 796 Practicum (#HS712205)*
HS 714 108 Spanish VI (#HS713107)*

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)
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 (0-6-3)
3 (3-0-6)

Elective Courses

24

(1) Elective courses of the Spanish major

21

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 21 credits.

HS 711 401 Spanish Usage (#HS711104)*       
HS 713 801 Spanish for Business I (#HS712105)*     
HS 713 802 Spanish for Business II (#HS713801)*
HS 714 210 Spanish for Public Speaking  (#HS713208)* 
HS 714 402 Spanish as a Foreign Language (#HS713107)*  
HS 714 501 Spanish Literature in the Golden Age (#HS712105)*
HS 714 601 Hispanic Civilization (#HS713107)*
HS 714 761 Seminar in Spanish (#HS713208)*
HS 714 785 Cooperative Education* (#HS714108)*

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)
6

*Students who are enrolled in HS 714 785 will have to go through preparation training provided by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences before going to the cooperative education.

(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.

HS 311 002 Chinese II (#HS311001 or #HS311102)* 
HS 321 002 Basic Japanese II (#HS321001)*
HS 331 002 Korean II (#HS331101 or #407101)*
HS 911 102 Khmer II (#HS911101 or #HS427111)*
HS 921 102 Laotian II (#HS921101 or #427212 or #427212)*
HS 931 102 Burmese II (#HS931101 or #427311)*
HS 941 102 Vietnamese II (#HS941101 or #427411)*
HS 951 102 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)

(3) Minor courses

15

Students can choose to study only one of the minors offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and other minors of  Khon Kaen University that will be offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 15. Registering minors must be approved by the advisor and / or the Program Committee.

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

1st YEAR - SEMESTER 1

Course No.

Courses

Credits

000 101
000 174
HS 701 601
HS 711 103
HS 711 201
XXX XXX

English I
Learning Skills
Western Languages and History
Spanish I
Spanish Listening and Speaking I
Free elective course

3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3

 

Total credits

18


1st YEAR - SEMESTER 2

Course No.

Courses

Credits

000 102
HS 420 001
HS 430 001
HS 701 602
HS 711 104
HS 711 202
XXX XXX

English II
Cross-cultural Literacy
Community-Based Learning
Cultures of Western Nations
Spanish II
Spanish for Listening and Speaking II
Free elective course

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


2nd YEAR - SEMESTER 1

Course No.

Courses

Credits

000 103
000 145
HS 712 105
HS 712 203
HS 712 204
XXX XXX
HS XXX XXX

English III
Leadership and Management
Spanish III
Spanish for Listening and Speaking III
Spanish Reading I
Minor course
General Education Course (Foreign Language 1)

3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3
3

 

Total credits

21


2nd YEAR – SEMESTER 2

Course No.

Courses

Credits

000 104
000 175
HS 712 205
HS 712 206
HS 712 301
XXX XXX
HS XXX XXX

English IV
Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
Spanish for Listening and Speaking IV
Spanish Writing I
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
Minor course
Elective (Foreign Language 2)

3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3
3

 

Total credits

21


3rd YEAR – SEMESTER 1

Course No.

Courses

Credits

HS 703 301
HS 703 501
HS 703 801
HS 713 106
HS 713 207
HS 71X XXX
XXX XXX

Western languages Translation into Thai
European Literature
Western Languages for Hotel
Spanish IV
Spanish Reading II
Major elective courses
Minor course

3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
3
3

 

Total credits

21


3rd YEAR – SEMESTER 2

Course No.

Courses

Credits

HS 703 302
HS 703 802
HS 713 107
HS 713 208
HS 713 209
HS 713 796
HS 71X XXX
XXX XXX

Thai Translation into Western languages
Western Languages for Tourism
Spanish V       
Spanish for Discussion and Debate       
Spanish Writing II
Practicum       
Major elective courses
Minor course   

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

 

Total credits

21

Students are required to register for HS 713 796 Practicum in the semester 2 of the third year of study,
and to do an internship in the special semester of that academic calendar.


4th YEAR – SEMESTER 1

Course No.

Courses

Credits

HS 704 901
HS 714 108
HS 71X XXX
XXX XXX

Research Methodology in Western languages 
Spanish VI
Major elective courses
Minor course

3 (3-0-6)
3 (3-0-6)
9
3

 

Total credits

18


4th YEAR – SEMESTER 2

Course No.

Courses

Credits

HS 71X XXX

Major elective courses

6

 

Total credits

6

Total = 147 Credits


6. QUALIFICATION

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


7. PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Asst. Prof. Chadchavan Sritong Head
Mr. Daniel lzquierdo Rodriguez Member
Ms. Udomluck Tisuk Member and Secretary

 

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