Reading Thai : Thai Reader Project

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Barcode: 58995182 Material Type: Online Resource Date: 2010 Language: Thai, English Creator: Prof. Robert J. Bickner, Dr. Patcharin Peyasantiwong, Dr. Janpanit Surasin, Kannikar Elbow, Sidhorn Sangdhanoo, Dr. Erin Barnard, Dr. David Hiple, Suleeporn Sapprasert, Mary Jo Wilson Description: Accessible at: https://readingthai.wisc.edu/thai-reader-site-volume-1.html The authors have attempted to create effective lessons in the reading of Thai that will help learners progress from the level of basic literacy to reading at the advanced level. The lessons are based on authentic readings of the sort that learners of Thai will encounter in daily life in Thailand, ranging from basic informational texts such as menus, time tables, newspaper advertisements, and the like, to more complex texts such as news articles, editorials and short narratives. We have produced 76 lessons, each one based on an authentic reading of the sort that learners will likely encounter in daily life in Thailand. We have divided the lessons into two major sections that we have labeled Volume I, which is intended for novice to intermediate-high readers, and Volume II, which is intended for intermediate-high to advanced readers. We have assumed basic literacy on the part of the learner. The lessons in Volume I will thus be most useful for a second-year class, and the lessons in Volume II will be most useful for a third-year class. We do not expect that any class will use all of the lessons, and encourage instructors to pick and choose among the lessons that we have developed to find those that are likely to be of most interest to the individual class.