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Language and Literature : Thailand

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Cornell University. Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) (http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/SoutheastAsia/)
SEAP offers foreign language training, area and international knowledge in liberal arts and applied disciplines focused on Southeast Asia. Links to program information, academics, research center, events, publications, and more.

Ethnologue. Languages of Thailand (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TH)
Provides information on known living languages of Thailand, language map, and links to a complete index of SIL publications on Thailand.

Mahidol University. Institute of Language and Culture for Rural Development, (http://www.mahidol.ac.th/mahidol/lc/index.html)
Includes information on the graduate programs offered and the Institute's objectives. In Thai.

Northern Illinois University. Center for Southeast Asian Studies. SEAsite (http://www.seasite.niu.edu/)
SEAsite contains a vast amount of information about the languages and cultures of Southeast Asia, concentrating on interactive language lessons that include audio, pictures, and interactive exercises. Click on Thailand for more links to language and culture.

Royal Institute IT Vocabulary (http://thaiarc.tu.ac.th/host/thaiarc/it/itdict.html)
English - Thai information technology dictionary.

The Royal Institute. Thailand - ?????????????? : ????????? (http://www.royin.go.th)
Includes official dictionaries and encyclopedias, Thai romanization, and the correct pronunciation of Thai words. In Thai.

Sanook! Thailand Internet's Favourite Guide (http://webindex.sanook.com/education/encyclopedia%5Fdictionary/)
Provides a list of encyclopedias and dictionaries, mostly in Thai.

Thailand. Thai Language and Culture Learning Resources (http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Thai/)
Extensive general information on Thailand, especially on language, literature, and culture. Also includes slideshows, environmental information, and related resources. From Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University.

Thai Language Resource Page (http://www.ut.ngb.army.mil/CLP/thai/th.htm)
Site for learning Thai. Includes audio/visual links, newspapers and magazines, lessons/courses, and more. From the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Linguist), U.S. Army.

Thai & Lao Language Services (http://www.thailao.com/)
A private company specializing in books, tapes, and translating and interpreting services for the Thai and Lao languages. Also links to cultural, education, news and media sites, and more.

Thammasat University. Thai Language Audio Resource Center (http://thaiarc.tu.ac.th/)
Links to Thai language page, Thai IT vocabulary, Thai fonts, Thai speech styles, and more.  In Thai, some English.

U.S. Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office. ALA-LC Romanization Tables: (http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html)
The links are to the scanned text of the 1997 edition of the ALA-LC Romanization Tables: Transliteration Schemes for Non-Roman Scripts, approved by the Library of Congress and the American Library Association. These links are to PDF files that require the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The free Reader may be downloaded from the Adobe Web site. Click on Thailand.

University of Minnesota. Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA). LCTL: Course Offerings for LCTLs (http://www.carla.umn.edu/lctl/db/)
University of Minnesota Project on the Less Commonly Taught Languages---List of Thai programs. Select a Less Commonly Taught Language (LCTL) language from a pull-down list to find course offerings.

University of Minnesota. Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA). Resources for Teaching and Learning Thai (http://www.carla.umn.edu/lctl/materials/language/thai.html)

Links to where to study Thai and teaching resources.

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