Proposal
In Thai, a Proverb is a saying that is used to communicate metaphors. Proverbs are often meant to teach positive, meaningful warnings. Furthermore, proverbs often use rhyming sounds to delight their hearer’s ears. Proverbs can even be found in social media, such as on Facebook or Twitter. We may or may not always understand its meaning. The website www.Tewfree.com for example, has compiled many Thai Proverbs.
How long will it take?
2 Months
About the project
The point of the project is to teach the class about Thai proverbs.
How to make the project First, we must ask our teacher adviser how to make the project. Next, we must find the necessary information. After that, we will make a video from the information that we have collected. Lastly, we will present the project in class.
• Background research
Proverbs are often borrowed from similar languages and cultures, and sometimes come down to the present through more than one language. Both the Bible and medieval Latin have played a considerable role in distributing proverbs across Europe. Mieder has concluded that cultures that treat the Bible as their "major spiritual book contain between three hundred and five hundred proverbs that stem from the Bible. However, almost every culture has examples of its own unique proverbs.
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