English 2: Course Syllabus (abridged version)

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810302 English 2

Prerequisite: 810301 English 1

Course Description: English competence for communication and academic goals. Practice in Self-Access Learning Centre to promote life-long learning.

Learning Objectives: After taking this course, the students will be able to:
1. communicate in functional ways, using spoken and written English;
2. use vocabulary learnt from the textbook and other materials supplemented for the
course;
3. write sentences and short paragraphs;
4. make good use of materials in the SALC to promote lifelong learning.

Coursebook: Clandfield, L. (2010) Global. Oxford: Macmillan.

External Reading: Brennan, F. (2010) Tasty Tales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
For the midterm exam, the external reading includes ‘Kung Fu Spice.’
For the final exam, the external reading includes ‘Fugu’ and ‘Changes.’

Listening Practice:
1. Practice your listening skills by yourselves at http://www.arts.kmutnb.ac.th.
2. Practice listening skill at the listening lab at Room 11001-2 on the 10th floor,
Nawamindrajini Building.

Listening Examination:
The listening exam will be held in the 15th week during class time. The questions on the exam will be based on the contents of the coursebook.

Self-Access Learning Center (SALC): Students can learn and practice English individually using several kinds of English material like books, games, movies, and others. The SALC is at Room 21014 on the 10th floor, Nawamindrajini Building.

Evaluation:
- 6% Quiz 1 (Week 8, on 13-17 Dec 2010, Page 66-91)
- 35% Midterm examination
- 6% Quiz 2 (Week 14, on 7-11 Feb 2011, Page 94-119)
- 35% Final examination
- 10% Listening examination (Week 15, on 14 Feb-18 Feb 2011)
- 4% Class attendance
- 4% Participation
Total 100% ***N.B. Grade F is 0-35 % of the total score.***

Learning Contents:

Week 1 26 Oct – 29 Oct 2010
Introduction
Unit 6 Science & Technology (Part 1 and 2)
(Mon 25 Oct 2010 Substitution holiday of Chulalongkorn Day )

Week 2 1 Nov – 5 Nov 2010
Unit 6 Science & Technology, (Part 3 and 4)

Week 3 8 Nov – 12 Nov 2010
Unit 6, Function globally, Global voices, Writing, Global review

Week 4 15 Nov – 19 Nov 2010
Unit 7 Time & Money (Part 1 and 2)

Week 5 22 Nov – 26 Nov 2010
Unit 7 Time & Money (Part 3 and 4)

Week 6 29 Nov – 3 Dec 2010
Unit 7 Function globally Global English, Writing, Global review

Week 7 7 Dec – 9 Dec 2010
Unit 8 Home & Away (Part 1 and 2)
(Mon 6 Dec 2010 Substitution holiday of HM the King’ s Birthday, Fri 10 Dec 2010 Constitution Day)

Week 8 13 Dec – 17 Dec 2010 Review and Quiz 1

Midterm Examination (Thu 23 Dec 2010: 9:00-12:00)

Week 9 27 Dec – 30 Dec 2010
Unit 8 Home & Away (Part 3 and 4)
Function globally, Global voices
(Fri 31 Dec 2010 New Year’s Eve)

Week 10 3 Jan – 7 Jan 2011
Unit 8 , Writing, Global review
Unit 9 Health & Fitness (Part 1 and 2)
(Mon 3 Jan 2011 Substitution holiday of New Year’s Day)

Week 11 10 Jan – 14 Jan 2011
Unit 9 Health & Fitness (Part 3 and 4)
Function globally, Global English, Writing, Global review
17 Jan – 21 Jan 2011 University Games: No class

Week 12 24 Jan – 28 Jan 2011
Unit 10 New & Old (Part 1 and 2)

Week 13 31 Jan – 4 Feb 2011
Unit 10 New & Old (Part 3 and 4)
Function globally, Global voices, Writing, Global review

Week 14 7 Feb – 11 Feb 2011 Review & Quiz 2

Week 15 14 Feb – 18 Feb 2011 Listening Exam

Final Examination (Wed 23 Feb 2011: 9:00-12:00)

N.B. The schedule is subject to change due to many factors in class. However, the midterm exam includes the lessons from Unit 6 to Unit 8 Part 2, and the final exam includes the lessons from Unit 8 Part 3 to Unit 10.