Course Syllabus

1. Course Number: 5500 111

2. Course Credit: 3 credits
3. Course Title: Experiential English I
4. Faculty/Department: Chulalongkorn University Language Institute
(CULI)/
Academic Affairs Department
5. Semester: First Semester
6. Academic Year: 2013
7. Names of Instructors: CULI Academic Staff
8. Condition: None
9. Status: Required
10. Curriculum: English
11. Degree: Undergraduate, First Year
12. Hours/Week: 3 hours
13. Course Description: Practice the
four language skills (listening, speaking,
reading and writing) for everyday
communication and use them to acquire
information from different kinds of
sources through various forms of media.
Compare, analyze and synthesize the
acquired data to broaden existing
knowledge and present the end-product
in oral and/or written form.
14. Course Outline:
14.1 Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course, students should be able to do the
following:
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1. communicate effectively in daily life using the four

language skills (listening, speaking, reading and
writing); and
2. collect information from various kinds of sources and
compare, analyze and synthesize the acquired
information to broaden existing knowledge, and
present important issues in oral and/or written form.

14.2 Learning Contents:

Wee Date Content/Activities Notes

k
1 Jun 3-7 - Course orientation
- Reading strategies / Ice-
breaking
activities
2 Jun 10-14 - Unit 1
3 Jun 17-21 - Unit 1
4 Jun 24-28 - Unit 1
5 Jul 1-5 - Unit 4
6 Jul 8-12 - Unit 4 Jul 11-12
- Submission of first draft Commencement
of Ceremony
individual project
7 Jul 15-19 - Unit 4
8 Jul 22-26 Mid-term Examination Jul 22 Asarnha
Week Bucha Day, Jul
23 Buddhist
Lent Day
9 Jul 29-Aug 2 - Unit 2
10 Aug 5-9 - Unit 2
11 Aug 12-16 - Unit 2 Aug 12 HM the
- Submission of final draft Queens
of Birthday
individual project
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12 Aug 19-23 - Unit 6 Aug 23 Last day

of withdrawal
13 Aug 26-30 - Unit 6
14 Sep 2-6 - Unit 6
- Start of oral presentation
of
individual project
15 Sep 9-13 - Review
- Course evaluation
16 Sep 16-20 Course wrap-up & Sep 20 Last day
Evaluation of class

Mid-term Examination: Saturday July 20, 2013

Final Examination: Monday September 23, 2013

* Course book: English Unlimited (Upper-Intermediate)

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14.3 Method
Brainstorming and discussion 20%
Lecture 20%
Information search on the Internet 10%
and from other sources/media
In-class and out-of-class assignments 10%
Individual project 10%
Group project 20%
Oral presentation 10%
14.4 Media:
PowerPoint media
Website media
Supplementary multimedia, audio CDs, DVDs, and
computer packages
14.5 Assignment through Network System
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14.6 Evaluation:
The final grade students receive for the course will be
based on their performance in the following assessment tasks
which will be weighted as follows:
14.6.1 Assessment of academic knowledge
(70%)
Mid-term examination 35%
Final examination 35%
14.6.2 Assessment of work or classroom activities
(10%)
Classwork/Homework* 5%
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(Completion 2.5% and Quality 2.5%)

Class attendance and participation** 5%
14.6.3 Assessment of the assigned tasks (20%)
Individual project 15%
(Essay 10% and Oral presentation 5%)
Self-directed learning activities*** 5%
Note:
* Students are required to submit at least 10 pieces of
classwork/homework throughout the course 5 pieces before
and 5 after the mid-term examination. At least 2 pieces of
writing should be included in each group of five.
** Students attendance will not be counted for the first 2
weeks. Each session of the class is counted as 1 point. If
students come no later than 15 minutes, they will get 1
point/session. If they come later than 15 minutes, they will get
0.5 of a point/session.
*** Students are required to do 5 self-directed learning
activities outside class that are arranged by CULIs Self-
Access Learning Center (SALC) or CULIs English Club 2
activities before and 3 after the mid-term examination.

Remarks: A final grade of F will be given to

students who have only a
Mid-term and a Final exam score, without any
formative scores (Individual project, Self-
directed learning activities,
Classwork/Homework, and Class attendance and
participation scores) at the end of the
course.
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Examination Dates:
Mid-term examination: Saturday July 20, 2013
Final examination: Monday September 23, 2013

Assessment:
The final assessment is norm-referenced. All the raw
scores will be converted into T-scores before a final grade in the
universitys eight-letter-grade system is assigned to each student.

Withdrawal:
The last day to withdraw from this course is Friday
August 23, 2013.

15. Reading List:

15.1 Required Text
Course book English Unlimited (Upper-Intermediate)
Tilbury, A.,
Hendra, L.A., Rea, D. & Clementson, T. (2011)
Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press. (Units 1, 2, 4 and 6)
15.2 Supplementary Texts
Materials supplied by CULI academic staff (printed and
web-based)
15.3 Research Articles/Academic Articles
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15.4 Electronic Media or Websites
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Supplementary multimedia, audio CDs, DVDs, and

computer packages

16. Teacher Evaluation:

16.1 Teacher Evaluation
A rating questionnaire Model 9 for tutorial group (online
evaluation)
16.2 Course Revision
Teachers and students are required to give comments and
suggestions regarding the learning methods, course description,
course contents, learning materials and time allotment so that the
course can be revised to meet students needs.
16.3 Discussion or Analysis Promoting Desirable
Qualifications of CU graduates
In-class and outside of class activities lead to the
promotion of collaborative work as well as development of English
language skills. Students are also encouraged to become more
independent learners through the assignment of group project and
individual project. All the skills acquired can be of great benefit to
their present studies, future career, and lifelong learning.