Course Syllabus for LAEN 104 English Level 2 (Semester 2/2016)

Vocabulary, expressions, grammar, and contextualized social language; essential communicative skills in
small groups; simulations in various situations; writing practice at a paragraph level; and reading and listening
from various sources
Measurement and Evaluation
Topics

Week

(1)
10-13
Jan
(2)
17-20
Jan
(3)
24-27
Jan
(4)
31 Jan
3 Feb
(5)
7-10
Feb
(6)
14-17
Feb
(7)
21-24
Feb
(8)
28 Feb3 Mar
(9)
7-10 Mar
(10)
14-17
Mar
(11)
21-24
Mar
(12)
28-31
Mar
(13)
4-7
Apr
(14)
11-14
Apr
(15)
18-21
Apr
(16)
25-28
Apr
(17)
2-5
May
(18)
8-12
May

Class 1
Introduction

Unit 6A

Unit 6B

Unit 6C

Writing workshop 1

Writing workshop 2

Unit 7A

Unit 7B

Unit 7C

Writing workshop 3

Unit 8A

Unit 8B

Unit 8C
Listening Test 1
Lesson revision

Class 2

Writing workshop 4

No class
(2nd March: Commemoration of the royal bestowal
of the name Mahidol)
Midterm Examination
Units 6A-8B

Unit 9A

Unit 9B

Unit 9C

Unit 10A

Unit 10B

Writing Test

No class
(6th April: Chakri Memorial Day)
No class
(13 -15 April: Songkran Festival)
th

th

Unit 10C
Project submission

Listening Test 2
Lesson revision

Impromptu Speaking
Test

Impromptu Speaking
Test
E-learning result
submission

No class
th
(5 Coronation Day)
Final exam
Units 8C-10C and outside reading

Students achievement will be graded according to the faculty

and university standard using the symbols: A, B+, B, C+, C,
D+, D, and F.
Mid-term Exam
200
marks
Final Exam
200
marks
Outside Reading
80
marks
Writing Assignment
50
marks
Writing Test
100
marks
Project
100
marks
Impromptu Speaking Test 50
marks
Listening Test 1
60
marks
Listening Test 2
60
marks
E-learning
50
marks
Participation
40
marks
Attendance
10
marks
Total Score
1000 marks
Important Notes:
Students must attend at least 80% of the total class hours.
Three times of 15 minute late are considered 1 absence.
2 marks will be deducted for each absence.
Sick leave is an exception if a medical certificate from
hospital is presented. Business leave is granted only for
students who have to be representatives of the university.
Students who are absent more than 5 times cannot take
the final exam.
Students must contact the English Department, the Faculty
of Liberal Arts within 7 days if they miss the mid-term or
final exam must contact the English Department, and
within 3 days if they miss Listening Test.
Project (group work):
In groups of 4 or 5, students make a 5-6 minute long
video clip to
1) summarize the movie;
2) discuss their opinions toward the story and/or the characters
in the movie; and,
3) discuss the lessons they learn from the movie.
Each student must equally participate in the video clip.
E-Learning (individual work): Students must complete
Progress Tests of Units 6-10.
70% or more in each unit: 10 marks
50% or more in each unit: 5 marks
Lower than 50% in each unit: 0 marks
Writing Assignment (individual work): Each student writes
2 drafts of a paragraph (within 200 words).
Writing Test (individual test): In class, each student writes a
paragraph of a given topic within 200 words.
Impromptu Speaking Test: In groups of 4 or 5, students
discuss their projects with the teacher about 5 minutes.
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