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: 2017
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 in 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:
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/or written form.
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14.2 Learning Contents:

Week Date Content/Activities Notes
1 Aug 14-18 - Course orientation
- Ice-breaking activities
2 Aug 21-25 - Unit 1: Globalisation
3 Aug 28-Sep 1 - Unit 1: Globalisation
4 Sep 4-8 - Unit 1: Globalisation
5 Sep 11-15 - Unit 2: Education
- Submission of topic and outline
for group project
6 Sep 18-22 - Unit 2: Education
7 Sep 25-29 - Unit 2: Education Sep 28-29
Graduation Ceremony
8 Oct 2-6 Mid-term Examination Week
9 Oct 9-13 - Unit 4: Risk
10 Oct 16-20 - Unit 4: Risk
11 Oct 23-27 - Unit 4: Risk Oct 23 Chulalongkorn
Day
Oct 26 Royal
Cremation for His
Majesty the late King
Bhumibol Adulyadej
12 Oct 30-Nov 3 - Unit 5: Manufacturing Nov 3 Last day of
withdrawal
13 Nov 6-10 - Unit 5: Manufacturing
14 Nov 13-17 - Unit 5: Manufacturing
15 Nov 20-24 - Unit 5: Manufacturing
- Submission of group project
16 Nov 27-Dec 1 - Course wrap-up and evaluation
17 Dec 4 - Final Examination

Mid-term Examination: Monday October 2, 2017

Final Examination: Monday December 4, 2017

* Course book: Unlock: Reading & Writing Skills 4

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14.3 Method
Brainstorming and discussion 30%
Lecture 30%
Information search on the Internet 10%
and from other sources/media
In-class and out-of-class assignments 20%
Group project 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 (15%)
Writing assignments* 5%
(Completion 2.5% and Quality 2.5%)
Warm-up activities 5%
Class attendance and participation** 5%
14.6.3 Assessment of the assigned tasks (15%)
Group project VDO clip 10%
Self-directed learning activities*** 5%

Note:
* Students are required to submit at least 4 pieces of writing assignments
throughout the course 2 pieces before and 2 after the mid-term examination.
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** 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:

diagnostic test, CULI Self-Access Learning Center (SALC) activities, and CULI English
Club activities 2 activities before and 3 after the mid-term examination. Students are to
meet the requirements as follows:

A) Students from the Faculty of Engineering, Commerce and Accountancy,

Political Science, Architecture, Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Fine
and Applied Arts, Psychology, and SAR are required to choose at least
1 activity from Conversation Hour, or Lets Chat, or Pronunciation Clinic +
1 diagnostic test on www.culangtest.car.chula.ac.th. They are also to make
their own choices of 3 other activities in the SALC, or English Club.

B) Students from the Faculty of Science, Medicine, Education, Law,

Economics, Communication Arts, Pharmaceutical Science, Sports
Science, Veterinary Science are required to choose at least 1 English Club
activity + 1 diagnostic test on www.culangtest.car.chula.ac.th., and 3 other
activities in the SALC, or English Club.

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 (group project, classwork/homework, and class
attendance and participation scores) at the end of the course.

Examination Dates: Mid-term Examination: Monday October 2, 2017

Final Examination: Monday December 4, 2017
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.
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Withdrawal:
The last day to withdraw from this course is Friday November 3, 2017.

15. Reading List:

15.1 Required Text
Course book Unlock: Reading & Writing Skills 4 Lansford, L. (2014)
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Units 1, 2, 4 and 5)
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

Supplementary multimedia, audio CDs, DVDs, and computer packages

16. Teacher Evaluation:

16.1 Teacher Evaluation
CU-CAS 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. All the skills
acquired can be of great benefit to their present studies, future career, and lifelong learning.