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COURSE SYLLYBUS
MCU 005
Course Title: MCU ENGLISH PROGRAM 005
Course Number: 005
Credits: Non-credit
Course Duration: 30 hours (2 hours/class; once /week)
Course Start Date: Commencement of university semester.
Placement Test: No test is given in placement
of any MCU English Program courses.
All students must start at MCU 005 level.
Minimum Requirements: Students are required to complete MCU 005 with a passing grade of 60%
before taking MCU 005. For
substitution of Doctoral English Examination, students must successfully pass
MCU 005 with a passing grade of 60%.
Students may take MCU 005 as a preparation course for taking MCU Graduate
English Test (Doctoral English Examination) without taking MCU 006.
Course
Description:
The course focuses on listening
and speaking. Students are
encouraged to speak with fluency and accuracy as well as develop the skills of
listening attentively and speaking effectively partly for communication in
Buddhist topics of discussion as well as contemporary global issues which
relate and may have an impact on Buddhism in particular. The course will
provide practice in a meaningful context which can be extended outside the
classroom. Not only the course will
cover communication among classmates, but students will learn how to speak in public
in the most effective way and engage in interview process using the most
efficient method in role play structure.
In addition, the students will learn basic reading and writing
techniques for the use of speaking skill and as a background for MCU 006.
Textbooks/ebooks: Listening for MCU Graduate English Test Preparation
and Speaking for MCU Graduate English Test Preparation
Additional texts may be required
and students will be asked to purchase at the commencement of study.
Websites: www.britishcouncil.org; www.voanews.com and more.
Academic Objectives:
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Students will learn grammar from
basic to advance levels. In
addition, not only will general vocabulary be covered in this course, but
religious vocabulary will also be comparatively enhanced.
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Students will be capable of interacting
critically and purposefully as a good listener.
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Students will proficiently be
able to speak and communicate with confidence and deliver oral presentation
(public speaking) as well as interview role play.
Ethical Objectives:
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Students will be
aware and excel with great vision universally in todays
fast-paced changes and acquire ability in solving problems using English
for their own benefit and for that of others.
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Students will
constantly be curious in listening mindfully in order to advance
themselves which ultimately attain leadership with insight knowledge and
spirituality. This will help them
to be helpful to others as a gesture of loving-kindness to other beings.
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Students will
possess morality, aspire themselves with profound virtue and
integrity and sacrifice for the hospitality of others peace and
happiness whilst value English as a language of communication.
Course Outline:
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Week 1*
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Grammar:
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Sentence structure
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Lecture and exercise in class
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Subjects and predicates
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Homework assignment
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Nouns
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Pronunciation
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Practice in class
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Phonetic alphabet
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Sentence stress
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Intonation
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Listening
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How to be a good listener
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Lecture
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Natural speech
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Practice listening - TOEFL
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Week 2*
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Grammar:
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Main and helping verbs
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Lecture and exercise in class
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Tenses and structures
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Homework assignment
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Subjects and verbs agreement
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Contractions of
be
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Practice in class
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Spelling and sounds
consonants and vowels
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Specific problem
areas
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Syllables
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Polite vs impolite requests
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Listening
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Understanding connections
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Practice listening - TOEFL
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Week 3*
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Grammar:
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Pronouns
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Lecture and exercise in class
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Articles: a, an, the
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Homework assignment
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Word stress
patterns
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Practice in class
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Formal vs informal dialogues
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Negative forms
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Wh- and Yes/No questions
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Listening
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Identifying topics
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Practice listening - TOEFL
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Week 4*
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Grammar:
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Adjectives and adverbs, making
comparisons
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Lecture and exercise in class
Homework assignment
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Sentence stress
patterns
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Practice in class
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Saying dates
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Sounding
enthusiastic
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Linking and auxiliary
verbs
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Listening
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Details
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Practice listening
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TOEFL
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IELTS
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Week 5*
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Grammar:
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Conjunctions
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Lecture and exercise in class
Homework assignment
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Grouping words
together
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Practice in class
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Preposition of time
and place
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Different forms of
like
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Listening
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Making inferences and drawing
conclusions
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Practice listening
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TOEFL
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IELTS
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Week 6*
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Grammar:
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Active and passive voice
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Lecture and exercise in class
Homework assignment
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Common intonation
patterns
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Practice in class
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Different
pronunciations of Present Perfect and Past Simple
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Showing interest
and surprise with short reply
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Listening
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Global issue
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Practice www.voanews.com
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Exercise in class
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Week 7*
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Grammar:
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Tag questions
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Lecture and exercise in class
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Homework assignment
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Linking in phrasal verbs
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Practice in class
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Corrective stress in addresses
and phone numbers
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Listening
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Global issue
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Practice - www.voanews.com
www.britishcouncil.org
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Exercise in class
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Week 8*
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MID TERM
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Grammar:
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Different question types
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Lecture and exercise in class
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Homework assignment
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Week 9*
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Review Mid Term Result
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Grammar:
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Lecture and exercise in class
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British vs. American English
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Homework assignment
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Words confused because of their
pronunciation
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Practice in class
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Listening
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World issue
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Practice - www.voanews.com
www.britishcouncil.org
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Exercise in class
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Week 10*
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Public Speaking
Techniques
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Lecture PowerPoint
Homework Assignment
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Listening
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Religious listening - Jataka
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Practice Jataka
stories
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Exercise in class
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Week 11*
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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How to evaluate speech
evaluation
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Lecture
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Listening
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Religious listening - Jataka
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Practice Jataka
stories
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Exercise in class
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Week 12*
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Public Speaking
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Practice
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Interview process
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Practice
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Listening
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Interview procedure
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Lecture
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Assignment
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Religious listening - Jataka
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Practice Jataka
stories
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Exercise in class
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Week 13*
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Public Speaking
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Practice
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Interview process
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Practice
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Listening
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Religious listening - Jataka
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Practice Jataka
stories
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Exercise in class
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Week 14*
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Vocabs:
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5 from word list
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Definitions and make-up
sentences
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Speaking
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Public Speaking
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Practice
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Interview process
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Practice
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Listening
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Religious listening Debate of
King Milinda
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Practice Q&A
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Week 15*
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FINAL EXAM
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Classes are
conducted once weekly. Quiz may be
given when it deems necessary.
Teaching
and Study Methods:
1. Lectures
2. Class
Participation (class work and attendance)
3. Homework
assignments
4. Oral
Presentations and group discussions
5. Quizzes
6. Mid-term
and Final Examinations
Evaluation: Final grade will be based
on the following criteria:
1. Attendance
10%
2. Assignments 20%
3. Quizzes 20%
4. Mid-term
Examination 20%
5. Final
Examination 30%
References:
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Cambridge
IELTS 7: Official Examination Papers from University of Cambridge.
Cambridge: Cambridge
UP 2009.
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Gear Jolene and Robert. Cambridge
Preparation for the TOEFL Test. New York: Cambridge UP, 2006.
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Kirszner
L. and Stephen Mandell. The Brief Holt Handbook. Texas: Harcourt, 2001.
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Kirszner
L. and Stephen Mandell. Writing First. Boston: Bedford,
2003.
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Lucas S. The Art of Public
Speaking. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007.
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Payutto,
P.A. Jataka Tales. Bangkok: Mahachulalongkornrachavidayala
University, 1993
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Soars, L., et al. New Headway Elementary and
Pre-Intermediate Students Book, Workbook, and Pronunciation with CD. New York:
Oxford UP,
2006.
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www.britishcouncil.org
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www.voanews.com
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