COURSE SYLLABUS AND LESSON PLAN

DHURAKIJ PUNDIT UNIVERSITY

Course Number: LA 501 Faculty: Language Institute Course Description:

Course Title: English for Graduate Study

Credits: None

Program/Department: English for Specific Purposes Program

This course mainly focuses on techniques to improve communicative competence in using English for academic purposes of students at the post-graduate level. It includes skill development in reading, interpreting and understanding academic textbooks and articles, and cognitive skills in speaking and writing, which reflect reading skill development. Semester: 2 Academic Year: 2553 Class Year: 1

Instructor: Aj. Sudkanung Naruponjirakul Office Phone#: 342 Classroom: 7408 Office Hours: Day: Monday Day: Tuesday Day: Thursday

Office: 8th Floor, Building 5 Email: skanung@dpu.ac.th Outside Classroom Learning (if any): N/A Time: 14:30-16:30 Time: 14:30-16:30 Time: 14:30-16:30

Course Objectives: By the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. read subject-related reference books with good comprehension 2. speak confidently in an interactive learning environment (group discussions and presentations) 3. present arguments, ideas and opinions through discussions, argumentative essays and report writing 4. perform their tasks analytically (i.e., collecting information from various sources, and analyzing the information, disseminating or reporting the results)

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Students Learning Development

Aspects Topics Needing Development Teaching Methods Evaluation Methods

Ethics and Morality Knowledge

produce their own work without plagiarism or copying submit their assignments by deadline how to use a dictionary paragraph writing essay writing

Discussion

- Zero marks for plagiarism - deduction of marks for late submission

Intellectual Skills

collect information

Interpersonal Skills and Responsibility

Numerical, Analytical Skills, Communication Skills and Information Technology (IT) Skills Others (please specify) Teaching Methods
Lecture: Discussion: Case Study: Group Activity: Other: (specify)

to produce work both in class and outside class reading techniques participate in group classroom activities and exercises make presentations conduct individualized learning and extended learning participate in discussions make presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint file n/a

Q&A Lecture Exercises and analysis Activities Student presentations and feedback Q&A Lecture Exercises and analysis Student presentations and feedback Q&A Lecture Student presentations and feedback

- Mid-term and final examinations

- Graded assignments

- Attendance score - Graded simulations - Individualized learning score

Q&A Lecture Exercises and analysis Student presentations and feedback n/a

- Graded assignments - Graded presentations n/a

Percentage of Total Class Hours

50% 10% 30% 10%

Teaching Methods:

Presentation
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Student Evaluation Formative Evaluation Midterm examination Class activities Writing assignments Summative Evaluation Presentation Final examination Total Required Textbook: N/A Other Assigned Reading Materials: English for Graduate Study (LA501) Oxford Students Dictionary of English Oxford Wordpower Dictionary for Learners of English Longman Active Study Dictionary Selected reading books and passages Supplementary exercise handouts 40% 10% 30% 100% 60% 30% 10% 20%

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DPUs Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism is an academic offense which DPU takes seriously. Each student is responsible for reading, understanding and abiding by this policy. Plagiarism is a form of dishonesty that will not be tolerated by DPU. Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to, the following examples:
1. Submitting Another Writers Paper: A student puts their name on someone elses work. 2. Using Copy-And-Paste: A student copies phrases, sentences, or larger sections from a

source and pastes them into their paper without proper citation.
3. Neglecting Necessary Quotation Marks: A student fails to add the necessary quotation

marks ( ) around the work of another.

4. Paraphrasing Without Citing Source: A student paraphrases the work of another without

citing the source of the original text. Plagiarism is a DPU Offense: Instructors are required to report all instances of plagiarism to the Program Director and the Director of the Language Institute. Students found to have violated this policy will at least receive a zero (0) for the assignment or fail the whole course and receive a notation in their academic record. All Parties to Plagiarism are Considered Equally Guilty: If a student shares their work with another student and the other student plagiarizes it, both students are equally guilty, as the first student enabled the plagiarism to take place. Under no circumstances should a student make their coursework available to other students. Inadvertent Plagiarism Copying someone's work is a blatant act of plagiarism. However, it is sometimes possible for a student to plagiarize without realizing they have done so. This generally happens when a student accidentally fails to acknowledge the work of another. While unintentional plagiarism may be treated more leniently than intentional plagiarism, it is nonetheless a sign of sloppiness and/or the failure to educate oneself about plagiarism. In any specific case, it is best to talk with your instructor if you are unsure about what is or is not acceptable. In general, it is better to cite too much than not cite enough.

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Lesson Plan

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Week / Session 1 27 Oct 2010 2 3 Nov 2010 3 10 Nov 2010 4 17 Nov 2010 5 24 Nov 2010 6 1 Dec 2010 7 8 Dec 2010 8 15 Dec 2010 9 22 Dec 2010 10 5 Jan 2011 11 12 Jan 2011 12 19 Jan 2011

Topics Teaching topics Introduction to the course Unit 1: Parts of speech

Teaching Methods and Activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities

Unit 2: Dictionary and word meaning Quiz 1 Unit 3: Simple sentence Quiz 2 Unit 4: Compound sentence Quiz 3 Unit 5: Complex sentence Quiz 4 Unit 6: Paragraph writing Quiz 5 Unit 7: Scanning Quiz 6 Unit 8: Topic and main idea

Unit 9: Supporting details

Unit 10: Reading graphs

Unit 11: Understanding thesis abstracts

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Week / Session 13 26 Jan 2011 14 2 Feb 2011 15 9 Feb 2011

Topics Teaching topics Unit 12: Discussion essay

Teaching Methods and Activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Lecture Discussion Q&A Group work activities Individual presentation Discussion Q&A

Writing assignments

Presentation

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