Department of English

Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University


2202208  English Conversation and Discussion

 

Puckpan Tipayamontri

Office: BRK 1106.1

Office Hours: M 13 and by appointment

Phone: 0-2218-4703

puckpan.t@chula.ac.th

 

Section 2

T 13 (BRK 512), Th 12 (BRK 309)

 

Tentative Schedule

*Asterisks in front of an item indicates audio clips for listening exercises in the course packet

Week 1

Dec. 13

Unit 1  Secret Fears

Reading

Dec. 15

Unit 1  Secret Fears

Reading

Week 2

Dec. 19

Unit 2  Fashion Passion

Reading

Fashion Presentations: For Thursday, December 22, in groups of 3 students, you will have designed a fashion item out of a cheap T-shirt (just as in the listening) and make a presentation to your classmates explaining the idea behind your fashion. You can modify the T-shirt however you like, but the T-shirt is the fashion, not just the base upon which you throw a thousand accessories or print patterns. Each group will have five minutes for the presentation (explain your concept, creative process, reasons people would like the item, showcase your product, etc.) in which everyone should have comparable speaking parts. Following the presentation will be a three-minute question and answer session.

Dec. 22

Unit 2  Fashion Passion

Reading

Fashion Presentations: In groups of 3 students, design a fashion item out of a cheap T-shirt (just as in the listening) and then make a presentation to your classmates explaining the idea behind your fashion. You can modify the T-shirt however you like, but the T-shirt is the fashion, not just the base upon which you throw a thousand accessories or print patterns. Each group will have five minutes for the presentation (explain your concept, creative process, reasons people would like the item, showcase your product, etc.) in which everyone should have comparable speaking roles. Following the presentation will be a three-minute question and answer session.

Week 3

Dec. 26

Unit 3  Love and Marriage

Reading

Dec. 29

Unit 3  Love and Marriage

Reading

Week 4

Jan. 3

No Class (New Year's Day observed)

Jan. 5

No Class

Week 5

Jan. 10

Unit 4  Move It! Move It!

Reading

Group Exercise: Over the New Year break you will have developed a two-minute exercise routine that will help us firm or tone some part of our body, sweat or have fun. In-class each student will become an exercise group leader and lead us, your students, through your designed movement or series of movements.

Jan. 12

Unit 4  Move It! Move It!


Reading


Week 6

Jan. 17

Unit 5  Television

Reading

Test 1: (in class) The test is designed to assess your knowledge of material covered in the course, your listening skills, and target vocabulary.

Jan. 19

Unit 5  Television

Reading

Leading Discussion: Nisagorn and Patcharachuta


Week 7

Jan. 24

Unit 6  Blending Languages

Reading

Jan. 26

Unit 6  Blending Languages

Reading

Leading Discussion: Chakrit and Thanyalak

Week 8

Jan. 31

No class (Midterm week: January 30–February 3, 2012)

Feb. 2

Midterm Presentations

  • In groups of no more than 3 students
  • 7 minutes oral presentation per group
  • Use PowerPoint as part of your presentation (make compatible with 2003 version)
  • Choose your own topic but have it approved by me on or before Monday, January 23, 2012
  • Tentative Schedule
    • 1:00–1:07 p.m., "Premarital Sex on Valentine's Day," Natyada, Pukpitchaya, and Ratchakan
    • 1:10–1:17 p.m., "Love Market in China," Chairat and Porapat
    • 1:20–1:27 p.m., "The Changes of Chula's Uniforms," Natthaya, Pimpan and Por
    • 1:30–1:37 p.m., "Hot 'Dogs' vs. Pork Chops: What Is the Difference?," Patcharachuta, Pornwara, and Nisagorn
    • 1:40–1:47 p.m., "Business Advertisements: Fake, Fraud, or False?," Thanyalak, Chakrit, and Pattarin

Week 9

Feb. 7

Unit 7  Fitness Facts

Reading

Feb. 9

Unit 7  Fitness Facts

Reading

Leading Discussion: Pattharin and Natthaya

Week 10

Feb. 14

Unit 8  Art

Reading

Leading Discussion: Chairat and Porapat (note date change)

Feb. 16

Unit 8  Art

Reading

Test 2: in class (note date change; Test 2 covers material in units 58, that is, Television, Blending Languages, Fitness Facts, and Art)

Week 11

Feb. 21

Unit 9  Texting Controversy

Reading

Debate Practice
  • Topic: Facebook Parenting Father is right: 21st-century teens need tough love.
    • A: Porapat, Pimpan, Ratchakan, and Chairat
    • B: Pukpitchaya, Thanyalak, Patcharachuta, and Chakrit
  • Topic: People who think the internet is dangerous are paranoid.
    • C: Por, Nisagorn, and Pattharin
    • D: Natyada, Pornwara, and Natthaya

Feb. 23

Unit 9  Texting Controversy

Reading

Leading Discussion: Pornwara and Ratchakan

Week 12

Feb. 28

Unit 10  We Love Nippon!!

Reading

Mar. 1

Unit 10  We Love Nippon!!

Reading

Leading Discussion: Por and Pimpan

Week 13

Mar. 6

Unit 11  Best Friends Forever

Reading

Mar. 8

Unit 11  Best Friends Forever

Reading

Leading Discussion: Pukpitchaya and Natyada

Week 14

Mar. 13

Unit 12  Get Happy!

Reading

Mar. 15

Unit 12  Get Happy!

Reading

  • Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project
  • Martin Seligman, Authentic Happiness
  • The Happiness Formula, BBC (2008)
  • Debate Practice
    • Topic: The death sentence is sensible.
    • Timekeeper: Pimpan
      • Proposition (Patcharachuta, Natyada, Nisagorn, Porapat)
      • Opposition (Chairat, Thanyalak, Chakrit, Natthaya)
    • Topic: Censorship is not a good thing.
    • Timekeeper: Chairat
      • Proposition (Por, Pimpan, Ratchakan)
      • Opposition (Pukpitchaya, Pattharin, Pornwara)

Week 15

Mar. 20

Debates

Schedule

  • Topic: Abortion should be legalized.
  • Timekeeper: Ratchakan
    • Proposition: Patcharachuta, Natyada, Nisagorn, Porapat
    • Opposition: Chairat, Thanyalak, Chakrit, Natthaya
  • Topic: Beauty pageants should be abolished.
  • Timekeeper: Natthaya
    • Proposition: Por, Pimpan, Ratchakan
    • Opposition: Pukpitchaya, Pattharin, Pornwara

Mar. 22

Test


Test 3: in class

Week 16

Mar. 27

Final Conversations

You will choose a conversation partner beforehand and sign up for a time slot with him/her. Please plan to arrive about half an hour before your designated time at the room indicated on the sign-up sheet. You will draw a topic just before you begin and talk with your partner on that topic for 3–5 minutes. The instructor (who may not be your section's) evaluates your listening and speaking skills. This is not like debate, where you must stay focused on the motion, so it's okay to allow your conversation to flow organically. Sign-up sheets will be posted on acharn Andru Matthews's office door (BRK 1115) on Thursday, March 22.

Mar. 29

No Class (Good luck with finals, happy Songkran, and have a good summer!)


 

 


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