Department of English

Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University


2202208  English Conversation and Discussion

 

Puckpan Tipayamontri

Office: BRK 1106

Office Hours: M 13 and by appointment

Phone: 0 2218 4703

puckpan.t@chula.ac.th

 

Section 4 (BRK 309)

MW 11:0012:30

 

Leading Discussion


You will be working with another student or two in leading a class discussion on a topic based on an article of your choice.


Instructions: You will need to choose a classmate to work with on this assignment and sign up for one of the designated Wednesdays to lead the class discussion together. You will choose the topic and the article that you would like to discuss with the class. Provide your classmates and instructor with copies of and/or links to the article on the Monday of the week of your discussion. In the case of URLs to online articles, I will post the links on our detailed schedule when I receive them. On the day you have signed up for, you and your partner(s) will lead the class in discussing the chosen topic and article for sixty minutes of the class period, so be sure to prepare adequately.


Requirements: You are expected to work together with your partner in choosing the topic (preferably on the unit topic) and article/essay to discuss, and in leading the class discussion for sixty minutes. A fun and interesting article is a good choice, but also one that is rich, deep or provocative enough to spark a lively and rewarding conversation. Some topics, though at first glance feels intriguing, may be exhausted after five minutes and would not be helpful to you as discussion leaders.

 

Through well-thought out questions and stimulating prompts, engage your classmates in talking about the chosen topic and article. This—getting a conversation going, keeping it flowing, and engaging as many of your friends as possible—is critical as it is the whole point of the exercise.


Grading: Your grade will primarily depend on your ability to start the conversation and keep it going as well as how successfully you have inspired every one of your classmates to jump in and engage.


Moreover, we will be looking at the quality of the conversation, the "meat" and difficulty of the material, and the level of discourse (vocabulary, pronunciation, knowledge, insight, etc.) achieved.


Have fun!


Leading Discussion Guidelines


Facilitating Discussion Links


Current Signed-Up Schedule (see also Detailed Schedule)

Sep. 11: Lalida and Worakarn

Sep. 25: Chollapas and Supriya

Oct. 2.: Suebsak and Nutcha

 

Oct. 16: Sirikorn, Suphichaya and Patcharawalai

 

Oct. 30: Sunicha, Sapassorn and Sudsita


Nov. 6: Saruttaya and Phattarawadee


Nov. 13: Wirakarn and Chotirot




 

 


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