Detailed Schedule | Translation: Thai-English I

Week 1	Aug. 10	1: News Reading Course text pp. 1–10 "เก๋งซิ่งชน 4 ศพแม่-ลูก-หลานดับอนาถ," กรุงเทพธุรกิจ (2017) News Writing Practices "Reuters Handbook of Journalism," Thomson Reuters Foundation (2008) "BBC News Style Guide," BBC "Reporting the European Union: A Handbook for Journalists," Minorities Network (2014) Headlines "About Headlines," St. Petersburg College (2021) "Writing a Headline," BBC Bobby Hawthorne, "It's All in Your Head(line)," University Interscholastic League "Headlines: In a Nutshell," The New York Times (2001) Malcolm Gibson, "Headlines," University of Kansas Merlin R. Mann, "Headlines," Columbia University Discussion: News structure and conventions: Thai and English, digital vs. print; headlines; news exercise 1; road accidents; vehicles Classcast (Click to join our class session Zoom Meeting Room) Touch in (Your personal one-minute to connect with class, ask your questions, share your ideas/findings, and tap into the resources of everybody's live presence) Case study News exercise 1 (เก๋งซิ่ง) Annotated translation collection (Contribute your translation and notes to the collaboration page.) Discussion
Week 1	Aug. 12	No class (Mother's Day)
Week 2	Aug. 17	2: News Reading Course text pp. 1–10 "จับยาบ้า 5 แสนเม็ด ดัดแปลงซ่อนในรถกระบะ," Sanook (2014) Discussion: News exercise 2; drugs crime; narcotics Classcast Touch in (Your personal one-minute to connect with class, ask your questions, share your ideas/findings, and tap into the resources of everybody's live presence) Case study News exercise 2 (จับยาบ้า) Annotated translation collection (Contribute your translation and notes to the collaboration page.) Discussion
Week 2	Aug. 19	3: News Reading Course text pp. 1–11 "โจรบุกงัดบ้านผู้ใหญ่บ้านเมืองร้อยเอ็ด ฉกสร้อยทอง 2 บาท หลบหนีลอยนวล," Thairath (2020) Discussion: News exercise 3; burglary Classcast Touch in Horizons Case study News exercise 3 (โจรบุก) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 3	Aug. 24	4: News Reading Course text pp. 1–11 Discussion: News exercise 4; homicide; firearms Classcast Touch in Horizons (Each new week, choose a different Horizons source. For this week, explore a new site.) Case study News exercise 4 (ประกบยิง) Annotated translation collection (In response to your feedback, let's try this. Two teams will translate and annotate the news story. I've assigned the teams, but individual members can choose their text excerpt (labeled 1 through 8 in blue font) to be responsible for. Be judicious about what you cite as a source for information; check out these guides to help you: "Evaluating Online Sources," "Evaluating Digital Sources," and "The Information Landscape." Please add your contribution before August 24.) Discussion
Week 3	Aug. 26	5: News Reading Course text pp. 1–12 ฐิติพันธ์ พัฒนมงคล, "เสียงครวญคร่ำหลังโศกนาฏกรรม 'หมิงตี้' ไฟไหม้โรงงาน สารเคมีระเบิด," Sarakadee (2021) Discussion: News exercise 5 Classcast Touch in Horizons Case study News exercise 5 (ไฟไหม้มาราธอน) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 4	Aug. 31	6: Economic and Business News Reading Course text pp. 13–19 Discussion: Economic-business news exercise 1 Classcast Economic-business news exercise 1 (เฮ้ลท์กรุ๊ป) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 4	Sep. 2	7: Economic and Business News Reading Course text pp. 13–20 "'เอาท์ดอร์' ลุยอาเซียน คว้าเวนเกอร์เพิ่มพอร์ต," ผู้จัดการ (2012) Discussion: Economic-business news exercise 2 Classcast Economic-business news exercise 2 (เอาท์ดอร์) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 5	Sep. 7	8: Economic and Business News Reading Course text pp. 13–20 สรัญญา จันทร์สว่าง, "มิตซูบิชิ อีเล็คทริค ชูไทย 'ฮับเอเชีย' เปิดเกมรุกดันธุรกิจโตสวนปัจจัยลบ," กรุงเทพธุรกิจ (2020) Discussion: Economic-business news exercise 3 Classcast Economic-business news exercise 3 (มิตซูบิชิ) Annotated translation collection (At the top of the collaborative translations, each team provides four variations on a case study Thai phrase with commentary about what issues you were trying to solve with each English version. Then, contribute segment translation and annotation as usual.) Discussion
Week 5	Sep. 9	9: Economic and Business News Reading Course text pp. 13–21 "ตลาดเครื่องครัวนอนสติ๊กโตเร็ว 'ซีกัล' เร่งปูพรมช่องทางออนไลน์," ผู้จัดการ (2017) Discussion: Economic-business news exercise 4 Classcast Economic-business news exercise 4 (ไทยสเตนเลสสตีล) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 6	Sep. 14	10: Economic and Business News Reading Course text pp. 13–21 "ดัชนีความเชื่อมั่นอุตสาหกรรมเดือนมิ.ย .ต่ำสุดในรอบปี," กรุงเทพธุรกิจ (2021) Discussion: Economic-business news exercise 5 Classcast News challenge 1 (Time yourself for 1 hour.) Economic-business news exercise 5 (ดัชนีความเชื่อมั่น) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 6	Sep. 16	11: Economic and Business News Reading Course text pp. 13–21 "'ปานามา' พาซวย มหาอำนาจซัดกัน คนไทยหัวดำดันเดือดร้อน," ผู้จัดการสุดสัปดาห์ (2016) "The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter," The New York Times Presents, season 1, episode 5 (2021 documentary; video clip, 41:38 min.; section 2 access) Discussion: Classcast (Join the practice test 2 session and turn on your work device camera. Students are admitted from the waiting room at 10:55 a.m. Leave your camera on until you have submitted your work and leave the session.) News challenge 2 (practice for test 1 "โจรแต่งชุดส่งอาหาร") Discussion News challenge (If you'd still like to contribute to our practice pool, before Wednesday, September 15, students e-mail me their news article for mock test.) Microsoft Word file of test-ready news passage (ex. topics: traffic accidents, smuggling, fire, natural disasters, theft, homicide, other crimes) Source should be original Thai text (not reporting from English-origin stories) Edit to ~220 words
Week 7	Sep. 21	12: Nonfiction Reading Course text pp. 22–30 Hemp "The People's History," The Thistle, vol. 13, no. 2 (2000) Becky Ferreira, "Scientists Did a Massive DNA Study on Global Weed Strains. Here's What They Found," Vice (2021) Renée Johnson, "Defining Hemp: A Fact Sheet," Congressional Research Service (2019) "Marijuana Timeline," Frontline, PBS (1998) Discussion: Informative text exercise 1 Classcast General topic nonfiction exercise 1 (กัญชง) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 7	Sep. 23	13: Nonfiction Reading Course text pp. 22–30 Discussion: Informative text exercise 2 Classcast General topic nonfiction exercise 2 (ม้า) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 8	Sep. 28	Test 1 (News; online, open-book; 8:05–9:20 a.m; 20 points) Classcast (for those of you who would like to have access to me during test period via this channel) Test 1 Paper Discussion
Week 8	Sep. 30	Test 2 (Economic-business news; online, open-book; 11:05 a.m.–12:20 p.m.; 20 points) Classcast (for those of you who would like to have access to me during test period via this channel) Test 2 Paper Discussion
Week 9	Oct. 5	14: Nonfiction Course text pp. 22–31 Reema Gondhia, "History," The Chemistry of Fireworks, Imperial College () "The Mark of Beauty: Hanabi (Fireworks)," NHK Educational, Google Arts and Culture (2017 exhibition) Thersa Matsuura, "Senko Hanabi: Japanese Sparklers Light the Summer Nights," BoingBoing (2018) Damien Liu-Brennan and Mio Bryce, "Japanese Fireworks (Hanabi): The Ephemeral Nature and Symbolism," The International Journal of the Arts in Society, vol. 4, no. 5 (2010) Ben Cusick, "A Japanese Master Craftsman Taught Me To Make Senko Hanabi Fireworks," Night Hawk in Light (2020; video clip, 15:28 min.) Passfire, directed by Jesse Veverka (2016 documentary) Trailer (2016; video clip, 2:03 min.) New Passfire Trailer #2 (2016; video clip, 1:57 min.) Discussion: Informative text exercise 3 Classcast General topic nonfiction exercise 3 (ดอกไม้ไฟ) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 9	Oct. 7	15: Nonfiction Reading Course text pp. 22–31 Hobbies research "The Science behind Why Hobbies Can Improve Our Mental Health," University of Reading (2021) Gaetano DiNardi, "Why You Should Work Less and Spend More Time on Hobbies," Harvard Business Review (2019) "Life of a Student: The Importance of Having a Hobby," Columbia College Calgary (2018) Carolyn E. Adams-Price and Linda W. Morse, "Crafts as Serious Hobbies: Impact and Benefits in Later Life," Craft Research, vol. 9, no. 1 (2018) Marguerite Ward, "3 Science-Backed Reasons Having a Hobby Will Help Your Career," CNBC (2017) Liam Viney, "Good Vibrations: The Role of Music in Einstein's Thinking," The Conversation (2016) Sarah D. Pressman, et al., "Association of Enjoyable Leisure Activities with Psychological and Physical Well-Being," Psychosomatic Medicine, vol. 71, no. 7 (2009) Einstein's work and music Mitch Waldrop, "Inside Einstein's Love Affair with 'Lina'—His Cherished Violin," National Geographic (2017) Justin Chandler and Tahiat Mahboob, "Albert Einstein: 10 Things You Might Not Know about His Love for Music," CBC (2017) Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein, "Einstein on Creative Thinking: Music and the Intuitive Art of Scientific Imagination," Psychology Today (2010) Peregrine White, "Albert Einstein: The Violinist," 1980, The Physics Teacher, vol. 43 (2005) David Bodanis, E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (2001) "Excerpt," Books First Chapters, CNN (2000) "Read an Excerpt," Penguin Random House Tony Rothman, "Was Einstein the First to Invent E = mc²?," Scientific American (2015) Discussion: Informative text exercise 4 Classcast General topic nonfiction exercise 4 (งานอดิเรก) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 10	Oct. 12	16: Nonfiction Reading Course text pp. 22–32 Forest bathing Colette Dean, "Forest Bathing—Taking in the Sights, Smells and Sounds of the Woods—Is Good for Your Mind and Body," The Advocate (2020) Peter Kuitenbrouwer, "Is a Walk in the Forest Better Than a Trip to the Doctor?," The Walrus (2019) Laura Smith, "Rx: 50 mg Nature, Ad Lib," Slate (2014) "Nature Contributes to Mental and Physical Health," Forest Therapy Society "History and Future Goals," International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (2010) Treeline: A Story Written in Rings, Patagonia (2019; video clip, 40:16 min.) Discussion: Informative text exercise 5 Classcast General topic nonfiction exercise 5 (อาบป่า) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 10	Oct. 14	17: Nonfiction: Thai Culture Reading Course text pp. 22–32 Hans Penth, "Inscriptions and Images on the Phra Maha That in Lamphun," Artibus Asiae, vol. 49, no. 3–4 (1988–89) Anitya Gaurav, "Development of Stupa Architecture in India," University of Lucknow Banister Fletcher, "Buddhist Architecture in India 250 B.C.–750 A.D.," A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method for the Student, Craftsman, and Amateur (1905) "Buddhist Architecture in India," University of Cambridge Michael Wright, "Metamorphosis: The Sacred Gable in Siamese and South Indian Architecture," Journal of the Siam Society, vol. 84 (1996) Discussion: Thai culture text exercises 1 Classcast Thai culture exercise 1 (วัดพระธาตุหริภุญชัย) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 11	Oct. 19	18: Nonfiction: Thai Culture Reading Course text pp. 22–32 "จังหวัดนครปฐมมาจากไหน พระปฐมเจดีย์มีที่มาอย่างไร," ศิลปวัฒนธรรม (2020) Nicolas Revire, "Iconographical Issues in the Archeology of Wat Phra Men, Nakhon Pathom," Journal of the Siam Society, vol. 98 (2010) Munidasa Ranaweera and Helarisi Abeyruwan, "Materials Used in the Construction, Conservation, and Restoration of Ancient Stupas in Sri Lanka," University of Cambridge Radhika Wijesekera, "The Five Main Shapes of Sri Lankan Stupas," Roar Media (2016) "Temple Architecture and Sculpture," An Introduction to Indian Art, National Council of Educational Research and Training, Government of India (2012) Vikram Lall, "Buddhist Architecture Glossary," Architecture of the Buddhist World (2014) Discussion: Thai culture exercise 2 Classcast Thai culture exercise 2 (พระปฐมเจดีย์) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 11	Oct. 21	No class (end of Buddhist Lent)
Week 12	Oct. 26	19: Nonfiction: Thai Culture Reading Course text pp. 22–33 Vidya Dehejia, "Buddhism and Buddhist Art," Metropolitan Museum of Art (2007) "Images of Buddha," Utah Museum of Fine Arts (2006) De-nin D. Lee, "Buddhist Art in East Asia: Three Introductory Lessons Towards Visual Literacy," Columbia University Siripen Yiamjanya, "Describing Sculpture in Buddhist Art of Thailand," Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University (2018) Christina Richie, "Symbolism in Asian Statues of the Buddha," Intermountain West Journal of Religious Studies, vol. 5, no. 1 (2014) Patricia Buckley Ebrey, "Buddhas," A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization, University of Washington Richard Gombrich, "The Consecration of a Buddhist Image," Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 26, no. 1 (1966) "Buddhism and Early East Asian Buddhist Art," Harvard Art Museums Discussion: Thai culture exercises 3 and 4 Classcast Thai culture exercise 3 (วัดไชยวัฒนาราม) Annotated translation collection Discussion Thai culture exercise 4 (พิธีอุ้มพระดำน้ำ) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 12	Oct. 28	20: Nonfiction: Thai Culture Reading Course text pp. 22–34 Ancient practice พงษ์เทพ บุญกล้า, "'แตกบ้านแตกเมือง' : ว่าด้วยโลกทัศน์ของคนลุ่มแม่น้ำมูนต่อสถานการณ์วิกฤต," ศุนย์มานุษยวิทยาสิรินทร (2021) จักรมนตรี ชนะพันธ์, "ประเพณีอีสาน 'แตกบ้าน' ไม่ใช่ 'บ้านแตก' พ่อแม่พี่น้องยังปรองดองกันดีอยู่," ศิลป วัฒนธรรม (2020) "ขับไล่โควิด19 ไม่เชื่ออย่าลบหลู่! ชาวบ้านทำพิธี 'แตกบ้าน' ประเพณีโบราณแก้อาถรรพ์-ไล่สิ่งชั่วร้าย," ข่าว สด (2021) Lunar calendars ณิชชา บูรณสิงห์, "การเปลี่ยนปีปฏิทินของประเทศไทย," พิพิธภัณฑ์ รัฐสภา (2020) ตรงใจ หุตางกูร, "วัฏจักรเกษตรกรรมกับเกณฑ์เริ่มต้นปีใหม่ ในวัฒนธรรมไทย," ศูนย์ มานุษยวิทยาสิรินธร (2020) "หนึ่งประเทศ สองระบบ กับ 'ระบบปฏิทิน' หลายแบบที่ราชการไทยเคยใช้มาในอดีต," ศิลป วัฒนธรรม (2021) Nancee Hunter, "Introduction to Human Migration," National Geographic "Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change," UNHCR (2015) Elsabé Brits, "How Migration Events Have Dramatically Reshaped the Genetic Landscape of Africa," Daily Maverick (2021) Discussion: Thai culture exercise 5 Classcast Thai culture exercise 5 (ประเพณีแตกบ้าน) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 13	Nov. 2	21: Fiction Reading Course text pp. 35–39 "วินัย บุญช่วย," สำนักพิมพ์ประพันธ์สาส์น "นาม : ศิลา โคมฉาย," Writers' Association of Thailand (2004; interview) Diana Gabaldon, "My Brother. Willie?" (2021) On Writing Stephen King "How to Write," The Guardian (2000) On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000) Excerpts on writing (2015) "Dialogue," Creative Writing, Eastern Washington University (2021) Kenneth John Odle, "He Said, She Said: The Fine Art of Dialogue Attribution," The Big Bad Book Blog (2011) Discussion: Fiction exercise 1 Classcast Fiction exercise 1 (ครอบครัวกลางถนน) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 13	Nov. 4	22: Fiction Reading Course text pp. 35–39 "แก้วเก้า – ว.วินิจฉัยกุล : สร้างคุณภาพใหม่ ไม่ซ้ำรอยตัวเอง," สำนักพิมพ์ประพันธ์สาส์น (2014 interview) "ว.วินิจฉัยกุล : นักประพันธ์ชั้นครู ผู้ก้าวทันทุกความเปลี่ยนแปลง," BOT Magazine (2019) Discussion: Fiction exercise 2 Classcast Fiction exercise 2 (แดนดาว) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 14	Nov. 9	23: Fiction Reading Class text pp. 35–40 "ปาริฉัตร ศาลิคุปต," สำนักพิมพ์ ประพันธ์สาส์น สุกัญญา จิราระรื่นศักดิ์, "แนะนำนักเขียน 'กิ่งฉัตร,'" Thammasat University Library (2015) Discussion: Fiction exercise 3 Classcast Fiction exercise 3 (ด้วยแรงอธิษฐาน) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 14	Nov. 11	24: Fiction Reading Class text pp. 35–41 "นาม: ปิยะพร ศักดิ์เกษม," Writers Association of Thailand (interview) YVP.T, "'จักรวาลปิยะพร' จักรวาลแห่งโยงใยไร้ที่สิ้นสุด," อ่านเอา Discussion: Fiction exercise 4 Classcast Fiction exercise 4 (ทรายสีเพลิง) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 15	Nov. 16	25: Fiction Reading Course text pp. 35–41 ส. ท่าเกษม, "'หนึ่งเดียวเท่านั้นคือ...วราภา,'" Thai LA Newspaper (2013) Discussion: Fiction exercise 5 Classcast Fiction exercise 5 (โบ๊เบ๊) Annotated translation collection Discussion
Week 15	Nov. 18	26: Review Reading Course text Muang Boran Journal Discussion: Classcast Review and case studies (Students' three-minute translation topic review for classmates and nonfiction and fiction challenge for download)
Week 16	Nov. 23	Test 3 (Fiction; online, open-book; 8:05–9:20 a.m; 20 points) Classcast (Log on for final exam check-in with me (I'll be available from 8:00 a.m.) before you leave to work on your test. Arrivals after 8:35 a.m. count as missing the exam and your paper will not be graded. Test papers and instructions are posted on our announcement page.) Discussion
Week 16	Nov. 25	Test 4 (Nonfiction: Topics + Thai Culture; online, open-book; 11:05 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; 20 points) Classcast (Log on for final exam check-in with me (I'll be available from 11:00 a.m.) before you leave to work on your test. Arrivals after 11:35 a.m. count as missing the exam and your paper will not be graded. Test papers and instructions will be posted on our announcement page.)