MAE FAH LUANG UNIVERSITYCOURSE SYLLABUSProgramme
MAE FAH LUANG UNIVERSITY
COURSE SYLLABUS
Programme: General Education
School: School of Liberal Arts
Course Code: 1006124
Course Title: English 3
Credits: 3(3-0-6)
Abbreviation: Eng 3
Prerequisites: English 2
Course Type: Required Course
For programme: All except English Instructor: Staff
Evaluation:
[ × ] Grade (A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F) [ ] S or U
Course Description: Development of advanced academic English through the engagement in informative content topics. Practice of academic English for communication focusing on researching and discussion skills. Develop public awareness, self-reflection, higher-order thinking skill and self-reliant learning.
Course Objectives:
1. Communication skills: Students will be able to communicate by using English language accurately and appropriately in various contexts;
2. Content skills: Students will be able to comprehend and gain knowledge about various academic disciplines; and express their viewpoints about the content topics;
3. Cognition: Students will be able to develop higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing, evaluating, problem solving and criticizing skills;
4. Culture: Students will be able to develop skills in team working across academic disciplines as well as an awareness of communicative English in inter-cultural contexts and work ethics.
Course Contents:
No.
Topic
Number of Hours
Brief Content
Lecture
Lab or Practicum or Other
1
Course objective and term paper elements
3
-
- Introduction and term paper format
2
Topic preparation and source selection
6
-
- Topic choosing and discussion
- Researching
3
Outlining and data collection methods
9
-
- Effective outline writing
- Data collection methods and tools
4
Avoiding plagiarism, research language and practice
9
-
- Quoting, paraphrasing
- Passive voice, connectors and sentence structures
- Term paper consultation
5
First draft writing and academic language
9
-
- Writing of term paper components; introduction,
COURSE SYLLABUS
Programme: General Education
School: School of Liberal Arts
Course Code: 1006124
Course Title: English 3
Credits: 3(3-0-6)
Abbreviation: Eng 3
Prerequisites: English 2
Course Type: Required Course
For programme: All except English Instructor: Staff
Evaluation:
[ × ] Grade (A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F) [ ] S or U
Course Description: Development of advanced academic English through the engagement in informative content topics. Practice of academic English for communication focusing on researching and discussion skills. Develop public awareness, self-reflection, higher-order thinking skill and self-reliant learning.
Course Objectives:
1. Communication skills: Students will be able to communicate by using English language accurately and appropriately in various contexts;
2. Content skills: Students will be able to comprehend and gain knowledge about various academic disciplines; and express their viewpoints about the content topics;
3. Cognition: Students will be able to develop higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing, evaluating, problem solving and criticizing skills;
4. Culture: Students will be able to develop skills in team working across academic disciplines as well as an awareness of communicative English in inter-cultural contexts and work ethics.
Course Contents:
No.
Topic
Number of Hours
Brief Content
Lecture
Lab or Practicum or Other
1
Course objective and term paper elements
3
-
- Introduction and term paper format
2
Topic preparation and source selection
6
-
- Topic choosing and discussion
- Researching
3
Outlining and data collection methods
9
-
- Effective outline writing
- Data collection methods and tools
4
Avoiding plagiarism, research language and practice
9
-
- Quoting, paraphrasing
- Passive voice, connectors and sentence structures
- Term paper consultation
5
First draft writing and academic language
9
-
- Writing of term paper components; introduction,