Course Syllabus

1. Course number 080103061 and 810361

2. Course credit 3 (3-0)
3. Course title Practical English I
4. Semester 1
5. Academic year 2023
6. Instructors PPH, POK, AMW, PSS, MTN, BUSET, KAEIA, THPAK
7. Course status Required course
8. Degree Bachelor’s degree
9. Course description:
Integrated skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing with basic sentence structures and
everyday expressions, vocabulary and short passages, basic communication skills in varieties
of situations for daily life.

10. Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO1. identify main ideas and details from listening information.
CLO2. interact in daily-life situations on relevant topics to the textbook.
CLO3. specify main ideas and details from reading passages.
CLO4. write basic sentences and short paragraph in daily situations and course contents.
CLO5. use language functions with appropriate vocabulary for communication tasks.
CLO6. express responsibilities by arriving to the class and submitting work punctually.

11. Class materials

Main Material: Hendra, Leslie Anne, et al. Evolve (B1) Cambridge University Press.
The textbook costs 380 baht. The photocopied version or the old textbook is not acceptable.
• Bangkok Campus: The book is available at Room B204, Faculty of Applied Arts, Building
46.
• Prachinburi Campus: The book is available on the 4th floor of Sirindhorn Building.
* Students can buy the books on weekdays from 8.30 – 16.00. The books will be sold until
July 31, 2023.

12. Course evaluation

Activities Scores
Attendance 5
Hi! How are you? 15
Do you like Felix? 20
I have things to tell you. 20
Speak it aloud & Write it out 10
In-class Quiz 1 & 2 30
TOTAL 100

13. Tentative class schedule

Week Date Lessons
1 July 3 - 7 - Introduction
2 July 10 - 14 - Unit 1.1 & 1.2: What kind of person are you?, Describing
personality, Information questions
- Unit 1.3 & 1.4: Language in context, Giving personal
information, Indirect questions
- Functional language
 3 July 17 - 21 - Unit 2.1 & 2.2: Language in context, Describing
possessions, Present Perfect with ever-never-for-since
- Language in context (so many features), Tech features
4 July 24 - 28 - Unit 2.3 & 2.4: Present Perfect with already/yet, -
Functional language (guess what)
- Pronunciation /t/ and /w/
- Speak it aloud#1: Randomly assign passages to
students
5 July 31 – August 4 - Write it out#1
- Make-up class for unfinished lessons
- “Hi! How are you?”: submission (selective)
6 August 7 - 11 - Make-up class for unfinished lessons
- “Hi! How are you?”: 1st draft submission (selective)
7 August 14 - 18 - Make-up class for unfinished lessons
- “Hi! How are you?”: 1st draft submission or project
submission (selective)
8 August 21 - 25 - In-class Quiz 1
-“Do you like Felix?”: Script submission
- Unit 5.1 & 5.2 Lost…and then Found, Losing and finding
things
- Simple past
- Help for a stranger & Language in context
- Past continuous and simple past
August 28 – September 3
(No class due to University’s midterm exam)
9 September 4 - 8 - Unit 5.3 & 5.4 You are kidding! & Functional language
- Storytelling
10 September 11 - 15 - Unit 6.1 & 6.2 Moving to a megacity
- Urban problems
- Adverbs of manner
- Quantifiers & Present and Future unreal conditionals
11 September 18 - 22 - Write it out#2
- Make-up class for unfinished lessons
- “Do you like Felix?”
12 September 25 - 29 - “Do you like Felix?” (cont.)
- Speak it aloud#1
13 October 2 - 6 - “I have things to tell you.”
14 October 9 - 13 - “I have things to tell you.” (cont.)
15 October 16 - 20 - In-class quiz 2
- Make-up class for unfinished projects
16 October 24 – November 5
(University’s final exam)

14. Hi! How are you? – Individual work

This activity aims to improve students’ writing skills.
Step 1: Each student write email to a relative in another country (supposed to have one).
Step 2: Each student has to use 4 required grammar points: Information questions, Indirect
questions, Present Perfect with ever, never, for, or since, and Present Perfect with already or
yet.
Step 3: Submit the first draft between week 6 and 7
Step 4: Each student writes a) self-introduction, b) ask questions about people, and c)
something s/he wants or is interested using at least 150 words and attach their writing with
related photos then submits it to the teacher between week 7 and 8.

Rubrics for Activity: Hi! How are you? (1st DRAFT) (5%)

Criteria 0 point 1 point 2 points

Grammar Less than 5 6-10 complete 11 or more complete
& complete Sentences with Sentences with
Sentence sentences functional functional language;
structure language; many few grammar and
(2) grammar and spelling errors
spelling errors

Required
No required 1-2 required
Tenses 3-4 required grammar
tenses used grammar points
Used points used correctly
correctly used correctly
(2)
Length &
Submittin <150 words 150 words and
-
g on time or not on on time
(1) time

Rubrics for Activity: Hi! How are you? (10%)

Criteria 0 point 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points

Less than 5 5-6 7-9 complete 10 -13 14 or more

complete complete Sentences complete complete
sentences Sentences with sentences sentences
Grammar with functional with with
& Sentence functional language; functional functional
structure language; language; language;
few
many
(4) grammar few few / no
grammar
and and grammar grammar
spelling spelling errors and and
errors spelling errors spelling
errors
Required 1 required 3 required 4 required
No required 2 required
Tenses grammar grammar grammar
tenses used grammar points
Used points used points used points used
correctly used correctly
(4) correctly correctly correctly
Length & -
Submitting <150 words 150 words
- -
on time or not on and on time
(1) time
 Plain typing Pictures /
Creativity drawings
(1) related to
the email

15. Do you like Felix? – Pair work

This activity focuses on the use of Present Perfect and pronunciation in speaking. In order to
complete this assignment, students must follow the following steps.
Step1: A pair of student has to listen to a Podcast interview, page 18.
Step2: Each student a) chooses whether they like or dislike Felix and provides reasons. b)
recap the situation or what’s happening in the interview. c) tell us what you get from the
Podcast. Present Perfect with ever, never, for, or since, and Present Perfect with already or
yet must be used, and sounds /w/ and /t/ must be pronounced clearly.
Step 3: Each student submits the script on week 8.
Step 4: Take turn and present in front of the class. Each student has to speak at least 1 minute
on week 11.

Note: Students who read their scripts get 0 points for the “Language”, “Details and
information” and the “Pronunciation” parts.

Rubrics for Activity: Do you like Felix? (SCRIPT) (5%)

Criteria 0 point 1 point 2 points

Grammar 1 or 0 use 2 - 4 uses of

& Present Perfect Present 5 or more uses of
with ever, Perfect’s ever, Present Perfect’s
Sentence
never, for, never, for, ever, never, for,
structure since, already, since, already, since, already, and
(2) and yet used and yet used yet used correctly
correctly correctly
No Full information;
Little
Required information; with a coherent
information;
Tenses with no sequence of events
with a coherent
Used coherent
sequence of
(2) sequence of
events
events
Submittin
g script
on the no yes -
date set
(1)
 Rubrics for Activity: Do you like Felix? (15%)
Criteria 0 point 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points
Quite Fully
Mostly
Languag Incomprehe Mostly understanda understandable;
understandable;
e nsible or incomprehe ble; very natural
Little hesitation;
(4) always read nsible; often a few flow;
didn’t read
script read script glances at didn’t read
script
script script
1 - 2 uses of 3-4 uses of
No Present
Require Present Present 5-6 uses of
Perfect with
d Perfect’s Perfect’s Present Perfect’s
ever, never,
Gramm ever, never, ever, never, ever, never, for,
for, since, -
ar Used for, since, for, since, since, already,
already, and
(3) already, and already, and and yet used
yet used
yet used yet used correctly
correctly
correctly correctly
Details Unclear Some
Full
& information information;
information;
Informa & Simple with a
with a coherent
tion irrelevant/ information incoherent
sequence of
(3) unsupported sequence of
events
details events
No use of 1 - 3 the
4 - 6 target
Vocabul the target target 7 or more target
vocabulary
ary vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary in
in Unit 2.1
(3) in Unit 2.1 in Unit 2.1 Unit 2.1 & 2.2
& 2.2
& 2.2 & 2.2
Speakin
g
1 minute or
Duratio <1 minute - - -
more
n&
(1)
Speakin
g on the
no yes - - -
date set
(1)

16. I have things to tell you. – Group work (Productive) (CLO 2, 5, 6)

Not only does this activity focus on the use of learned grammatical topics in speaking, but
this activity also aims at promoting 21st Century Skills, collaboration and communication
among students. In order to complete this assignment, students must follow the following
steps:
Step 1: Students in groups of 5-6 sit in front of the class like they’re going to take turn telling
stories around campfire.
Step 2: Each group choose one topic from a) lost&found things, b) needing&giving help, or
c) surprising situations stories to share with their friends. The learned grammatical points
must be used in both script and speaking.
Step 3: Submit script on week 11 - 12
Step 4: Do the story-telling in front of the class. Each student has to speak at least 1 minute
on week 14-15.

Note: Students who read their scripts get 0 points for the “Language”, “Details and
information” and the “Pronunciation” parts. In addition, please include Past Simple/Past
Continuous sentences for topic A and B (lost&found things and needing&giving help). For
topic C, surprising situations, please include Zero and First conditionals sentences.

Rubrics for Activity: I have things to tell you. (SCRIPT) (5%)

Criteria 0 point 1 point 2 points

Full
Unclear
Details & information;
information
Information Little with a
& irrelevant/
(2) information incoherent
unsupported
sequence of
details
events
0 or 1 use of 2-3 uses of 4-5 uses of
Simple Past, Simple Past, Simple Past,
Past Past Past
Continuous+ Continuous+ Continuous+Si
Required
Simple Past, Simple Past, mple Past,
Tenses Used
Quantifiers, Quantifiers, Quantifiers, If
(2)
If Clause If Clause Clause type 0, or
type 0, or type 0, or type 1 written
type 1 written type 1 written correctly
correctly correctly
Submitting
script on the
no yes -
date set
(1)

Rubrics for Activity: I have things to tell you. (15 %)

Criteria 0 point 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points
Quite Fully
Mostly
Incomprehe Mostly understanda understandable
Language understandable;
nsible or incomprehen ble; ; very natural
(4) Little hesitation;
always read sible; often a few flow;
didn’t read
script read script glances at didn’t read
script
script script
No Simple 1 use of 2-3 uses of 4-5 uses of
Required Past, Past Simple Past, Simple Past, Simple Past,
Grammar Continuous Past Past Past
Used (3) +Simple Continuous+ Continuous Continuous+Si
Past, Simple Past, +Simple mple Past,
Quantifiers, Quantifiers, Past, Quantifiers, If
 If Clause If Clause Quantifiers, Clause type 0,
type 0, and type 0, and If Clause and type 1 done
type 1used type 1 done type 0, and correctly
correctly type 1 done
correctly
Unclear little Almost
Details & Full
information information; complete
Informati information;
& Simple with a information;
on with a coherent
irrelevant/ information incoherent with a coherent
(4) sequence of
unsupported sequence of sequence of
events
details events events
Creativity Plain
Good visual
speaking Poor visual
(2) aids
aids
Speaking
Duration 1 minute or
<1 minute - - -
& more
(1)
Submittin
g script &
Speaking
no yes - - -
on the
date set
(1)

17. In-Class Quiz 1 - 2

Test specification – Practical English I

Date: August 21-25
In-class Quiz 1 – 15% (30 items)

Part A
Listening: Pronunciation /t/ and /w/, stressing new information, making introductions –
saying how you know someone – end a conversation, using short questions to show interest
(10 items)

Part B
Reading: Andrew’s email – page 8 (5 items)

Part C
Grammar: Information questions, Indirect questions, Present Perfect with ever, never, for,
since and already & yet (5 items)

Part D
Vocabulary: Describing personality, giving personal information, describing possessions,
Tech features (10 items)
 Test specification – Practical English I
Date: October 16-20
In-class Quiz 2 – 15% (30 items)

Part A
Listening: Giving surprising news, reacting/showing surprise, unstressed vowels, expressing
concern & relief (10 items)

Part B
Reading: Author Q&A The art of storytelling - page 50 (5 items)

Part C
Grammar: Simple Past, Past Continuous & Simple Past, Quantifiers, and Present & Future
real conditionals (5 items)

Part D
Vocabulary: Losing and finding things, needing and giving help, Urban problems, Adverbs of
manner (10 items)

18. Speaking & Writing Practice

Speak it aloud#1:
This activity is on week 12 when student in groups of 6 reads aloud. On week 4, passage will
be randomly assigned to each group from the following passages:

What kind of person are you? – page 2

My garage – page 12
Rings that returned… - page 44
L.A. update! – page 54

5 points --- Student always reads the passage correctly.

4 points --- Student often reads the passage correctly.
3 point --- Student sometimes reads the passage correctly.
2 point --- Student rarely reads the passage correctly.
1 point --- Student almost never reads the passage correctly.
0 point --- Not attend or participate in class

Write it out#1: 2 Tenses

Students in groups of 6 practice writing sentences using Present Perfect Tense with ever,
never, for, since, already, and yet. Submit it to their teacher in class.

3 points ---Each group writes 6 sentences correctly.

2 points ---Each group writes 6 sentences with few grammatical mistakes.
1 point --- Each group writes 6 sentences with many grammatical mistakes.
0 point --- Not attend or participate in class

Write it out#2: Present and Real conditionals

Students in the same old groups of 6 practice writing sentences using 1) present real
conditionals and 2) future real conditionals.
2 points---- Each group writes 6 sentences using conditionals correctly, 3 each.
1 point---- Each group writes 6 sentences using conditionals, 3 each, but with grammatical
mistakes.
0 point --- Not attend or participate in class

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