KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY, INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

University Study Skills In English 1

Semester 1, Academic Year 2017 - 2018

Course and Instructor Information:

Course Code: 049008
Section Number: 2
Credits: 3 (3-0-6)
Pre-requisite: None
Elective/General Education/Core/Compulsory Course: General Education
Time of Lecture: Section 1; Thursday; 13:00-16:00; Room B210

Course Instructors: Mr. Matthew Foley

Position & Affiliation: KKUIC Lecturer
Email:
Office Location:
Office Hours (by appointment):

Course Description:
The aim of the course is to develop the English language and study skills of students who have been
identified as having a low level of English attainment, so that by the end of the course, they can
progress to the University Study Skills in English 2 course and actively participate in mainstream
university courses to an international standard.

Course Objectives:
Students are to successfully demonstrate the following English language and study skills:
Understanding and answering questions
Knowledge and use of general vocabulary and rubrics
Skimming reading texts
Scanning reading texts
Skimming listening texts
Scanning listening texts
Writing sentences
Elementary sentence writing grammar
Writing paragraphs
Elementary paragraph writing grammar
Basic presentations

NEEDS AND RESOURCES

Required Materials:
USSE1 Textbook
A 10.5 x 8 inch 1-subject notebook

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 Additional Print Resources:
Midterm Oral Presentation Rubric
Final Oral Presentation Rubric
Additional print resources will be announced in class

COURSE SCHEDULE
Evaluation:

No. Criteria Points Percent (%)

1 Classroom Attendance 15 10%

-15 days x 1 point = 15 points total
-Absent for the entire class = 0 points
-Late for class = 0 points
-Use phone = 0 points
-Present for 3 hours = 1 point

2 Class Participation & Homework 1340 30%

-Course Syllabus Assent: 15 points
-6x Paragraphs = 100 points each
-5x Online Discussion = 100 points each
-Mini Presentation = 100 points
-Mini Dictation Quiz = 100 points
-Listening Quiz = 25 points

3 Midterm Examination 195 20%

-Oral Presentation = 100 points
-Written Exam = 95 points

4 Final Examination 155 40%

-Listening Exam = 25 points
-Written Exam = 130 points

Total Points & Percentage: 1705 100%

Grading Scale:

Percentage Grade Achievement G.P.A. Percentage Grade Achievement G.P.A.

80-100% A Excellent 4.0 60-64% C Fair 2.0

75-79% B+ Very Good 3.5 55-59% D+ Poor 1.5

70-74% B Good 3.0 50-54% D Very Poor 1.0

65-69% C+ Fairly Good 2.5 Below 50% F Fail 0.0

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Tentative Class Schedule*:

Week Dates Topic Due

1 Jul. 31-4 Course Syllabus

Go buy textbook at IC, 9th floor
Questionnaire page 1
Basic Reading Power pages 1 - 4

2 Aug. 7-11 Fable 1: The Big Family in the Little House -Course Syllabus Assent is
Scanning for Key Words Exercises 1 - 5 (pages 19 - 22). due!
Scanning for Information Exercise 1 (pages 25 & 26). -Textbook has been purchased
Looking for Topics Exercise 1 (page 33 & 34). -Presentation due next class
Understanding Paragraphs (page 55). about three family members
Preparing Presentations (page 107). (Two (2) minutes in length).

3 Aug. 14-18 Fable 2: Thats Not the Way to Do It! Homework for next class:
Presentations about three family members. - Unit 38 Be (page 111)
Scanning for Key Words Exercises 6 8 (pages 22 - 24). - Unit 41 Have (page 114)
Scanning for Information Exercise 2 (pages 27 & 28). - Unit 42 Do (page 115)
Looking for Topics Exercises 3 & 4 (pages 36 & 37).
Understanding and Building Sentences Exercise 3 (page
46).

4 Aug. 21-25 Fable 3: The Wolf and the Dog Homework for next class:
Scanning for Information Exercise 3 (pages 29 & 30). - Unit 37 Sentence Forms
Looking for Topics Exercises 5 & 6 (pages 38 & 39). (page 110)
Understanding and Building Sentences Exercises 3 & 4 - Unit 39 Question Forms
(pages 46 - 48). (pages 112 & 113)
-Discussion 1 (A) What is the
moral of The Wolf and the
Dog? (Turnitin)
-Prepare for Mini Presentation
Introducing yourself for next
week.

5 Aug. 28-1 Fable 4: A Bell on the Cat Homework for next class:
Scanning for Information Example 4 (pages 31 & 32). - Understanding and Building
Looking for Topics Examples 7 & 8 (pages 40 & 41). Sentences Exercises 5 - 10
Writing about Yourself (pages 68 - 73). (pages 48 - 54).
Writing about a Classmate (pages 73 - 76). -[P1] Write a paragraph
Mini Presentation (A) about yourself (A) Submit to
TURNITIN.COM

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6 Sep. 4-8 Introduction to Midterm Exam Homework for next class:
Looking for Topics Exercises 9 & 10 (pages 42 & 42). - Unit 36 Nouns (pages 108
Understanding Paragraphs Exercises 2 & 3 (page 58). & 109).
Writing about Your Hobbies (pages 93 - 95). -[P2] Write a paragraph
Provide each student a Midterm Oral Presentation Rubric introducing a friend (A)
Preparation for Midterm Exam Submit to TURNITIN.COM

7 Sep. 11-15 Listening Practice Quiz 1 Homework for next class:

Fable 5: The Boy and the Wolf -Prepare for Midterm Oral
Understanding Paragraphs Examples 4 - 8 (pages 59 - 67). Presentation!

8 Sep. 18-22 - MIDTERM EXAM - -Bring Midterm Oral

Oral Presentation Presentation Rubric. Failure
Oral Feedback to bring this item results in
Paragraph Homework Feedback an F on the Midterm Exam or
Family Tree demerit marks.

Homework for next class:

- Revise for Midterm
Examination

9 Sep. 25-1 - MIDTERM WEEK - No class!

Check www.ic.kku.ac.th for
exam timetable.

10 Oct. 2-6 Listening Practice Quiz 2 -Discussion 2 (A) What can

Fable 6: The Bear and the Two Friends be learned from The Bear
Writing about Your Family (pages 77 84). and the Two Friends?
(Turnitin)

11 Oct. 9-13 Fable 7: Sinbad and the Genie Homework for next class:
Writing about a Family Member (pages 77 84 continued). -Unit 49 Modal Verbs (pages
Writing about Daily Activities (pages 85 - 95). 124 & 125).
-[P3] Write a paragraph
describing your daily
activities (A) Submit to
TURNITIN.COM
-Discussion 3 (A): What is
the moral of Sinbad and the
Genie? (Turnitin)

12 Oct. 16-20 - Classes Cancelled - TBC

13 Oct. 23-27 Fable 8: The Strongest Person -[P4] Write a paragraph

Keeping Fit/Staying Healthy/Lifestyles describing what you do in
Writing about Lifestyles (pages 96 100). your free time (A) Submit to
TURNITIN.COM
-Discussion 4 (A) What
lesson can be learned from
The Strongest Person?
(Turnitin)

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14 Oct. 30-3 Listening Quiz 3 (A) -[P5] Write a paragraph
Unit 43 Present Simple (pages 116 & 117). describing how you keep fit
Unit 44 Present Continuous (pages 118 & 119). (A). Submit to
Unit 46 The Future (pages 120 & 121). TURNITIN.COM
Daily Routines (pages 85 95 continued).

15 Nov. 6-10 Final exam preparation -[P6] Write a paragraph

Fable 9: The Turtle and the Ducks describing your best friend.
Unit 47 There is, There are, It is (page 122). Who are they, and why are
Unit 48 That Clauses (page 123) they your best friend? (A).
Paragraph Pointers / Identifying Parts of a Paragraph Submit to TURNITIN.COM
(pages101 - 103).

16 Nov. 13-17 Fable 10: The Fisherman and His Wife Homework for next class:
Writing statements for graphs (pages 103 - 106). -Listening Practice
Mini Dictation Quiz (A) -Discussion 5 (A) What is the
moral of The Fisherman and
His Wife?

17 Nov. 20-24 - FINAL EXAM Homework for next class:

FINAL LISTENING TEST (A) -Revise for Final Examination

18 Nov. 27-Dec - FINAL EXAM Check www.ic.kku.ac.th for

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*Tentative class schedule can change at any time given notice by the lecturer

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 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Electronic Devices Policy:

Every instructor/lecturer at KKU/KKUIC has the authority to restrict or prohibit the use of personal
electronic devices in his or her classroom, lab, or any other instructional setting. It is expected that
instructors will communicate, both verbally and in writing via course syllabi, their policies regarding student
use of electronic devices. It is also incumbent upon instructors to make reasonable accommodations for
students with disabilities through the Student Disability Services office.

While the technologies may change, examples of such technology include, but are not limited to, computer
hardware and software, cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), programmable calculators, and
portable recording devices of any kind (audio or visual).

While students may, with instructor approval, use personal electronic devices in the classroom to take
notes or do work that is relevant to the class, the following activities are considered disruptive to student
learning and are
generally prohibited when the class is in session unless specifically authorized by the instructor:
1. using personal electronic devices to engage in any activity that violates KKU/KKUIC policies and
procedures.
2. using personal electronic devices during examinations.
3. using personal electronic devices to cheat or plagiarize.
4. communicating with others via e-mail, instant or text messaging during class time using cell phone,
computer, or other electronic device, unless expressed permission is given by the instructor.
5. engaging in any research, work, or Internet surfing not authorized by the instructor.
6. recording or transmitting via audio or visual technology any lecture, tutorial, written material or
other type of class material without first obtaining the instructors consent.
7. duplicating, storing or transmitting material that violates copyright law.
8. accessing, creating, distributing, or transmitting abusive, slanderous, libelous, discriminatory,
sexually explicit, or pornographic material.
9. harassing, bullying or threatening another individual.
10. vandalizing, damaging, or disabling property of KKU/KKUIC.

N.B. (Please note): All electronic devices are prohibited in this class at all times unless special permission is
granted.

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Examination Regulations, Rules, and Punishments:

Examination Regulations
Failure to attend an examination is excusable for the following reasons:
1. Accident involving serious injury (documented proof required).
2. Serious sickness that requires hospitalization (documented proof required).

Students may leave the examination room, if they experience the following:
1. Sudden onset of serious illness.
2. An event or emergency that requires the student to leave the examination room.

The university examination board will thoroughly examine and investigate any
instance where a student leaves the room during an examination.

Examination Rules
1. Students are not allowed to enter the Examination Hall before permission is granted.
2. Students who are late not more than 30 minutes after the examination has begun must seek
permission of the examiners and give the signature for acknowledgement of the act.
3. Students are not allowed to bring mobile phone, calculator, lecture notes, texts and books in the
examination hall unless written permission is granted by the Lecturer.
4. Students are only permitted to leave the Hall at least 45 minutes after the examination has begun.
5. If there is evidence or proof of cheating or attempting to cheat, the student must sign the
acknowledgement form. Two examiners then give a written report to the Chairman of the Examiners'
Committee.
6. Students are required to immediately stop writing on the examination paper when examination's
time is over.

Punishments
Students who do not follow the rules and regulations are considered intentional violators and attempt to
cheat in the exams. Violators are to be given the following consequences:
1. Failure in that specific subject.
2. Failure in every examination that the student has already taken in that current semester.
3. Failure in every subject in that current semester and disciplined according to the disciplinary rules of
the University.

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Plagiarism and Academic Honesty Policy:

All academic dishonesty is unacceptable. You must not submit for assessment any examination or piece of
work that has been completed dishonestly, including through any of the means described below. Work
includes: words, music, computer code, data, calculations, artistic and architectural works, photographs, film,
video, digital or electronic media designs or ideas.

Examples of Academic Dishonesty in Assessments Other Than Examinations

For assessments other than examinations, examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to
the following:
1. Plagiarism, which includes:
a. presenting work that is not your own in any format, without appropriate attribution or reference to the
original source.
b. paraphrasing or copying work that is not your own, without due acknowledgement by way of reference
to the original work.
c. adopting the ideas of others, or the structure of an existing analysis, without due acknowledgment by
way of reference to the original source.

The work of others may be submitted only when use of the work is appropriate and duly acknowledged.
Examples of plagiarism, what are not plagiarism, and other resourced both web-based and otherwise are
available in Appendix (1) in the KKUIC Student Handbook 2014. Please review these materials as you will be
responsible to know them. Additionally, each Instructor may modify or waive elements of what constitutes
plagiarism for that class only by indicating that clearly on the course syllabus. Failing such modification, all
examples in Appendix (1) and references shall constitute what is or is not plagiarism.

2. Collusions, which includes:

a. inappropriately assisting other students in the production of an assessment task.
b. accepting inappropriate assistance in the production of an assessment task.
c. submitting work which is the same or substantially similar as another student's piece of work for the
same assessment task.

Work created with the assistance of others may be submitted only when the Course Instructor has given
prior permission for teamwork, joint or collaborative work to be submitted, as specified in the Course Profile.

3. Cheating, which includes:

a. submitting any fabricated or falsified data or results of laboratory, field or other work as if they were
genuine.
b. submitting a piece of work with the intention of deceiving the assessor about your contribution to the
work.
c. submitting a piece of work written or answered for you by another person or which you have copied
from another person.
d. submitting the same or substantially similar or substantially the same piece of work for assessment in
two different courses, except in accordance with approved study and assessment schemes.
e. falsely indication that you have been present at an activity where attendance is required.
f. completing an assessment task outside the conditions specified for that task.
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4. Machine Translation: Using Google Translate, or any other online machine or any software or other
translation service to copy and paste from and into any language, any text or any work referenced in this
section 1.1 (a-c), irrespective of the amount of final English editing done.

Allegations and Penalties for Academic Dishonesty

All allegations of academic dishonesty will be dealt with (and penalized where substantiated). A summary
of the penalties which may be applied under these procedures is as follows:
1. Where it is determined that there is academic dishonesty, the penalty for the first formal breach is:
a. a mark of zero for the assessment task, AND
b. a record in the KKUIC Academic Dishonesty Register.

If it is determined that there are extenuating circumstances, the decision-maker may permit the student:
c. to re-submit the task, or (if the assessment task was an examination) to sit an additional examination
and may also
d. limit the mark for the re-submitted assignment or re-sat examination to no more than 50% of the
maximum possible mark for the assessment task.

2. The penalty for a second formal breach is:

a. a mark of zero for the assessment task, AND
b. a Fail for the course, AND
c. a further record in the KKUIC Academic Dishonesty Register.

3. The penalty for any subsequent formal breach will be punished according to Article 41 of Khon Kaen
University Regulations on Undergraduate Education Level, A.D. 2005.

Where the student's alleged behavior is of a kind that prejudices the interests of other students or
the integrity of the assessment scheme itself, the breach may be referred to the Dean of KKUIC, together
with any other University unit that Dean sees fit. This may result in a penalty of suspension or expulsion from
the University and/or a fine, in addition to a mark
of zero (0) and/or a Fail for the course.

Please view the Acadia University online tutorial slide show to help you understand what is and is not
plagiarism: http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism

Please watch the following youtube videos developed by the Paul Robeson Library at Rutgers
University on plagiarism:
What is plagiarism?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P05vgxDoPU
Real life examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96QEIDznXI4
The cite is right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSQH9OTOLBs

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Student Uniforms:

Students are required to wear proper student uniforms while at KKU/KKUIC, especially during normal
school operating hours. For special affairs and occasions, a formal uniform may be required. The standard
dress code shall apply for class attendance, university ceremonies, and official contacts.

The standard dress code is as follows:

Male Students

Shirt Plain (no designs) white, long-sleeved or short-sleeved shirt with button down dress collar and
pocket on left side of chest

Trousers - Official dark blue trousers, without designs

Belt - Black belt (size specified by university) with silver university logo buckle

Necktie Plain (no designs) dark blue necktie with sharp end and the orange brick logo tie pin or emblem of
university in the middle of the tie. (Tie size specified by the university)

Socks - Black dress socks

Shoes - Black closed-heel shoes

Female Students

Blouse Plain (no designs) white, short-sleeved blouse with button down dress collar. The buttons on the
blouse must be silver-colored university logo button. The KKU university logo pin will be worn on the right
side of the chest. (Button and pin size is defined by the university)

Skirt - Plain (no designs) dark blue, knee length skirt; not to exceed 20 cms below the knee or 5 cm above
the knee

Belt - Black belt (size specified by university) with silver university logo buckle

Shoes Closed-heel black shoes

For more information and complete details regarding the KKU student uniform, please refer to the Uniform
section, which can be found in the KKU Regulations & Policies section, sub-section ii. of the KKUIC handbook

Attendances and Absences:

Student class attendance is taken very seriously at Khon Kaen University and Khon Kaen University
International College. Missing a class or part of class will affect your attendance points, along with class
participation points. While not always the case, poor attendance often results in the student earning an F
grade for the course.

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 REG#______
SYLLABUS SIGNATURE PAGE

Khon Kaen University, International College

Instructor: _________________________________________

Course: University Study Skills In English 1 (049008); Section _____ add photo

Semester ____, Academic Year _____

I, _____________________________, do agree that I received a copy of the course syllabus for the
class mentioned above. That the instructor mentioned above has gone over the class syllabus on the
first day of class, and that I have also read the entire course syllabus (pages 1-14) and understand
the course requirements, examination regulations, rules and punishments, plagiarism and academic
honesty policy, and that I am expected to attend class.

Nick name: ___________________________________

Student ID: ___________________________________

Email: _______________________________________

Student Signature: ___________________________________ Date: ______________________

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