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EN32204 Reading and Writing English

Supplementary Subject Learning Area of Foreign Languages
Secondary 5 Semester2 Time Allocation 40 hours 1 credit

The English Reading and writing course have a logical progression from the beginning to the
intermediate to the advanced to the college preparatory level. The beginning, intermediate, and advanced
levels focus on developing fundamental English skills. Coursework emphasizes skills that are necessary for
developing effective reading and writing. Instruction at this level covers the study of vocabulary, language
structures, and essential elements in the development of the two language skills in reading and writing.
Writing exercises emphasize sentence structure, paragraph organization, and usage of formal English
grammar. This course emphasizes the continued acquisition of reading skills needed for college level
courses, expansion of high frequency to extensive vocabulary, and comprehension of medium-length
adapted reading selections. Reading exercises focus on comprehension, vocabulary development, and study
skills. It also targets the refinement of study skills and the development of critical thinking and research
skills.

The teaching procedures introduced in this course focus on the language learning process; lectures
by the teacher; collaborative learning groups; student-led facilitation of topics; online learning; games; and
activities in order to allow students to develop themselves to their highest potentiality. By using the process
of thinking capacity, communication capacity, problem-solving capacity and capacity for applying life skills,
the students improve themselves and become better generally. The students would develop vital skills in
analysis, problem-solving by going through the processes of developing the knowledge acquired with the
lesson and use these skills in daily life situations and develop their thinking skills towards the 21st
century.

The course also enables students to instill the desirable characteristics, including love of nation,
religion and king, honesty and integrity, self -discipline, avidity for learning, observe of principles of
Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in one’s way of life, dedication and commitment to work, cherishing Thai-
ness, public mindedness and be healthy and well-balanced.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate understanding of the main features of texts structure of each genre and text type
studied.
2. Learn about cause-and-effect and introductory paragraphs.
3. Learn about suggestions and process paragraphs.
4. Read a limited range of extended fiction and non-fiction texts, on familiar and some unfamiliar
general and curricular topics, with confidence and enjoyment
5. Learn about classification and concluding paragraphs.
6. Write an article about good and bad job interview tips.
7. Learn about comparison-contrast paragraphs.
8. Demonstrate understanding of written texts, and of the words and phrases within them.
9. Brainstorm, plan and draft written work at text level, with limited support, on a range of general
and curricular topics.

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