Oral Communication 1
Prerequisite: None
Oral communication with an emphasis on a variety of topics in daily life situations and oral presentations.
Program • English Major • CMU
Course Descriptions
Explore course offerings in the English Major, including language skills, literature, and linguistics.
Oral Communication 2
Prerequisite: 001111
Development in oral communication to improve fluency and accuracy in more complicated everyday contexts both in formal and informal situations.
Reading Skills
Prerequisite: None
Reading strategies to enhance reading skills for literal, interpretive, critical, and extended reading comprehension through various texts.
Fundamental Writing
Prerequisite: None
Writing of descriptive, narrative, reason, and argumentative paragraphs with emphasis on paragraph structure and language components.
Language Consolidation through Translation
Prerequisite: 001113
Fundamental translation practice through basic grammatical structures of English and Thai at word, phrase, clause and sentence levels. Meaning and culture-specific items. Translating at textual and pragmatic levels.
Principles of Interlingual and Intercultural Translation
Prerequisite: 001212
Basic principles of translation from English into Thai and from Thai into English with an emphasis on interlingual and intercultural differences and strategies for translating various texts.
Essay Writing
Prerequisite: 001118
Essay writing with an emphasis on conciseness, credibility, clarity and correct use of language, as well as analytical thinking, critical thinking, and creativity.
Introduction to Language
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to the study of language, analysis of the structure of language: sounds, words, sentences and meaning.
English Phonetics
Prerequisite: 001230
A study of speech sounds, emphasizing English pronunciation and sound systems. Practical work in speech-sound production, perception and transcription.
Introduction to English Phonology and Morphology
Prerequisite: 001231
An introduction to the study of English phonology and morphology, and the interfaces between them.
English Semantics and Pragmatics
Prerequisite: 001230
Basic concepts of English semantics and pragmatics. Analysis of lexical meaning, grammatical meaning, and utterance meaning. Application of the knowledge of meaning to English communication.
Introduction to Literature
Prerequisite: 001102 or 001118
An introduction to literary forms. Basic concepts, methods and terminology connected with each literary type. Intensive analytical reading of poetry, fiction and drama.
English and Globalized Culture
Prerequisite: None
Concepts of English and globalized culture. English and culture in different communication mediums. English and identity. English and intercultural communication. The status of English and contemporary issues.
Academic Skills
Prerequisite: 001113 or 001218
Academic skills with emphasis on an understanding of the connectivity of reading skills and academic writing, reading strategies and skills, various note-taking strategies, summarizing, paraphrasing, and synthesizing with correct academic conventions.
Presentation Skills in English
Prerequisite: 001112
Oral presentation in English using communication components, non-verbal communication and paralanguage.
Translation for Communication Breakthrough
Prerequisite:
Development in oral communication to improve fluency and accuracy in more complicated everyday contexts both in formal and informal situations.
Academic Writing
Prerequisite: 001218
Linguistic components of academic writing, critical thinking, and academic writing skills.
English in Multimodal Communication
Prerequisite: 001218
A foundation on English in multimodal communication. Communication of English via multimodal media platforms. Public relations and marketing campaigns in new media. New media literacy and contemporary issues.
Oral Communication 2
Prerequisite: 001218 or 001311
Various English language functions for communication in the business context. Techniques in the job application process. Composing business documents. Communicating orally in business settings.
English in Multicultures
Prerequisite:
Interrelations between the English language and cultures in various sociological and geographical settings to raise intercultural awareness. Cultural concepts. Importance on development of English as a world language. Variations of English usage in different cultures. Conflicts among cultures.
English Syntax
Prerequisite: 001234
Basic concepts of syntax and analysis of syntactic units of English: words, phrases, clauses and sentences, using major syntactic theories.
English Prosody in Context
Prerequisite: 001231
English prosody including rhythm, prosodic chunks, focus, intonation and influence of prosody on English segments in various contexts.
Language and Community2
Prerequisite: 001230
Survey of the linguistic, cultural, and societal context of various language communities in and outside Thailand.
Reservoir Literature and Reinterpretation
Prerequisite: 001250
Different types of reservoir literature, ballads, fables, folktales, and mythology. Significant elements, ideas, reinterpretation and reproduction of reservoir materials in different forms of media.
Narratives in Prose
Prerequisite: 001352
Narratives in prose e.g. short stories and novels, emphasizing the importance of narrative points of view, various styles and outstanding devices of writing in modern fiction and in other forms of media.
Poetry
Prerequisite: 001352
Major kinds of poetry in English from the 16th century onward, for example ballads, sonnets, metaphysical poetry, romantic poetry including modern poetry and songs with the focus on poetic forms, structure, styles, and poetic techniques.
Drama
Prerequisite: 001353 and 001354
Characteristics of drama and dramatic elements, focusing on the nature and development of tragedy and comedy, significant dramatic devices.
Mythology and Folklore
Prerequisite: 001352
Selected myths and folklore and their impacts on different art forms including comparison of their concepts in Western and Eastern myths.
English Literature for Young People
Prerequisite: 001352
Literary texts and other forms of media for young people focusing on the role of literature on youth’s growing up process and on cultivating their awareness of cultural diversity.
Foundation of Literary Theory and Criticism
Prerequisite: 001352
Literary criticism before the 20th century. Literary criticism focusing on form and structure. Literary criticism focusing on reader’s interpretation. Literary criticism focusing on psychoanalysis. Literary criticism focusing on society, history, and discursive power. Literary criticism focusing on gender.
Oral Communication 2
Prerequisite:001314 and 001318
Communication of Lanna knowledge and creative Lanna concepts using English in various forms of media
Public Speaking
Prerequisite: 001314
A study of basic theories and principles of public speaking, practical experience with basic types of speeches to develop oral presentation skills in a variety of situations.
Introduction to Interpreting
Prerequisite: 001315
Principles and techniques of interpreting between English and Thai as both target and source languages. Basic skills in interpreting: comprehension, note-taking, paraphrasing, chunking, prediction, memory extension, basic sight translation and transmitting the message. Various linguistic, cultural, social and other contextual factors involved in interpreting work are also discussed.
Translation in Digital Era
Prerequisite: 001315
Development of translation practices in the digital era, technological resources in translation and the use of technology in translation practices as well as translation production with ethical consideration in the digitally-mediated environment.
English in Mass Media
Prerequisite: 001312 or 001318
An analytical study of English used in the media with emphasis on the use of language and style of writing appropriate to the media and audience. Writing practices of news articles, feature articles, editorials, and opinion articles.
English for Professional Communication
Prerequisite: 001311 or 001318 or 001323
English skills for advanced level communication in professional contexts including reading and writing business documents and professional reports, discussion and negotiation of business issues, and professional presentations.
English for the Global Citizen
Prerequisite: 001311 or 001318
English skills in the context of global citizenship and sustainable world based on meaningful readings of various texts and media. Theme-based activities and a self-reflected approach to enhance critical literacy and communicative skills to be able to constructively and creatively interact with local, national and international communities as a cultural creative.
English for Professional Communication
Prerequisite: 001315
A translation practicum of various types of texts for professional purposes with the emphasis on problems encountered in the course of translation, e.g. text analysis, register, language usage as well as equivalence at different levels. Introduction of strategies to solve such problems and leading students to establish their own strategies.
Literary Translation
Prerequisite: 001315
Basic concepts of literary translation from English to Thai and vice versa. Translation theories and principles. Translation procedure and strategies. Translation tools and resources. Translation editing techniques. Translation quality and criticism.
Reading and Writing about Entertainment Media
Prerequisite: 001318
Forms of English language in entertainment media in present time. Reading about entertainment media. Writing about entertainment media. The publication of writing about entertainment media.
Writing and Research Skills in English
Prerequisite: 001318
Introduction to various types of research in English language. Research writing process and development of research skills to conduct a research in English.
Selected Topics in English Skills and Communication
Prerequisite: 001318
Selected topics in English skills and communication, with relevant theories, concepts, and approaches.
Writing and Research Skills in Linguistics
Prerequisite: 001318
Introduction to various types of research in linguistics. Research writing process and development of research skills to conduct a research proposal in linguistics.
English and Other World Languages
Prerequisite: 001330
Language universals and the typological structure of languages in the world with emphasis on structural and genetic classification of the world's languages
English for Professional Communication
Prerequisite: 001330 or consent of the department
Concepts of historical linguistics, types and causes of change; concepts of comparative linguistics, linguistic reconstruction; linguistic classification and language subgrouping.
Language and Gender
Prerequisite: 001330
Introduction to language and gender. Theoretical approaches to language and gender. Analyses of language reflecting and constituting different genders and sexual orientations in various language communities and linguistic contexts.
Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Prerequisite: 001230/p>
The relationship between language and society, social factors, attitudes and stereotypes, language contact, national identity, and dynamic speech community.
Introduction to Psycholinguistics
Prerequisite: 001330
Theories of first and second language acquisition and language processing in a research-based classroom. Research skills and applied psycholinguistics.
Discourse in Communication
Prerequisite: 001330
Basic concepts and theories of discourse analysis. Linguistic and visual strategies. The construction of meaning and ideologies communicated in expository, persuasive and narrative texts in English and Thai.
Introduction to Cognitive Semantics
Prerequisite: 001235
Basic principles of cognitive semantics. Characteristics of conceptual structures. Meaning construction through conceptual structures and cognitive processes, including schematization, categorization, conceptualization based on encyclopedic knowledge, conceptual mapping, and conceptual blending.
Selected Topics in Linguisticss
Prerequisite: 001330
Current linguistic concepts, theories and methods.
Introduction to Corpus Linguistics
Prerequisite: 001330
Basic concepts of language corpora, scopes in corpus linguistics, and corpus resources. Applications of language corpora and concordance programs in linguistic research.
Cross-Cultural Pragmatics and Interlanguage Pragmatics
Prerequisite: 001235
Cross-cultural pragmatics encompasses basic concepts, differences in cultural values, and diverse cultural models across different languages, considering variables in pragmatic research, along with an understanding of basic concepts in interlanguage pragmatics and learner language
World Literature
Prerequisite: 001355
Selected global literary works in English other than British and American works from the second half of the twentieth century up to the present with an emphasis on literary traditions, elements and themes.
Queer Literature
Prerequisite: 001353 and 001354
The development of queer literature representing gender identities and histories before and after the 1969 Stonewall uprising. Key concepts in queer theory. Socio-cultural and political significance related to representations. Queer representations in literary works. Queer representations in audio-visual texts.
Major Works in British Literature
Prerequisite: 001353 and 001354
Major works of British literature representing prominent literary movements and styles from the Renaissance to the present with an emphasis on close literary analysis and social and cultural elements that influence form and content studied.
Major Works in American Literature
Prerequisite: 001355
Selected great works of American prose and poetry representing prominent literary movements and styles from the Colonial period to the present with an emphasis on social and cultural elements that influence forms and contents of literary works studied.
Literature and Adaptation
Prerequisite: 001355
Fundamental concepts and elements of English literature adaptation into different forms of literary and entertainment media.
Shakespeare and the Modern Worldn
Prerequisite: 001355
Selected works by Shakespeare including sonnets, a tragedy and a comedy or a tragicomedy and reproduction of Shakespeare’s works in various forms of media.
Issues in Contemporary Literature
Prerequisite: 001353 and 001354
Literary elements and historical, socio cultural and geo-political contexts in contemporary literature in English.
Selected Topics in English Literature
Prerequisite: 001353 and 001354
Selected topic in English literary studies, with relevant theories, concepts, and approaches.
Texts Across Media
Prerequisite: 001355
Background and context for comparative studies. The comparison of texts and stories in various literary genres and cultures that are produced in text-based, graphic-based, and time-based literary media, using related theories.
Literature and Adaptation
Prerequisite: 001353 and 001354
Backgrounds and important concepts related to modernism in English-language literature. Modernism in various genres and forms. Modernism in other textual cultures and arts. Social movements after the modern literary traditions.
Writing and Research Skills in English Literature
Prerequisite: 001318
Introduction to various types of research in English literature. Process of research and criticism writing and the development of research skills to conduct a research in English literature.
English Study Abroad
Prerequisite: consent of the department
Academic training in English in an overseas institute or an overseas public or private organization with the approval of the program committees.
Independent Study
Prerequisite: 001428 or 001438 or 001478
Conducting independent study and presenting findings on a topic of individual interest.
Cooperative Education
Prerequisite: 001428 or 001438 or 001478
A requirement of work performance at least 16 weeks as a staff member in an organization using the integration of knowledge and skills in English and a requirement of a research project under the supervision of a mentor at the organization and an academic advisor. Grading will be given on satisfactory or unsatisfactory basis.