Bachelor of Arts in English (Revised in 2018)

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1. DEGREE NAME AND AREA OF STUDY

Full name : Bachelor of Arts (English)
Short name : B.A. (English)

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

The Bachelor of Arts in English (Revised in 2018) aims to produce graduates who have the following qualifications:

(1) Have knowledge and skills in English and be able to effectively apply them to working in the field of English.
(2) Be able to think, analyze,and be creative by applying knowledge and experience related to English and cultures to apply in their works and problem solving.
(3) Have skills in communication, analysis, research, use of information technology and modern management.
(4) Have moral, ethical and academic and professional ethics. Be responsible to the society and have social readiness skills which are necessary for working and living in a transforming society.
(5) Be able to work with others under various societies and cultures.

3. CURRICULUM

Total credit of study is 138 credits consisting of:

General education course
Specific requirement course
  - Core course
- Specialized education course
- Elective course
Free elective course

30 credits
102 credits
15 credits
57 credits
30 credits
6 credits

4. COURSES

General Education Courses (30 credits)
Students are required to choose two courses (6 credits) of the following foreign language courses or other courses offered later. Both courses must conform with each other. For example, if you choose to study Chinese I, you will also choose to study Chinese II. The language of the courses must not duplicate the course in the ASEAN language category. Please click on each course name to see the course description.

	Credits
Language Courses HS 311 001 Chinese I HS 311 002 Chinese II (#HS311001 OR #HS311102) HS 312 103 Intermediate Chinese I (#HS311002 OR #HS311102) HS 312 104 Intermediate Chinese II (#HS312103) HS 321 001 Basic Japanese I HS 321 002 Basic Japanese II (#HS321001) HS 322 003 Intermediate Japanese I (#HS321002) HS 322 004 Intermediate Japanese I (#HS322003) HS 331 001 Korean I HS 331 002 Korean II (#HS331001 OR #407101) HS 332 101 Korean III (#HS331002 OR #407102 OR #407102) HS 332 102 Korean IV (#HS332101 OR #407211) HS 711 101 Basic Spanish I HS 711 102 Basic Spanish II (#HS711101 OR #406103) HS 711 104 Spanish II (#HS711103 OR HS711102) HS 711 201 Spanish for Listening and Speaking I HS 711 202 Spanish for Listening and Speaking II (#HS711201) HS 721 101 German for Communication I HS 721 102 German for Communication II (#409101 OR #HS721101) HS 721 105 German Listening and Speaking I HS 721 106 German Listening and Speaking II (#HS721105) HS 731 101 Fundamental French I HS 731 102 Fundamental French II (#HS731101) HS 732 107 French III (#HS731102 OR #HS731105 OR #HS731106) HS 732 108 French IV (#HS732107) HS 911 103 Intermediate Khmer I (#HS911102) HS 911 104 Intermediate Khmer II (#HS911103) HS 931 103 Intermediate Burmese I HS 931 104 Intermediate Burmese II (#HS931103) HS 941 103 Intermediate Vietnamese I HS 941 104 Intermediate Vietnamese II (#HS941103) HS 951 103 Intermediate Bahasa I HS 951 104 Intermediate Bahasa II	12 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Social Sciences Courses 000 145 Leadership and Management	3 3 (3-0-6)
Mathematics and Science Courses 000 174 Learning Skills 000 176 Creative Entrepreneurs 000 160 Basic Computer and Information Technology	6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) No credit*
*000 160: Students must learn by themselves in the university's e-Learning system or apply for training on various topics specified by the university. Classroom instruction is not provided and credits are not counted. Students must take the test in the e-Testing system according to the criteria set by the university.
Faculty’s General Education Courses	9
Social Sciences Courses HS 420 001 Cross-cultural Literacy HS 430 001 Community-Based Learning ASEAN Language Courses 1 Students are required to register for one of the following ASEAN language courses (3 credits) or any additional courses offered later. HS 911 101 Khmer I HS 921 101 Laotian I HS 931 101 Burmese I HS 941 101 Vietnamese I HS 951 101 Bahasa Indonesia I	6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Note: 3 (3-0-6) = 3 Credits (Theory - Practice - Self-study)

Specific Requirement Courses (102 credits)
Students are required to register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later.

	Credits
Core Courses Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later.	15
HS 111 001 English Pronunciation HS 111 006 English Reading Comprehension HS 111 008 English Paragraph and Essay Writing HS 111 101 Introduction to English Linguistics HS 111 201 Introduction to English Literature	3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Specialized Education Courses	57
Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 57 credits.
Language Skill Courses HS 111 002 English Listening and Speaking in Everyday Life HS 111 009 Social and Business Correspondence HS 112 003 English Discussion on Current Issues (#HS111002) HS 112 004 English Listening and Note-Taking (#HS111002) HS 112 007 English Academic Reading (#HS111006) HS 113 005 English Public Speaking (#HS112003) HS 113 010 Advanced English Writing (#HS111008) HS 114 801 Research in English Language Studies (#HS113010)	3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5)
Linguistics Courses HS 111 102 English Phonetics and Phonology HS 112 103 English Morphology and Syntax (#HS111101) HS 113 104 English Semantics and Pragmatics (#HS111101) HS 113 105 Sociolinguistics	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Literature Courses HS 112 202 English Literature and Contemporary World HS 112 203 English Prose HS 112 204 Literary Theories HS 113 205 English Poetry	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Translation Courses HS 112 401 English to Thai Translation HS 112 402 Thai to English Translation HS 113 409 Introduction to Interpretation	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Elective Courses	27
Students are required to choose to register only one group of the following courses for 21 credits. Students are also required to register HS 114 785 or HS 114 796 for 6 credits.
Interpretation and Translation Group HS 113 403 News and Documentary Translation HS 113 404 Translation of Business English Documents HS 113 405 Literary Translation HS 113 406 Audiovisual Translation HS 113 407 Translation of Science and Technology HS 113 408 Translation of Legal Translation HS 114 410 Consecutive Interpretation (#HS113409) HS 114 411 Simultaneous Interpretation (#HS113409)	21 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Business English Group Students who choose to study the Business English group are required to register the compulsory Business English courses for 15 credits and the Business English elective courses for 6 credits.	21
(1) Business English Required Courses HS 113 501 International Culture in Business HS 113 502 Business English Translation HS 113 503 English for Business Correspondence HS 113 504 Oral Conversation in Business English HS 113 505 Reading and Writing Reports in Business English	15 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
(2) Business English Elective Courses HS 113 506 Special Project in Business English HS 113 507 English for Hotel Business HS 113 508 English for Tourism Business HS 113 509 English for Aviation HS 113 510 English for Health Care Business HS 113 511 English for Business Event Management HS 113 512 English for Public Relations HS 113 513 English for Mass Media HS 113 514 English for Secretary HS 113 515 English for International Trade HS 113 516 English for Sales and Purchasing HS 113 517 English for Marketing and Advertising HS 113 518 English for Logistics	6 3 (1-4-4) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
English Teaching Group Students who choose to study the Business English group are required to register the required courses for 12 credits and elective courses for 9 credits.	21
(1) English Teaching Madatory Courses HS 113 601 Principles of Language Acquisition HS 113 602 Second Language Curriculum Design and Development HS 113 603 Language Testing and Assessment HS 114 610 English as a Second Language Pedagogy	12 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5)
(2) English Teaching Elective Courses HS 113 604 Technology in Language Teaching and Learning HS 113 605 English Reading and Writing Pedagogy HS 113 606 English Listening and Speaking Pedagogy HS 113 607 English Grammar and Vocabulary Pedagogy HS 113 608 Task-Based Language Teaching HS 113 609 Teaching English for Specific Purposes	9 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
English Studies Group Students who choose to study English Studies are required to register for 9 credits of Language and Culture courses, 6 credits of English Linguistics courses, and 6 Credits of English Literature courses.	21
(1) Language and Culture Courses HS 113 301 English Language and Culture HS 113 302 Global Englishes HS 113 303 English in Popular Culture HS 113 304 English in Cross-Cultural Communication HS 113 305 English in Multicultural Studies	9 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
(2) Language and Culture Courses HS 113 106 English Psycholinguistics HS 113 107 Introduction to English Discourse Analysis HS 113 108 English Structure	6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
(3) Literature Courses HS 113 206 Feminism in English Literature HS 113 207 English in Greek Mythology HS 113 208 English Drama	6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5)
Cooperative Education Seminars and Internships HS 114 761 Seminar in English HS 114 785 Cooperative Education in English (#HS11480) HS 114 796 English Practicum (#HS113010) Students who choose to register the HS114 785 course are required to go through preparation training provided by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences before going to the cooperative education.	6 3 (2-2-5) 6 6 (No credit)
ASEAN Language Courses 2 Students are required to register for and pass at least one of the following foreign language courses, which conform with the course registered in the ASEAN language 1 category. HS 311 002 Chinese II (#HS311001 OR #HS311102) HS 321 002 Basic Japanese II (#HS321001) HS 331 002 Korean II (#HS331001 OR #407101) HS 911 102 Khmer II (#HS911101 OR #427111) HS 921 102 Laotian II (#HS921101 OR #427212 OR #427212) HS 931 102 Burmese II (#HS931101 OR #427311) HS 941 102 Vietnamese II (#HS941101 OR #427411) HS 951 102 Bahasa Indonesia I (#HS951101 OR #427511)	3 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Note 1: 3 (3-0-6) = 3 Credits (Theory - Practice - Self-study) Note 2: *Student must pass the course #XXX XXX first.

Free Elective Courses (6 credits)
Students are required to register not less than 6 credits of free elective courses offered by Khon Kaen University or another educational institution. The course registration must be approved by the Program Committee.

5. SAMPLE STUDY PLAN

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 174 HS XXX XXX HS 111 001 HS 111 006 HS 111 008 HS 111 101	Learning Skills ASEAN Languages I English Pronunciation English Reading Comprehension English Paragraph and Essay Writing Introduction to English Linguistics	3 (3-0-6) 3 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
	Total credits	18

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS XXX XXX HS 111 002 HS 111 009 HS 111 102 HS 111 201 HS 420 001 HS 430 001	ASEAN Languages II English Listening and Speaking in Everyday Life Social and Business Correspondence English Phonetics and Phonology Introduction to English Literature Cross-cultural Literacy Com munity-Based Learning	3 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
	Total credits	21

2^nd YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS XXX XXX 000 145 HS 112 003 HS 112 004 HS 112 103 HS 112 401	Foreign Languages I Leadership and Management English Discussion on Current Issues English Listening and Note-Taking English Morphology and Syntax English to Thai Translation	3 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
	Total credits	18

2^nd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS XXX XXX HS 112 007 HS 112 202 HS 112 203 HS 112 204 HS 112 402 HS 113 005	Foreign Languages II English Academic Reading English Literature and Contemporary World English Prose Literary Theories Thai to English Translation English Public Speaking	3 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-2-5)
	Total credits	21

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS XXX XXX HS 11X XXX HS 113 010 HS 113 104 HS 113 205	Foreign Languages III Elective Advanced English Writing English Semantics and Pragmatics English Poetry	3 6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
	Total credits	18

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS XXX XXX 000 176 HS 113 105 HS 113 409 HS 11X XXX HS 114 796	Foreign Languages IV Creative Entrepreneurs Sociolinguistics Introduction to Interpretation Elective English Practicum	3 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 6 6 (Not counted)
	Total credits	18
1) Students can choose to study course HS 114 796 in the semester 2 of year 3 or HS 114 785 in semester 2 of year 4. 2) Students who choose to study the course HS 114 796 must register the major elective course HS 11X XXX for 6 credits in semester 2 of year 4.

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 114 801 HS 11X XXX XXX XXX	Research in English Language Studies Elective Free Elective	3 (2-2-5) 9 6
	Total credits	18

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 114 785 or HS 11X XXX	Cooperative Education in English Elective	6 6
	Total credits	6

Total = 138 Credits

6. QUALIFICATION

An applicant must have completed 6 years of high school (Matayom 6).

7. PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Asst. Prof. Dr. Chomraj Patanasorn (chomraj@hotmail.com, chomraj@kku.ac.th)
Asst. Prof. Sasikan Kosittrakun
Ms. Preedaporn Srisakorn
Ms. Kewalin Pawabunsiriwong
Mr. Phanupong Thumnong
Asst. Prof. Dr. Dararat Khampusaen

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