Leadership and Strategic Management

Instructor

Assistant Professor Somjit Jirananthiporn [jsomjit55@gmail.com]

Course Description

Reading comprehension of various text types; use of reading strategies; oral and written discussion of texts.

Learning Outcomes

1) Students are exposed to texts of various types, styles and themes.

2) Students are able to analyze ideas presented in texts, through discussion and writing, and by applying
reading strategies.

3) Students are able to analyze the language and structure used in texts.d failure of the plan and the program

Course Contents

Week 1: Introduction
Reading Strategies

Week 2: Unit 1 Preservation

Week 3: Unit 1 Preservation
Introducing Summary Writing

Week 4: Unit 3 Privacy

Week 5: Unit 3 Privacy
Introducing Strucitral Analysis of the Text (SAT)

Week 6: Unit 4 Business

Week 7: Unit 4 Business
Practice Reading Test 1

Week 8: Reading Test 1 (with summary); Vocab Quiz 1

Week 9: Unit 5 Psychology

Week 10: Unit 5 Psychology

Week 11: Unit 6 Careers

Week 12: Unit 6 Careers
Practice Reading Test 2

Week 13: Songkran Festival - No class

Week 14: Reading Test 2; Vocab Quiz 2 (90 minutes)
Unit 7 Health Sciences

Week 15: Unit 7 Health Sciences

Week 16: Oral Presentation and Discussion (External Reading)
Wrap-up

Week 17: Final Exam

Learning and Teaching Methods

• Lectures

• Brainstorming and Discussion

• Making summary of the main points or presentation

Learning Resources

Core Textbook: Prism Reading Level 4: Student’s Book with Online Workbook (2018).
Cambridge University Press.

External Reading: Little Fires Everywhere, a novel by Celeste Ng.