This document provides an outline for the RT 317 English for Radio and Television course over 15 weeks. The course aims to develop English language skills for radio and television including listening, reading, writing and speaking. Each week covers topics such as news writing, interviewing, and producing different types of television programs. Assessment includes midterm and final exams, assignments such as a news piece and role-play interview, a final television program project, and participation. The grading system and contact information for the lecturers are also included.

1. RT 317 English for Radio & Television
Aj. Sakulsri Srisaracam / Aj. Apisit Supakitcharoen

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Contents
What is about?
Course outline – week by week
Grading system
Rules
Contact

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What is it about?
 English in Radio & Television
 Listening to programme
 Reading to get information
 Understanding the script
 Plan, pitch and present your programme
 Programmes include: news / documentary / factual / series / entertainment
programmes
 You will be able to ‘listen, read, write and speak’

4. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
1/1 Course Orientation
-Course Introduction
-Explain the concept of educational
quality assurance
-DPU LSS
-Self-introduction activity
- Lecture by using PowerPoint presentation
- Class discussion
- Game
- Listen & Watch example of radio & television
programme
Week
1/2 Brush up and break the ice
-Break the ice activity
-Example of things they will learn
in class
-Brush up basic English
-Speaking and discussion
- Class discussion
- Game
- Listen & Watch example of radio & television
programme

5. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
2/1
Reading Comprehension
-Reading comprehension technique
and practice
-Break down sentences in the story
-Brush up some basic grammar
- Lecture
- Reading handouts
- Reading comprehension exercise
- Game
Week
2/2
Sentence Structure
- Reading comprehension
-Sentence structure, type and
element to form sentence
-Practice writing basic sentence
- Teacher-student discussion
- In –class practice
- Individual writing tasks: sentence
- Exercise: reading
- Group-work: translation game

6. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
3/1
News Lead/Cue – What is
broadcast news?
- understand structure and element
of broadcast news
-Reading Comprehension of news
story
- Lecture
- Individual task – exercise
- Listen to extract of radio news / watch
television news
Week
3/2
News Lead/Cue – Headline to
Lead
- information from Headline to
Lead/Cue
- 5w1H in Lead/Cue
- listen / watch broadcast news
- Lecture
- Study broadcast news script
- 5W1H Game
- Listen to extract of radio news / watch
television news
*** Dictation 1 ***

7. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
4/1 News Lead/Cue – Giving
information in Lead
5w1H and write lead from
information given
Vocabulary and grammar
- Individual task – practice writing lead
Week
4/2 News Lead/Cue – Giving
information in Lead
5w1H and write lead from
information given
Vocabulary and grammar
- Individual task – practice writing lead

8. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
5/1 News Body – from Lead to Body
Broadcast news body structure
Reading comprehension – get idea
from news
- Lecture
- Studying broadcast news script
- Group discussion / Group work
Week
5/2 News Body – How to add detail
How to give different kinds of
information in news body
- Lecture
- Studying broadcast news script
- Matching Game
*** Dictation 2 ***

9. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
6/1 News Body – Writing to picture
How to describe picture
- Lecture
- Watch television news clip
- Group work practice
- Describe picture Game
Week
6/2 News Body (continue)
Writing to footage
- Lecture
- Group work practice
- Game

10. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
7/1 News programme and
Presenting
-How to present news
-Presenting programme for radio
and television
- Study example from television
programme
- Practice presenting in class
- Speaking Game
Week
7/2 News programme and
Presenting
-A piece to camera
-Writing 40 sec script of ‘a piece to
camera’
- Lecture
- Watch television news clip
- Presenting practice
Assignment: ‘A piece to camera 40 sec:
5 points
*** Dictation 3 ***

11. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
8/1 Interview – ‘Asking Question’
-how to ask question
-question form
-type of questions
- Lecture
- Pair work asking question
- Find the right person game or 20
Questions game
Week
8/2 Interview – ‘Journalistic
Interview’
-Journalistic interview
-Technique to conduct the
interview
-learn various type of
questions
- Lecture
- Study from interview script
- Watch and listen to interview
programme
- Q&A Game

12. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
9/1 Interview – ‘Interview
practice’
-Practice asking and
answering questions
- Role Play interview practice
Week
9/2 Interview – ‘Talk Show
Programme’
-study how to conduct talk
show
-writing talk show script
- Lecture
- Study example of television talk show
- Pair work – writing role play script
Explain assignment: Interview Role Play

13. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
10/1
Interview – ‘Report
information with reported
speech’
-How to write Attribution in
story
-How to write reported speech
when quoting someone
statement
- Lecture
- Pair work: writing summary from
interview script using reported speech
Week
10/2
Interview – ‘Report
information with reported
speech’
-Applying interviewing
information to write radio and
television script (practice
writing reported speech)
- Pair work: writing task

14. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
11/1 Interview – Present ‘Role
Play interview’
- Students present ‘Role Play Interview’
in class 10 points
(must also submit: script, summary of the
topic in reported speech form)
Week
11/2
Television Programme
Type and style of television
programme to get idea for
final project
Language usage, vocabulary,
scripting
- Watch extract of programme
- Studying the script
- Review type of television programme
- Discuss the idea of the script
Explain ‘Final Project’ assignment 15
points
- *** Dictation 4 ***

15. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
12/1
Television Programme –
Pitching
How to present idea of
programme in English
Planning and writing
programme pitch
Group work: Discuss idea of programme /
plan and writing a pitch draft.
Week
12/2
Pitch final project idea
Television Programme –
‘Reality Show’
Language usage, vocabulary,
scripting
- Watch extract of programme
- Studying the script
- Discuss the idea of the script
Pitch idea of television programme: 5
points

16. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
13/1
Television Programme –
‘Cooking & how-to programme’
Language usage, vocabulary,
scripting
- Watch extract of programme
- Studying the script
- Discuss the idea of the script
Week
13/2
Television Programme – ‘Sport
and Leisure programme’
Language usage, vocabulary,
scripting
- Group-work: plan final project
- Write summary of idea to ‘pitch’ the
programme
**Update ‘Final Project’ process to teacher**
Week
14/1
Television Programme – Final
Project
Produce television programme in
English
- Group-work: produce television programme
in English
*** Quiz ***
Week
14/2
Television Programme – Final
Project
Produce television programme in
English
- Group-work: produce television programme
in English
- **Update ‘Final Project’ process to
teacher**
**** Every class you need to update ‘Final Progress’. If you have nothing to present or
show teacher, final point will be deducted.

17. Course Outline
Week Topic Teaching Methods & Activities
Week
15/1
Television Programme –
Final Project
Produce television
programme in English
- Submit ‘VCD/DVD of
Final project by 6pm
Week
15/2 Review all lesson and
discuss important topics
- Class discussion
**** Those who don’t meet deadline of final project will automatically
get ‘0’ for the project

18. Grading system
100 points
are from
Exam:
-Midterm: 20 points
-Final: 30 points
Final Project: Television Programme
15 points
Class effort, Attendance, Assignments
& Class Activities
35 points

19. Grading system
 Class effort, Attendance, Assignments & Class Activities
 Dictation and Quiz 15
 Homework / handout 10
 A piece to camera 5
 Role Play interview 10
 Participation and class activities 10
 Vocabulary book 5
» Total 55 = 35 points

20. Role
 Meet deadline for every assignment
 Attend class and participate in activities
 Must ‘print handout’ and bring to every class (if not, participating
point will be deducted)
 80% class attendant is required
 No ‘COPY’ / no translating for ‘google translator’. If you do, you
won’t get points.

21. Contact
Lecturer
Aj. Sakulsri Srisaracam
office 6th floor Building 8
Tel: 454 E-mail: ajarnice@gmail.com
FB: www.facebook.com/ajarnice
Office hour: Tuesday - Saturday
Lecturer
Aj. Apisit Supakitcharoen
E-mail: apisit_il@hotmail.com
office 6th floor Building 8 only on
Tuesday & Saturday

22. Contact
Course Facebook:
go there very often!
There will be handout / powerpoint / clip video and more
can get information and leave message to your lecturer
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