This document outlines the course topics, activities, assignments, and assessments for a SEA Studies course over 11 units. The course introduces Southeast Asia and its countries, including their geography, climate, colonial history and ASEAN. Later units focus on individual countries like Cambodia, Myanmar and their cultures, environments, festivals and foods. Assignments include essays, presentations, quizzes and a final research project on US foreign policy in SEA countries. The course uses lectures, discussions, videos and other activities to explore the region through its histories, current issues and ways of life.

1. SEA
Studies
Course
Outline
2013-­‐2014
No.
Topics
Subtopics
Activities
Tasks/Assignments
Test/
Quiz/
Assessment
Materials
Computer
Lab
Introducing
SEA
course
-­‐
Course
requirement
and
expectation
-­‐
Means
of
communication
-­‐
Assessment
Policy
Sending
Kru
Chaht
an
email
Creating
Group
contact
Create
a
personal
profile
using
‘about.me’
Worksheet:
SEA
Studies
course
outline
Yes
1
Introduction
to
Southeast
Asia
Getting
to
know
countries
of
Southeast
Asia
Lecture
Class
Discussion
Q&A
Each
student
select
a
country
of
interest
to
do
a
research
on
basic
information
of
the
country
to
share
with
the
class
HW:
study
map
of
southeast
asia,
Research
basic
information
of
a
specific
country
to
present
to
the
class
Identify
11
countries
of
SEA
on
a
map
Worksheet:
Creating
a
country
profile
Yes
Geography
and
Climate
of
Southeast
Asia
Lecture
Class
Discussion
Q&A
Research
Complete
a
country’s
landform
on
the
map
Research
basic
information
for
each
SEA
country
HW:
complete
labeling,
identifying
geographical
features
of
each
country
Geography
Quiz
Worksheet:
Yes
Colonial
history
of
SEA
Lecture
Class
Discussion
Q&A
Research
Presentation
Small
research
and
5-­‐7
minute
presentation
on
colonization
of
Southeast
Asian
nation
HW:
Research
and
Presentation
on
colonial
history
Quiz
on
Colonial
History
of
SEA
Worksheet:
Colonization
of
SEA
Yes
ASEAN
Lecture,
Class
Discussion,
Q&A
700-­‐word
Essay
Writing:
Why
Southeast
Asia
matters?
700
word
Essay,
marked
by
Mr.
Fassbender
Worksheet
No

2. No.
Topics
Subtopics
Activities
Tasks/Assignments
Test/
Quiz/
Assessment
Materials
Computer
Lab
Unit
Test
2
Research
Project
“Planning
a
trip
to
SEA
countries”
Research
on
at
least
two
SEA
countries
and
plan
a
trip
to
the
counties
Research
and
give
a
Presentation
on
a
planned
trip
to
SEA
countries,
including
information
on
basic
information
of
the
countries,
attractions,
cultural
experience,
time
and
duration
of
the
trip,
flight,
how
to
get
around
inbound,
cost,
accommodation,
entry
requirement
and
customs,
safety
issues,
do’s
and
don’ts,
overall
budget,
and
the
source
of
own
budget.
Presentation
Worksheet-­‐
Research
project
Yes
3
The
Mekong
River
The
Life-­‐Giving
River
Lecture,
Class
Discussion,
Q&A
Answer
questions,
language
of
the
Mekong,
summarize
from
a
video
clip
Class
discussion
700-­‐word
essay
writing
on
Building
dam
Essay
Writing
Worksheet:
4
Cambodia
Historical
Overview
of
Cambodia
Lecture
Class
Discussion
Q&A
Brainstorming
Worksheet
YouTube
Video
No
Angkor
Wat,
the
Khmer
Empire
LectureQ&A
Brainstorming
Watching
a
video
clip
‘digging
for
the
truth’
Complete
an
exercise
on
Angkor
Wat
Open-­‐note
quiz
Worksheet
YouTube
Videos
No

3. No.
Topics
Subtopics
Activities
Tasks/Assignments
Test/
Quiz/
Assessment
Materials
Computer
Lab
Class
Discussion
Khmer
Rouge
Genocide
Simulation
Activity
Watching
a
video
clip
of
‘Ditch
Pran’
Complete
an
exercise
on
Genocide
Open-­‐note
quiz
Worksheet
YouTube
Videos
No
Cambodia’s
Landmines
Lecture
Q&A
Brainstorming
Watching
a
video
clip
on
‘Akira’
Writing
a
two-­‐page
reflection
paper
on
Cambodia
Reflection
Essay
on
Cambodia
Worksheet
No
Unit
Test
5
Myanmar
in
Transition
Political,
social,
economic
reform
of
Myanmar/
Aung
San
Su
Kyi
Lecture,
Q&A,
Class
Discussion
Answering
questions
Worksheet
No
What
Makes
a
Monk
Mad?
Lecture,
Q&A,
class
discussion,
reading
article
Group
Research
and
Presentation
Presentation
Worksheet
Article
Yes
Haven’t
I
seed
you
somewhere
before?
Reading
an
article,
group
work,
class
discussion
Article
analysis
Worksheet
Article
Yes
Unit
Test
6
Environment
al
Issues
A
Hazy
Situation
Lecture
Q&A
Brainstorming
Watching
a
video
Complete
exercise
Worksheet
No

4. No.
Topics
Subtopics
Activities
Tasks/Assignments
Test/
Quiz/
Assessment
Materials
Computer
Lab
clip
on
forest
fire
in
Indonesia
Class
discussion
Orangutan
vs
Palm
Oil
Lecture
Q&A
Brainstorming
Watching
a
video
clip
Writing
a
500-­‐word
reflection
on
Orangutan
Worksheet
No
Creating
A
Poster
and
Presentation
on
‘Saving
Orangutans’
Poster
making
Poster
making
Poster
and
Presentation
Worksheet
Yes
7
Festival
of
Southeast
Asia
Moon
Festival/
Lion
Dance
Photo
Analysis
Video
Clip:
Moon
Festival/
Lion
Dance
Class
Discussion
Worksheet
No
Water
Festival
Photo
Analysis
Playing
Thai
Children
Games
Watching
a
video
clip
on
Songkran
Day
Thai
Children
games,
singing
Thai
song
An
essay
on
festival
of
the
US
Worksheet
No
computer
lab,
but
need
space

5. No.
Topics
Subtopics
Activities
Tasks/Assignments
Test/
Quiz/
Assessment
Materials
Computer
Lab
8
Food
of
SEA
Overview:
Food
of
Southeast
Asia
Table
Manners
Lecture,
Q&A,
Comparing
Thai
with
American
food
Worksheet
Thai
Cooking
Class:
Cooking
Thai
food
Pork
Omelet
Beef
Green
Curry
Chicken
stir-­‐fired
with
Basil
leaves
Sticky
Rice
with
longan
Cooking
Thai
food
Recipe,
ingredients
Cooking
Lab
9
Thai
Language
Writing
Thai
and
speaking
Thai
As
a
warm
up
activity
before
class
begins
Practice
Writing
and
speaking
Thai
(Survival
language)
,
names,
self
introduction
Speaking
Thai
Worksheet
No
Thai
Etiquettes
and
Customs
As
a
warm
up
activity
before
class
begins
Greeting
Thai,
Thai
Manners
No
10
Minor
cultural
topic
Loy
Kratong
Festival
Lecture,
sing
Thai
song
Worksheet
No
Father’s
Day
of
Thailand
Lecture
Worksheet
No
11
Final
Project
US
Foreign
Policy
on
each
SEA
country
Individual
research
on
a
certain
SEA
country
from
past
to
present
Research,
a
booklet,
and
a
presentation
Research
and
Presentation
Project
paper
Yes
Details
and
order
are
subject
to
change
due
to
time
constraint
and
proper
time
frame.