HLD_Retreat_Dec_8_2017

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

ENGLISH

HUMANITIES

HLD FACULTY RETREAT

ICCU

GE

December 8, 2017

968 STUDENTS

7 LANGUAGES

5 MINOR

Term 1 FLP Students registered

59

62

165 less than last year

Minor Program under revision:

Reduce from 11 to 5 courses

Creation of Minor Program Commitee

CAP/Lump Sum + New GE Requirements consequences

From 59 planned sections to open for Trimester II to 52 (last year 62)

Need to review curriculum to adjust to new CAP

Anxiety among lecturers about FL courses from September 2018

ACHIEVEMENTS

Procedure to skip language courses

Summer Program (Abroad/in House) regulations

Very successful participation of FL in the Open House

CONCERNS

Quality of T/L FL with new CAP

Impact of new GE regulations on FL courses

(Enough for courses for all lecturers???)

Not fulfilling Research duties

GOALS TO ACHIEVE IN A NEAR FUTURE

Finalize the new Minor Program

Review FL curriculum to adapt to the new circumstances

Work closely with other programs to understand eachother better

Improve communications with OAA

Predict estimation of courses for September 2018

Be more visible!

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

ENGLISH

HUMANITIES

WHAT HLD IS/WHAT HLD IS NOT?

ICCU

GE

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

A division that provides well-rounded education to all students

ENGLISH

What FL lecturers think HLD is?

HUMANITIES

ICCU

We are a division that provides fundamental knowledge and skills to MUIC students to live and work in a diverse and incresingly globalised world

What FL lecturers think HLD is?

Interdisciplinary division

A reference for MUIC to become a real Liberal Arts College in Thailand

HLD is a truly intercultural divison (only 3 Thai Lecturers)

HLD provides MUIC students with communications and criticial thinking skills

HLD is an open door to understanding multilingualism and multiculturalism

What FL lecturers think HLD is?

HLD is not longer the main GE provider

HLD is not research oriented

HLD is not a social sciences oriented division

What FL lecturers think HLD is NOT?

HLD is not an internship provider

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

ENGLISH

HUMANITIES

What FL lecturers think HLD is NOT?

ICCU

GE

HLD is not profitable for MUIC

HLD is not united = is a patchwork of programs

Who we think we are as program?

FL program is integrated by a group of experienced international qualified lecturers.

FLP aims to provide foreign language and culture instruction to help MUIC students to be successful when communicating in a FL in a wide diverse of communicative situations.

Who we think we are as program?

FL program offers MUIC student a deep understanding of the culture, beliefs and values of the countries where the language is spoken.

FLP develops cultural awareness to be able to communicate effictively with people from other cultures

FLP develops MUIC students´ communication and critical thinking skills.

What FL does to meet program objectives?

We implement different methodologies and using ICT to assure the best quality of instruction.

We invite international guest speakers

We assure that MUIC students´are aware of the political, social and cultural realities where the languages are spoken

What FL does to meet program objectives?

We review our curriculum regularly to assure that we meet program objectives

We attend to conferences and workshops to keep learning and improving our teaching skills and meet research objectives

We offer students´assistance and guidance

HUMANITIES

ENGLISH

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

HLD?

ICCU

GE