By learning this subject, students will be able to develop intermediate English proficiency in the four macro-skills. More specifically, the students will be able to use intermediate-level tenses and other grammar points and vocabulary to communicate in spoken and written English fluently, accurately and appropriately, and to comprehend listening and reading texts effectively. The main textbook is New Headway Intermediate (fourth edition) by Liz and John Soars.

From this subject which is closely linked to Core English, the students will be able to write accurate and effective English sentences and paragraphs. This can be achieved through lecturers’ input on sentence mechanics and paragraph structures and more importantly through students’ practice in writing different kinds of sentences and paragraphs. Students will be introduced to process writing that covers several steps or stages, including brainstorming, drafting, and editing. The textbook entitled Paragraph Writing: From Sentence to Paragraph (2005) by C. Islam and D. E. Zemach is used in this subject.

This unit enables the students to understand the different concepts of sociology and how they are related to development and to interpret the evolution of society. It deals with the evolution of human beings and the creation of society in human history in the world. Students will also be able to express in English their views regarding customs, traditions, beliefs, and religions clearly and logically and to analyze and reflect on crucial aspects of foreign cultures particularly in relation to Cambodian culture.

The aim of this subject is to promote students’ understanding of Cambodia’s unique national identity through its history, which is one of the oldest in Southeast Asia and of the development of the histories of other countries in the region through interaction with outsiders, political tendencies and acculturation and cultural transformation. Students will examine, discuss and analyze: (1) the role of two great civilized countries in Asia, India and China, in influencing the region in the ancient time (2) how certain countries in the region emerged and developed their ancient and modern states before and after the emergence of Western Superpowers and (3) the rise in nationalism in Southeast Asia during and after World War II.

This subject covers a wide range of topics regarding global contemporary environmental issues including Environmental Pollution, Global Environmental Changes, and Natural Resources. Through intensive and extensive reading and discussions as well as frequent individual, pair, group and whole class work, students will be able to use language appropriately for various environmental contexts. The main objectives of the course are to (a) sharpen students’ language skills, particularly reading and speaking, and (b) broaden their understanding and knowledge of today’s global environmental issues.

This subject is intended to prepare students for office work and formal communication in Khmer, mainly in a written mode, by introducing them to simple mistakes people make in writing Khmer texts and by teaching them how to use words and punctuation in sentences accurately and appropriately and spell commonly misspelled words correctly. It covers themes such as as Parts of Speech, Word Classes, Sentences and Punctuation. Its main text is a handbook prepared by IFL Khmer Studies lecturers who are specialized in Khmer Literature and Linguistics.

After learning this subject, students will be able to know the concepts, sources, and evolution of demography and to measure some demographic indicators such as birth rate, mortality rate, migration, and population growth rate and its consequences. A compilation of texts from various textbooks is used in this subject, one of which is Demographic Methods and Concepts (2003) by Donald T. Rowland.

Modern technology yields large amounts of data which can be well understood with the help of statistics. The main objective of this subject is to provide an accessible introduction to statistics. It starts with the concept of ‘data’: what it is and how it can be collected and summarized. There is a brief review of the basic concepts of probability. Students will study important statistical tools and their use by solving specific applied problems. Its other content includes describing data: frequency distribution, measures of dispersion, and normal probability distribution. The textbook used is Australian Business Statistics (3rd ed.) by Antony Selvanathan, Saroja Selvanathan, Gerald Keller and Brian Warrack.

Khmer Civilization is concerned with Khmer culture and how it has been influenced by foreign cultures since the ancient time. Its themes include the Relationship between Cambodian Culture and Foreign Cultures, Religion, Architecture, Arts, Belief, and Ritual Ceremonies. It aims at helping students to appreciate Cambodian cultural identity and distinguish it from foreign ones. In addition, students will learn how to spread Cambodian culture in the global context appropriately and know how to link it with some world and regional cultures. The course book is a collection of texts from various sources, including Cambodian Culture and History and Cambodian and Indian Cultures.

This unit focuses on the improvement of students' macro skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking, and knowledge of grammar, e.g. the tense system, gerunds and question forms. It also stresses the ability in using more complicated vocabulary. New Headway Upper-Intermediate (third edition) by Liz and John Soars is its core textbook.

This subject consists of such topics as the structure of paragraph, development of paragraph, the structure of an essay, unity and coherence. As distinct from Writing Skills 1, this subject focuses on developing students’ skills and competence in academic writing at the paragraph and essay levels. Writing to Communicate (2002) by Cynthia A. Boardman & Jia Frydenberg provides its core texts.

The main aim of the subject is to assist students to become effective, independent readers with a capacity to analyze and respond critically to what they read. It provides intensive and extensive practice in reading and speaking, and in analysis of language, which complements the Core English subject. Students will also develop knowledge of major literary genres of English Literature and an ability to identify linguistic features of texts (both fiction and non-fiction). The major stories include: The Hitchhiker, Poison, The Necklace, The Happy Prince, The Story of an Hour, Not Poor, Just Broke, The Rain Came, On Loan, and Cry Freedom.

Global Studies 2 aims to introduce contemporary global issues and develop knowledge in specific content-based language. Students will be able to use language appropriate for each of the issues and debate about concepts and issues related to them. It includes such themes as Families, Festivals and Celebrations, Landscape and Environment and Agriculture. Through individual, pair, group and whole-class work, the students will be able to develop the four macro-skills, especially reading and speaking.

The instruction of this subject is based on New Headway Advanced (New edition) by John Soars, Liz Soars and Mike Sayer, which concentrates on advanced grammatical and lexical aspects and covers all the four language learning macro-skills. Students are required to complete homework, assignments, tests, etc. and to give oral presentations in addition to their semester examinations.

Writing Skills 3 is designed specially for developing writing skills necessary for writing effective academic essays and assignments. Its core texts give special attention to Argumentative Essay, Article and Book Reviews, and Citation and Referencing.

This subject is intended to provide students with essential research concepts and designs and to help them conduct basic research mainly in the fields of linguistics, education, and business in their final year at IFL and perhaps in their further education or their work.

This subject is based on a diverse range of themes including Gender Issues, Politics and Government, Education, War & Peace, and Development. The course aims at helping improve students' general knowledge of contemporary world issues and English language skills at the advanced level.

Literature Studies 3 intends to enable students to become effective, independent readers with capacity to analyze, read and respond critically to the texts. It helps develop students’ skills in reading and expressing ideas in both speaking and writing. It also helps students understand aspects of the cultures in the English speaking world. Students are required to complete their class work, homework, assignments and associated tasks. The stories used are The Village by the Sea, The Pearl, Romeo and Juliet and The Good Earth.

This subject has been designed to provide trainees with knowledge in teaching principles and techniques that they can apply in their own classes. Its main themes include Teaching Techniques, Classroom Management, Lesson Planning and Delivery, Syllabus and Materials Design, and Language Testing. Trainees will also have practical experience through their school observation visits.

This subject has been designed to give theoretical support to the Teaching Methodology subject. Describing Learners and Teachers, Phonetics and Phonology, Discourse Analysis, and Language and Society are some of its topics. Students need to prepare well before each week’s classes by reading and thinking critically about the topics/themes assigned by their respective lecturers.

This subject deals with the philosophies and aims of education in general, and focuses on theories of Social and Cognitive Development. Students will investigate the influence of Nature and Nurture on Human Growth and Development and other aspects of Educational Psychology. Moreover, students will study School Management, which covers the factors affecting the success or failure of schools, and reflect their understanding of this topic.

The practicum begins in Semester 2 and lasts for 6 weeks. Trainees are expected to apply the teaching techniques and theories they have learnt in class to the real classroom situations. Each trainee will work closely with the teaching staff at various schools in Phnom Penh and with a supervisor who is a faculty member of the English Department.

This subject aims to help students write effective reports in English. It focuses on writing the introduction, body, conclusion and recommendations of the reports and is based on The Complete Asian Report Writer (1995) by Graham Colin Jones.

Students improve their oral and written communication skills through preparation and presentation of written and oral information. For the first semester, the themes range from types of communication, public speaking to networking. Students will be able to use these knowledge and skills to communicate effectively in the workplace in both oral and written forms and to establish and maintain a working relationship. For the second semester, the themes include Applying Communication Principles in the Workplace, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Working in Teams, and Job-seeking skills.

Designed to expand on comprehensive knowledge gained from Global Studies in their junior years, this subject is to enable the senior students to discern critical concepts of globalization. Students are expected to gain substantial knowledge dynamics, competing definitions, chronology, implications, policy issues and implementation. Its main course book is Globalization: A Critical Introduction (2005) by Jan Aart Scholte.

This subject is intended to help advanced students improve their linguistic competence and awareness of global issues while improving critical analysis skills and to provide them with practice in synthesizing information, drawing inferences, forming interpretations and evaluating strengths and weaknesses of policies and issues. It is based on Thinking Critically (2004) by Myra Shulman.

This subject is based on Ethics for Life: A Text with Readings (2001) by Judith A. Boss, which is a multicultural and interdisciplinary introductory ethics textbook that provides students with an ethics curriculum that has been shown to significantly improve students’ ability to make real-life moral decisions. Its primary objective is to provide students with a broad overview of the major world moral philosophies.

With Handbook for Writing Proposals (1995) by Robert J. Hamper and L. Sue Bough as its main textbook, this subject gives students a step by step guide to writing and developing winning proposals. It covers different types of proposals, steps in proposal writing, selecting the bid and choosing the proposal team, producing the proposal and making client presentations, etc.

Students develop their awareness of various cultures and learn negotiation skills across cultures. They learn to identify links between values and culture, systems and power, and different ways in which cultural misunderstandings can occur. They learn methods of achieving desired communicative effects and strategies to deal with communication breakdown.

Based mainly on New Cambridge Advanced English (2001) by Leo Jones, this subject helps students consolidate their advanced English knowledge in terms of vocabulary and grammar as well as the four macro skills. It is suitable for students who wish to improve their English for work, studies and social lives.

This subject is designed for people whose aim is not to specifically become teachers, translators/interpreters, or business people but to work more effectively and efficiently in an array of English-medium professional settings (particularly occupational ones).

Designed for students who wish to become translators and/or interpreters, the program aims to enable students to learn different approaches to translation and interpreting, and gain insights into the nature of translation and interpreting, language, and cross-cultural communication. They learn about the decoding of the original (source of language) text to the creation of a language-universal semantic representation and its subsequent re-encoding as the target language through a multi-stage process involving the syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of both English and Khmer.

Students learn to use English effectively and confidently for daily business transactions. They will be able to develop abilities in reading, writing, speaking and listening skills as well as basic terms and vocabulary that are used in commercial business through a range of tasks that closely reflect business work.

Through this major, students practice using their language skills to communicate with English-speaking guests and negotiate with English speakers in the hotel and tourism industry. They will develop extensive reading and listening skills by studying texts and interviewing experts in the tourism industry, and increase their language accuracy and speaking skills necessary for key job-related situations.