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- Instructor(s)
- Harada Daisuke
- Class Format
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Thr9-10(W321)
- Group
- 9
- Course number
- ZEN.E396
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2016
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2016/4/27
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
All students are required to obtain the credits for ONE of either English 5, English 6, or English 7. Students who have failed English 5 register for this course in the sixth term of the old curriculum (i.e. the third and fourth quarters of their third academic year). This is one of the old curriculum courses offered on a semester basis.
By offering TOEIC-style exercises, this course aims at comprehensively improving students' English skills, expanding their vocabulary and strengthening their knowledge of grammar.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
・ expand their vocabulary and improve their knowledge of grammar.
・ develop overall English proficiency, but with particular emphasis on listening and reading skills.
Keywords
TOEIC, listening skills, reading skills, vocabulary, grammar
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
In order to improve English language proficiency in various business and daily settings, students are required (1)to answer TOEIC style questions in the textbooks, and also (2)to hand in weekly assignments.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | TOEIC and English skills | Confirming English skills tested in TOEIC |
| Class 2 | Chapter 1 Part 1 & 5 (1) TOEIC Basic Vocabulary, Verbs (1-1) 1-136 / Thematic passages 1-4 | Chapter 1 Exercises Vocabulary quiz (1) |
| Class 3 | Chapter 2 Part 2 & 5 (1) TOEIC Basic Vocabulary, Verbs (1-2) 137-243 / Thematic passages 5-8 | Chapter 2 Exercises Vocabulary quiz (2) |
| Class 4 | Chapter 1 Part 3 & 5 (1) TOEIC Basic Vocabulary, Nouns (1) 244-401 / Thematic passages 9-11 | Chapter 3 Exercises Vocabulary quiz (3) |
| Class 5 | Chapter 4 Part 4 & 5 (1) TOEIC Basic Vocabulary, Nouns (1) 402-504 / Thematic passages 12-16 | Chapter 4 Exercises Vocabulary quiz (4) |
| Class 6 | Review Chapter 1 - Chapter 4 Mini-Test 1 (Chapter 13) | Chapter 13 Exercises |
| Class 7 | Chapter 5 Part 6 & 5 (1) TOEIC Basic Vocabulary, Adverbs, Prepositions, Idioms (1) 505-596 / Thematic passages 17-20 | Chapter 5 Exercises Vocabulary quiz (5) |
| Class 8 | Chapter 6 Part 7 & 5 (1) TOEIC Basic Vocabulary, Verbs (2-1) 1-136 / Thematic passages 21-24 | Chapter 6 Exercises Vocabulary quiz (6) |
| Class 9 | Chapter 7 Part 1 & 5 (2) TOEIC Basic Vocabulary, Verbs (2-2) 137-243 / Thematic passages 25-28 | Chapter 7 Exercises Vocabulary quiz (7) |
| Class 10 | Chapter 8 Part 2 & 5 (2) TOEIC Basic Vocabulary, Nouns (2) 244-401 / Thematic passages 29-32 | Chapter 8 Exercises Vocabulary quiz (8) |
| Class 11 | Review Chapter 5 - Chapter 8 Mini-Test 2 (Chapter 14) | Chapter 14 Exercises |
| Class 12 | Chapter 9 Part 3 & 5 (2) TOEIC Basic Vocabulary, Adjectives (2) 402-504 / Thematic passages 33-36 | Chapter 9 Exercises Vocabulary quiz (9) |
| Class 13 | Chapter 10 Part 4 & 5 (2) TOEIC Basic Vocabulary, Adverbs, Prepositions, Idioms (2) 505-596 / Thematic passages 37-40 | Chapter 10 Exercises Vocabulary quiz (10) |
| Class 14 | Chapter 11 Part 6 & 5 (2) TOEIC Basic vocabulary for TOEIC / Thematic passages 41-42 | Chapter 11 Exercises Vocabulary quiz (11) |
| Class 15 | Chapter 12 Part 7 & 5 (2) Review Chapter 9 - Chapter 12 Mini-Test 3 (Chapter 15) | Chapter 12 Exercises Chapter 15 Exercises |
Textbook(s)
Morita, Mitsuhiro, Jun Suzuki, Stephen B. Ryan, The Best Approach to the TOEIC Test: Getting the Point of Strategies. Shohakusha, 2011.(ISBN 978-4-88198-649-3)
Matsui, Kozue. 『新TOEICテスト英単語ターゲット3000』 Obunsha, 2010 (ISBN 978-4-01-094097-6)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
To be announced in class
Assessment criteria and methods
The grade takes into account both the TOEIC score achieved and work done in class. All students who pass the course are given a score of 60. Further details will be explained at the orientation.
Related courses
- ZEN.E395 ： English 5
- ZEN.E397 ： English 7
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
This is a course for students who began their degree in or before April 2015.
Other
Students MUST attend one of the orientation sessions in the first week of the semester. See the notice board in West 3 Building, Ookayama Campus, for further details.
Slightly different rules will apply to students who began their degree in or before April 2010; they will be explained at the orientation.
