All students are required to obtain the credit for ONE of either English 5, English 6, or English 7. Students who have failed both English 5 and English 6 register for this course in the seventh term of the old curriculum (i.e. the first and second quarters of their fourth 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.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
・ expand their vocabulary and improve their knowledge of grammar.
・ develop overall English proficiency, with particular emphasis on listening and reading skills.
TOEIC, listening skills, reading skills, vocabulary, grammar
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Students are required to answer TOEIC style questions in the textbook in order to improve English language proficiency in various settings. Exercises to expand their vocabulary will also be used.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | TOEIC and English Skills | Understanding the outline and important features of TOEIC. |
Class 2 | Unit 1 | Understanding the English text in Unit 1 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 3 | Unit 2 | Understanding the English text in Unit 2 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 4 | Unit 3 | Understanding the English text in Unit 3 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 5 | Unit 4 | Understanding the English text in Unit 4 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 6 | Unit 5 | Understanding the English text in Unit 5 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 7 | Unit 6 | Understanding the English text in Unit 6 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 8 | Review (Unit 1-6) | Answering review questions. |
Class 9 | Unit 7 | Understanding the English text in Unit 7 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 10 | Unit 8 | Understanding the English text in Unit 8 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 11 | Unit 9 | Understanding the English text in Unit 9 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 12 | Unit 10 | Understanding the English text in Unit 10 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 13 | Unit 11 | Understanding the English text in Unit 11 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 14 | Unit 12 | Understanding the English text in Unit 12 and answering the questions there correctly. |
Class 15 | Review (Unit 7-12) | Answering review questions. |
TOEIC Test Sogo Lesson(Otowashobo Tsurumi Shoten)
To be announced in class.
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.
This is a course for students who began their degree in or before April 2015.
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.