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 study one chapter of the textbook every week.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Orientation session Course introduction | How to prepare for the TOEIC test |
Class 2 | Textbook Chapter 1 | To become familiar with expressions in travelling |
Class 3 | Textbook Chapter 2 | To become familiar with expressions at the work place |
Class 4 | Textbook Chapter 3 | To become familiar with expressions in restaurants |
Class 5 | Textbook Chapter 4 | To become familiar with expressions of seasons and weather |
Class 6 | Textbook Chapter 5 | To become familiar with expressions on health |
Class 7 | Textbook Chapter 6 | To become familiar with expressions in travelling |
Class 8 | Textbook Chapter 7 | To become familiar with expressions on vacations |
Class 9 | Textbook Chapter 8 | To become familiar with expressions at the work place |
Class 10 | Textbook Chapter 9 | To become familiar with expressions about shopping |
Class 11 | Textbook Chapter 10 | To become familiar with expressions on job hunting |
Class 12 | Textbook Chapter 11 | To become familiar with expressions on entertainment |
Class 13 | Textbook Chapter 12 | To become familiar with expressions on travelling |
Class 14 | Textbook Chapter 13 | To become familiar with expressions at the work place |
Class 15 | Overall review of the course | Overall review of the course |
『The TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Circuit』(Shohakusya)
Please make sure to attend the first session of the course as a detailed syllabus and weekly schedule will be distributed.
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.