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.
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.
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. They take a weekly mini-test to expand their range of vocabulary.
There are some changes to course rules from the academic year 2022. Please make sure to attend the orientation to be held prior to the first week of the semester. For further details, see the notice board on the third floor, West 3 Bldg., Ookayama Campus, or the online notice board of the ILA Foreign Languages Section (https://www.fl.ila.titech.ac.jp). If you have any questions, contact the following address: info_english9_at_fl.ila.titech.ac.jp. (Replace _at_ with the @ sign.)
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction, Unit 1: Nouns and prenouns Present Tense | Understand the course objectives. Get ready for the mini-test. |
Class 2 | Unit 2: Adjectives and adverbs | Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 1 |
Class 3 | Unit 3: The comparative | Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 2 |
Class 4 | Unit 4: Tenses 1 (past, present, future) | Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 3 |
Class 5 | Unit 5: Tenses 2 (perfect tenses) | Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 4 |
Class 6 | Unit 6: Passive voices and causative verbs | Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 5 |
Class 7 | Review and Exam #1 | Reduce grammatical errors and build up vocabulary |
Class 8 | Unit 7: Subject-verb correspondence | Understand the course objectives. Get ready for the mini-test. |
Class 9 | Unit 8: Prenouns | Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 6 |
Class 10 | Unit 9: Conjunctions | Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 7 |
Class 11 | Unit 10: Participles | Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 8 |
Class 12 | Unit 11: Infinitives Unit 12: Gerunds | Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 9 |
Class 13 | Unit 13: Relative pronouns/adverbs Unit 14: The subjunctive mood | Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 10 |
Class 14 | Review and Exam #2 | Reduce grammatical errors and build up vocabulary |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Advance Your Practical Skills for the TOEICⓇ L&R Test (『TOEICⓇ L&Rテスト パート別トレーニング』)
(著)鈴木 淳、高橋哲徳、Simon Cooke、徳永慎也
松柏社(Shohakusha)
978-4-88198-778-0
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.
There are some changes to course rules from the academic year 2022. Please make sure to attend the orientation to be held prior to the first week of the semester. For further details, see the notice board on the third floor, West 3 Bldg., Ookayama Campus, or the online notice board of the ILA Foreign Languages Section (https://www.fl.ila.titech.ac.jp). If you have any questions, contact the following address: info_english9_at_fl.ila.titech.ac.jp. (Replace _at_ with the @ sign.)