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2016　English 2

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Academic unit or major
English language courses
Instructor(s)
Satsuma Tatsuro 
Class Format
Exercise     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed5-6(W621)  
Group
再3
Course number
LAE.E112
Credits
1
Academic year
2016
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2016/12/8
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

English 2 follows English 1 to solidify the foundational skills for effective communication in English as well as to foster international awareness, as both are typically required in the globally expanding domain of scientific and technological research activities. It also prepares students to study or do research abroad in the future. Students are assigned training exercises that cover the four language skills — reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The reading and listening materials include topics such as international and intercultural issues as well as the fundamentals of science and technology. Practice exercises in writing and speaking are provided so that students can develop communication competence to participate in discussions and conferences where opinions are exchanged through both text and speech. TOEFL-type exercise problems are also used in the course.

This course aims to establish a solid base on which students can build toward a higher level of communication competence specifically in an English language environment. The base is, as mentioned in "Course description and aims" of English 1, composed of three elements: (1) identifying relevant information accurately, (2) exercising fair judgement to form a valid opinion, and (3) stating opinions clearly and persuasively.

Each student is assigned to a group led by an instructor. Instructors for each group conduct the course using the "Course description and aims" and "Student learning outcomes" as the basic framework. "Class direction," "Course schedule," and other information below explain the features of each class.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will:
・Strengthen practical English abilities that are required for learning at university and for research activities both in Japan and abroad
・Be able to accurately grasp the main ideas and arguments of written and spoken materials in diverse areas including international and intercultural issues, science, and technology
・Have increased their knowledge of effective vocabulary and expressions to actively communicate their ideas and opinions in English
・Be able to write their own short paragraphs with a clear purpose
・Be able to state their opinions with good organization

Keywords

Four language skills, fostering international awareness, communication skills, studying abroad, TOEFL

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Students are required to read the unit and watch the video before coming to the class. The instructor will clarify the essential point of the unit. The class activity will also include discussions and short-essay writing in English.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction and Unit 7 Frozen Frontier Understand the course objectives. Understanding the English text in Unit 1 and answer questions there correctly.
Class 2 Unit 8 Top Skills on Display Understanding the English text in Unit 8 and answer questions there correctly.
Class 3 Unit 9 Reality Check Understanding the English text in Unit 9 and answer questions there correctly.
Class 4 Unit 10 Saving the Rain Dance Understanding the English text in Unit 10 and answer questions there correctly.
Class 5 Unit 11 Building a Better Ball Understanding the English text in Unit 11 and answer questions there correctly.
Class 6 Unit 12 Clean-up Relay Understanding the English text in Unit 12 and answer questions there correctly.
Class 7 Unit 13 Music for a Silent World Understanding the English text in Unit 3 and answer questions there correctly.
Class 8 Review and final exam Reviewing and confirming what students have learned in class.

Textbook(s)

What's on Japan 8 (Kinseido)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

To be announced in class.

Assessment criteria and methods

Activities in class 30%
Exams 70%

Related courses

  • LAE.E111 ： English 1
  • LAE.E113 ： English 3
  • LAE.E114 ： English 4
  • LAE.E211 ： English 5
  • LAE.E212 ： English 6
  • LAE.E213 ： English 7
  • LAE.E214 ： English 8
  • LAE.E311 ： English 9

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

To be announced in class.

Office hours

To be announced in class.

Other

None

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