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Academic unit or major
English language courses
Instructor(s)
Uenishi Tetsuo 
Class Format
Exercise     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon1-2(H111)  
Group
16
Course number
LAE.E112
Credits
1
Academic year
2017
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2017/3/17
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 assigned unit in the textbook and prepare in advance. Class activities will also include TOEFL-style exercises.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction / 'Unit11 Symbols and keys' Master basic expressions of Symbols and keys
Class 2 'Unit 12 Natural or man-made features,''Unit13 Structures and plans,' Master basic expressions of Natural or man-made features, structures and plans
Class 3 'Unit 14 Cells, organs and systems,''Unit 15 Chains, webs and cycles ,' Master basic expressions of Cells, organs and systems, Chains, webs and cycles
Class 4 Mid-term close review (symbols and keys,natural or man-made features, structures and plans, ,cells, organs and systems, chains, webs and cycles) Review and fix what have been learned in the last four classes.
Class 5 'Unit 16 Bits and bytes,' 'Unit 17 LANs and WANs,' Master basic expressions of Bits and bytes, LANs and WANs
Class 6 'Unit 18 Force, loads and tools,' 'Unit 19 Energy and motion,' Master basic expressions of Force, loads and tools, Energy and motion
Class 7 'Unit 20 Electricity and magnetism,' 'Unit 21 Micromachine,' Master basic expressions of electricity and magnetism, micromachine
Class 8 close review (symbols and keys,natural or man-made features, structures and plans, ,cells, organs and systems, chains, webs and cycles,Bits and bytes,' 'Unit 17 LANs and WANs, Force, loads and tools,' 'Unit 19 Energy and motion, electricity and magnetism,' 'Unit 21 Micromachine) eview and fix what have been learned in this course.

Textbook(s)

Terry Phillips, Kenji Hitomi, and Eiichi Yubune, "Integrated Technical English," Seibido, 2005.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Useful sources will be referred to as necessary.

Assessment criteria and methods

Class participation: 60% Final exam: 40%

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

Other

None

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