English 4 is designed to improve students’ English language skills for academic purposes and provide them with knowledge in relevant areas. The materials include topics such as international and intercultural issues as well as current topics of science and technology. Expectations require students to practice: reading academic articles, listening to lectures in English, speaking in front of an audience, and writing paragraphs and short essays.
There are two types of classes in English 4. RW classes focus on reading comprehension and skill in written composition, and LS classes focus on listening and oral expression.
Each student is assigned to a class and instructors for each class conduct the course using “Course description and aims”, “Student learning outcomes”, and “Keywords” as the basic framework.
By the end of this course, students will:
・ Have improved their English skills required for learning at university and for research activities
・ Be able to understand written and spoken materials correctly in diverse areas including international and intercultural issues, science, and technology
・ Be able to write paragraphs and short essays with unity and coherence
・ Have gained confidence in using English to state their opinions and improved their oral expression skills.
Four language skills, fostering international awareness, communication skills, studying abroad, TOEFL
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
In each class, students will practice through quizzes on the content of the text (text 3 & text 4) given in the class, which features arguments like one of editorials on newspaper, and closely review it. As a review test on the content of its previous class will be given at the beginning of each class, students are supposed to prepare for that.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | The course approach and overview will be explained./quiz on the content of text 3 | Understand what argument is. |
Class 2 | Quizzes on the content and words and phrases of text 3. | Understand how argument is developed in terms of structure. |
Class 3 | Review quiz on the previous class/ quizzes on the expressions of text 3. | Understand how argument is developed in terms of expressions |
Class 4 | Review quizzes on the text 3 / quiz on the content of text 4 | Understand how argument is developed on the whole |
Class 5 | quizzes on the content and words and phrases of text 4 | Master how argument is developed in terms of structure. |
Class 6 | Review quiz on the previous class/ quizzes on the expressions of text 4 | Understand how argument is developed in terms of expressions |
Class 7 | Review quiz on the previous class/ Review test on the text 3 | Master how argument is developed |
Class 8 | Review test on the text 4 | Master how argument is developed |
texts will be offered in the class
Useful sources will be referred to as necessary.
Class participation including quizzes in classes: 60% Mid-term and final review tests: 40%
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