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 this class students will practice reading and writing skills. They will be urged to read the assigned units and solve exercise questions before coming to class.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Short introduction. Begin Topic 8. | Develop reading and writing skills. |
Class 2 | Complete Topic 8. Begin Topic 9. | Develop reading and writing skills. |
Class 3 | Complete Topic 9. Begin Topic 10. | Develop reading and writing skills. |
Class 4 | Complete Topic 10. Begin Topic 11. | Develop reading and writing skills. |
Class 5 | Complete Topic 11. Begin Topic 12. | Develop reading and writing skills. |
Class 6 | Complete Topic 12. Begin Topic 13. | Develop reading and writing skills. |
Class 7 | Complete Topic 13. Begin Topic 14. | Develop reading and writing skills. |
Class 8 | Complete Topic 14. Final exam and review. | Develop reading and writing skills. |
CLIL Global Issues (2014), Shigeru Sasajima / Makoto Ikeda / Masaru Yamazaki / Tooru Chida / Satomi Fujisawa / Junko Fukushima / Miyako Nakaya / Miyuki Yukita / Alana Schramm, Sanshusha.
To be announced in class.
Activities in class 30%
Assignments and mini tests 30%
Final exam 40%
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tamura[at]ila.titech.ac.jp
Contact by email in advance to schedule an appointment.
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