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 |
Students will learn to construct a standard process paragraph and a whole essay. After each class, students will be required to finish a writing assignment with a chosen topic and be prepared to participate in a discussion next class. The final term paper will be necessary to submit at the end of the course.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction: what is essay writing? How to analyse and develop a topic | Mapping ideas |
Class 2 | Paragraph: a topic sentence and supporting details | Writing a paragraph |
Class 3 | Paragraphs: transition words | Organizing paragraphs |
Class 4 | Introduction | Writing an introduction paragraph |
Class 5 | Conclusion | Writing a conclusion paragraph |
Class 6 | Citation | Citing an article |
Class 7 | First draft | Revising the first draft |
Class 8 | Final review and submitting the term paper | None |
Handouts will be distributed.
Petersen, Mark. Practical use of English for Japanese.Tokyo: Iwanami-shinsyo; ISBN-13: 978-4004314202. (Japanese)
-In-class performance: 30%
-Essay assignment: 70%
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