English 3 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 3. 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 |
Attendance is taken in every class.
Students must familiarize themselves with topics described in the required learning section before coming to class
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Orientation, Unit 1: the structure of the essay | Read the passage of Unit 1 thinking about the structure of the essay. Review the structure of the passage. |
Class 2 | Unit 1 Exercise: exercise for scanning | Complete Exercise 1, 2, and 4 |
Class 3 | Unit 2: thinking about roles of each paragraph | Read the passage of Unit 2 thinking about roles of each paragraph. Review the roles pf each paragraph in the passage. |
Class 4 | Unit 2 Exercise:understanding paraphrases | Complete Exercise 1, 2, and 4 |
Class 5 | Unit 3: thinking about a subtitle for each paragraph | Read the passage of Unit3 thinking about a subtitle for each paragraph. Review a subtitle for each paragraph in the passage. |
Class 6 | Unit 3 Exercise, Writing Exercise | Complete Exercise 1, 2, and 4 |
Class 7 | Unit 4: understanding the structure of each paragraph | Read the passage of Unit 4 thinking about the structure of each paragraph. Review the structure of each paragraph in the passage. |
Class 8 | Exam/ Writing Exercise | Writing Exercise: write an essay based on the structure of paragraphs |
Yuji Suzuki, Readings in Science in association with Nature, Nan'undo ISBN 978-4-523-17798
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Exam(70%), Exercise(10%), Reprot(15%), Class Participation(5%)
The instructor may fail a student if he/she repeatedly resubmits reports too often.
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