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2019　English 5 29-LS

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Academic unit or major
English language courses
Instructor(s)
Senoue Kazunori 
Class Format
Exercise     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Thr3-4(S514)  
Group
29-LS
Course number
LAE.E211
Credits
1
Academic year
2019
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2019/3/18
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

English 5 is designed to improve students’ English language skills for academic purposes and provide them with more 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 English lectures, speaking before an audience, and developing skills to write paragraphs and short essays.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will:
・be able to express their ideas and opinions in classes confidently
・be able to write paragraphs or short essays
・be able to better understand academic lectures
・practice effective reading strategies

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 will do some exercises such as dictation, pronunciation, and shadowing, based on Steve Job's speech, "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish." In order for the students to understand the explanation of a lecture properly, they will be given a series of lectures about basic grammar at the beginning of the course.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 A guidance for this course -goals・class flow・preparation/review・grading- Understand what English skills are required in the University.
Class 2 Basic parts of speech - Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb [Preparation] Review basic parts of speech with grammar books used at high school. [Review] Review sample sentences and exercise sentences in the text
Class 3 Basic sentence pattern - SV・SVC・SVO・SVOO・SVOC [Preparation] Review basic sentence pattern with grammar books used at high school. [Review] Review sample sentences and exercise sentences in the text
Class 4 Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - track 27 [Review] Read aloud English passages in the text with correct pronunciation
Class 5 Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - track 28 [Review] Read aloud English passages in the text with correct pronunciation
Class 6 Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - track 29 [Review] Read aloud English passages in the text with correct pronunciation
Class 7 Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - track 30 [Review] Read aloud English passages in the text with correct pronunciation
Class 8 Final exam / Explanation Review all the lectures in this course, and sort out weaknesses and problems

Textbook(s)

The Legendary Speeches and Presentations of Steve Jobs. Tokyo: Asahi Press. ISBN: 978-4-255-00679-6

Reference books, course materials, etc.

English-Japanese / Japanese - English dictionary "Wisdom 2" (Sanseido) - iOS application (Monokakido)

Assessment criteria and methods

Students' course scores are based on final exams(80%) and exercise problems(20%).

Related courses

  • LAE.E111 ： English 1
  • LAE.E112 ： English 2
  • LAE.E113 ： English 3
  • LAE.E114 ： English 4
  • 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

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