Based on English 5, English 6 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.
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
Four language skills, fostering international awareness, communication, studying abroad, TOEFL
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Students are expected to read the textbook and answer the exercise questions before the class.
In the classroom, the instructor helps students to comprehend the grammatical structure of the text and to understand its content and context fully.
In addition, students learn academic writing skills through various activities.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Chapter 9 Louis Vuitton and the Rise of Brands | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply through exercises. |
Class 2 | Chapter 15 Wonderbrain | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply through exercises. |
Class 3 | Chapter 16 Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply through exercises. |
Class 4 | Chapter 17 The Dangers of Rewriting History | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply through exercises. |
Class 5 | Writing Workshop (References and the Argument Essay) | Learning how to make a citation in an English essay and how to write an argument essay. |
Class 6 | Chapter 18 In the Name of God - The Rise of Religious Fundamentalism | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply through exercises. |
Class 7 | Chapter 19 The Value of Migrants | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply through exercises. |
Class 8 | Review / Final exam | Reviewing and reconfirming contents of the class. |
John Barton, Anthony Sellick, and Norio Shimamura, Knowledge in the Making (Seibido)
To be announced in class.
Activities in class: 20% / Writing assignments: 30% / Final exam: 50%
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