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- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
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- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Senoue Kazunori
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Thr3-4(W331)
- Group
- 34-RW
- Course number
- LAE.E213
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/3/18
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
English 7 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, 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
Reading intensively some English writings, students will improve their abilities to put grammatical knowledge to practical use, interpret English texts critically, and make an English composition. Students must prepare for class by translating some English passages and make a list of questions about them. Texts will be distributed by the instructor.
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(1) - 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 | Basic sentence pattern(２) - Interpretation | [Preparation] Translate English exercise passages into Japanese [Review] Reread the exercise passages as the instructor tell students to, and recompose the original English exercise passages from Japanese-translation |
| Class 5 | Uses of ~ing - Gerunds / Verb(Progressive Form) / Participles / Participial Construction | [Preparation] Review uses of ~ing with grammar books used at high school. [Review] Review sample sentences and exercise sentences in the text |
| Class 6 | Uses of ~ed - Verb(Past Tense / Passive Voice) / Participles / Participial Construction | [Preparation] Review uses of ~ed with grammar books used at high school. [Review] Review sample sentences and exercise sentences in the text |
| Class 7 | Uses of Infinitives - Noun / Adjective / Adverb / Object Complement | [Preparation] Review uses of Infinitives with grammar books used at high school. [Review] Review sample sentences and exercise sentences in the text |
| Class 8 | Final exam / Explanation | Review all the lectures in this course, and sort out weaknesses and problems |
Textbook(s)
None required.
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.E211 ： English 5
- LAE.E212 ： English 6
- LAE.E214 ： English 8
- LAE.E311 ： English 9
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None
