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Academic unit or major
English language courses
Instructor(s)
Kondo Akiko 
Class Format
Exercise    (ZOOM)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon1-2(W323)  
Group
9
Course number
LAE.E112
Credits
1
Academic year
2020
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2020/9/18
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

English 2 follows English 1 to solidify the foundational skills for effective communication in English as well as to foster international awareness, as both are typically required in the globally expanding domain of scientific and technological research activities. It also prepares students to study or do research abroad in the future. Students are assigned training exercises that cover the four language skills — reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The reading and listening materials include topics such as international and intercultural issues as well as the fundamentals of science and technology. Practice exercises in writing and speaking are provided so that students can develop communication competence to participate in discussions and conferences where opinions are exchanged through both text and speech. TOEFL-type exercise problems are also used in the course.

This course aims to establish a solid base on which students can build toward a higher level of communication competence specifically in an English language environment. The base is, as mentioned in "Course description and aims" of English 1, composed of three elements: (1) identifying relevant information accurately, (2) exercising fair judgement to form a valid opinion, and (3) stating opinions clearly and persuasively.

Each student is assigned to a group led by an instructor. Instructors for each group conduct the course using the "Course description and aims" and "Student learning outcomes" as the basic framework. "Class direction," "Course schedule," and other information below explain the features of each class.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will:
・Strengthen practical English abilities that are required for learning at university and for research activities both in Japan and abroad
・Be able to accurately grasp the main ideas and arguments of written and spoken materials in diverse areas including international and intercultural issues, science, and technology
・Have increased their knowledge of effective vocabulary and expressions to actively communicate their ideas and opinions in English
・Be able to write their own short paragraphs with a clear purpose
・Be able to state their opinions with good organization

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

This class will focus on developing students' reading and listening abilities and writing skills by reading essays on current science topics in various fields, listening to short conversations about the topics related to each essay, and writing sentences using the expressions learned. After learning new vocabulary, students will read the essay, understand its details, practice reading the essay aloud, and do writing exercises and dictation practice.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Unit 9 Where Are All the Trees? & Unit 10 Too Hot to Live? Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 49-60 of the textbook.
Class 2 Unit 10 Too Hot to Live? & Unit 11 Reading Anywhere Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 55-66 of the textbook.
Class 3 Unit 12 Controlling Everything & Unit 13 Easy Payments Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 67-78 of the textbook.
Class 4 Unit 13 Easy Payments & Unit 14 Let’s All Pay Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 73-84 of the textbook.
Class 5 Unit 15 Where Do You Want to Fly Today? & Unit 16 Flying Tonight Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 85-96 of the textbook.
Class 6 Unit 16 Flying Tonight & Unit 17 Off to the Asteroids Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 91-102 of the textbook.
Class 7 Review and term-end examination Review the scope of the exam.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Yasunami, Seisuke, and Richard S. Levin, Science Quest, Seibido
ISBN: 978-4-7919-7205-0

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Reference books will be introduced in class.

Assessment criteria and methods

Grading will be based on the following: Term-end examination (70%) and in-class contribution (30%).

Related courses

  • LAE.E111 ： English 1
  • LAE.E113 ： English 3
  • LAE.E114 ： English 4
  • LAE.E211 ： English 5
  • 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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