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Academic unit or major
English language courses
Instructor(s)
Yamada Susan Adams 
Class Format
Exercise    (ZOOM)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon1-2(W371)  
Group
11
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

Students continue working with online current events/news items to strengthen the skills developed in the previous term. Students will be expected to work toward learning increasingly independently throughout the course.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Outline of term objectives Goal setting
Class 2 Topic 7: Activities including, but not limited to vocabulary development, prediction, close reading/listening, asking/answering questions and discussion Improve accuracy in listening
Class 3 Topic 7: Work with student produced materials Improve accuracy in reading
Class 4 Topic 8: Activities including, but not limited to vocabulary development, prediction, close reading/listening, asking/answering questions and discussion Improve accuracy in speaking
Class 5 Topic 8: Work with student produced materials Improve accuracy in listening
Class 6 Topic 9: Activities including, but not limited to vocabulary development, prediction, close reading/listening, asking/answering questions and discussion Work on increasing vocabulary
Class 7 Topic 9: Work with student produced materials Practice overall fluency Final Examination

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)

Online materials

Reference books, course materials, etc.

English-English dictionary required

Assessment criteria and methods

Evaluation based on in-class work (30%), out-of-class assignments (20%) and the final examination (50%)

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

Other

A smart phone, tablet or laptop with earphones or headphones required

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