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Academic unit or major
English language courses
Instructor(s)
Kawamura Yumi 
Class Format
Exercise    (ZOOM)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Thr1-2(W331)  
Group
24
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

In class, we will do various exercises from the textbook which uses CBS news programs as materials along with several other training exercises such as reading out loud and Japanese to English translation. The class activities will also include TOEFL (ITP)-style exercises. Vocabulary tests will be given frequently.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Unit 8: The Power of Music: Using Music to Help Unlock Alzheimer’s Patients’ Memories Textbook pp. 52-58
Class 2 Unit 9: A Stitch in Time: Teen Turns Thrift Store Finds into Trendy Clothing for Homeless Textbook pp. 59-66
Class 3 Unit 10: How Microfibers in Clothes are Polluting Our Oceans Textbook pp. 67-73
Class 4 Unit 11: True Meaning of Christmas Found in Family’s Magical Reunion Textbook pp. 74-80
Class 5 Unit 12: The Joy of Cleaning: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Textbook pp. 81-88
Class 6 Unit 13: High Schooler’s “Sit With Us” App Tackles Lunchtime Bullying Textbook pp. 89-96
Class 7 Unit 14: Japan Battles Population Decline with Robots End-of-term examination Textbook pp. 97-104

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)

CBS NewsBreak 4, Seibido, ISBN: 9784791971862

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Useful books will be referred to and handouts will be distributed as necessary.

Assessment criteria and methods

Class participation: 30％
Short tests and end-of-term examination: 70％

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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