英語圏の大学で教育を受けるのに十分であり、また近い将来研究者コミュニティの中で活躍するための英語力を身に付けることを目標として、英語による口頭表現能力の向上のための訓練を、短期集中で行います。
この授業科目を履修することにより、学生は、発音に関する問題に注意を払いながら、さまざまな話題について一人で、あるいは対話の中で、数分間話せるようになる。
✔ 該当する | 実務経験と講義内容との関連(又は実践的教育内容) |
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An instructor with work experience as a journalist, author and editor will provide hands-on education in writing and presenting, based on practice in a field that features critical thinking and logical ways of communicating information to audiences. |
話すこと、聞くこと、討論、発表
専門力 | ✔ 教養力 | ✔ コミュニケーション力 | 展開力(探究力又は設定力) | 展開力(実践力又は解決力) |
Studying – and living – overseas is a remarkably rewarding experience which can provide a wealth of new opportunities; also, it can bring many challenges. During this course, students will explore how others have adapted to their new lives abroad – including building a sense of confidence, community and cooperation – and provide students with linguistic skills to help them prepare and live overseas. All four skill areas – listening, speaking, reading and writing – will be covered, but the emphasis will be on oral expression via group discussions and presentations.
授業計画 | 課題 | |
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第1回 | Introduction + Class survey | This initial class will give students the opportunity to learn about each other while the instructor assesses the needs of the class. |
第2回 | Nature and nurture: How personalities are formed. | Students will read how our personalities are created via a combination of factors; the academic article will also introduce students to vocabulary related to the subject. |
第3回 | Our personalities: A short presentation | Based on the concepts from Class 2, students will reflect on their own identities and prepare a short presentation exploring their thoughts on the “nature and nurture” issue. |
第4回 | International relationships | Students will read an academic article which explores how sociologists, anthropologists and psychologists advise people on forming successful international relationships. |
第5回 | Case study: A dilemma | Students will apply the concepts – and vocabulary – from Class 4 to offer advice related to a dilemma faced by people from different cultural backgrounds. |
第6回 | Building a sense of community | All around the world, immigrants face the challenge of how to retain a sense of identity while adapting to their new lives overseas. This class will explore how the mural movement has enabled new arrivals to the United States to build a notion of belonging. |
第7回 | Proposal: Building a sense of community overseas (1) | Students will apply the theories from Class 6 to propose a mural for a community in their own country or overseas. After researching the issue, they will write a proposal, debate its merits and demerits, then select the most suitable proposal. |
第8回 | Proposal: Building a sense of community overseas (2) | This class will be a continuation of Class 7. |
第9回 | Immigration in the United States | Students will explore how cities in the United States have been shaped by immigration; and how a better awareness of this history can help them to locate themselves in these milieux as international students. |
第10回 | Immigration in students’ own countries | Developing the themes from Class 10, students will investigate how immigration has shaped communities in their own countries – and prepare a short guide for classmates. |
第11回 | Studying abroad: An introduction | People choose to study abroad for a variety of reasons – for example, economic mobility – so in this class, students will explore their own goals and motivations to help them to select a potential destination. |
第12回 | Studying abroad: Some similarities and differences | Students will research how universities operate overseas and compare them with their own country to better understand how to prepare for study abroad and how to help international students to adjust to studying in Japan. |
第13回 | Studying abroad: Presentations | Students will present their research from Class 12 and engage in a Q&A session with classmates. |
第14回 | Course feedback | Students will receive final feedback from the instructor, reflect on their own performances and provide feedback on the course. |
Catalyst - Writing from Reading 1 (Steve Jones and Suzanne Kalbach), Cengage, ISBN 0618474781.
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Two presentations (20% each) – Two reaction papers (20% each) – One essay (20%)
Intermediate to advanced level English
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