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Academic unit or major
English language courses
Instructor(s)
Kondo Akiko 
Class Format
Exercise    (Livestream)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon1-2(W323)  
Group
9
Course number
LAE.E112
Credits
1
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2022/3/16
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 the summaries of the essays, 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 11 Living at the Bottom of the World & Unit 12 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 56-65 of the textbook.
Class 2 Unit 13 The Most Mysterious Star in the Universe & Unit 14 Space Flight for Everyone Mini Test Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 68-77 of the textbook.
Class 3 Unit 15 Could Humans Live on Mars? & Unit 16 Space Junk Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 78-87 of the textbook.
Class 4 Unit 17 Origami for Science Mini Test Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 90-94 of the textbook.
Class 5 Unit 18 The Future of High-Speed Travel Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 95-99 of the textbook.
Class 6 Unit 19 Computer Revolution Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 100-104 of the textbook.
Class 7 Unit 20 Clothes to Help You Move & Review Mini Test Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 105-109 of the textbook.

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)

Rear, Dave, Science Arena, Seibido
ISBN: 978-4-7919-7228-9

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Reference books will be introduced in class.

Assessment criteria and methods

Grading will be based on the following: mini tests (60%), assigned papers (10%), 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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