English 4 is designed to improve students’ English language skills for academic purposes and provide them with knowledge in relevant areas. The materials include topics such as international and intercultural issues as well as current topics of science and technology. Expectations require students to practice: reading academic articles, listening to lectures in English, speaking in front of an audience, and writing paragraphs and short essays.
There are two types of classes in English 4. RW classes focus on reading comprehension and skill in written composition, and LS classes focus on listening and oral expression.
Each student is assigned to a class and instructors for each class conduct the course using “Course description and aims”, “Student learning outcomes”, and “Keywords” as the basic framework.
By the end of this course, students will:
・ Have improved their English skills required for learning at university and for research activities
・ Be able to understand written and spoken materials correctly in diverse areas including international and intercultural issues, science, and technology
・ Be able to write paragraphs and short essays with unity and coherence
・ Have gained confidence in using English to state their opinions and improved their oral expression skills.
Four language skills, fostering international awareness, communication skills, studying abroad, TOEFL
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Modern society can be said to be a turbulent society where various news flow every day like a flood of information. Some of the news is very interesting and meaningful. News is, so to speak, a treasure trove of interesting and profound information.
In this class, students will learn in English about 14 interesting topics from various fields.
Exercises and tasks are divided into three sections: Pre-reading, Reading and Post-reading.
We will study one chapter per a lecture. At the end of the class, students take a review test (using Google Form).
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Chapter 7 New National Stadium for the Tokyo Olympics ・ Yes / No Questions ・ Passive | Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation Vocabulary questions in the next chapter |
Class 2 | Chapter 8 Eco-friendly biofuels ・ Wh questions ・ Infinitive | Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation Vocabulary questions in the next chapter |
Class 3 | Chapter 9 Young people are sacrificed in a ski bus accident ・ Negative sentence ・ Additional question ・ Gerund | Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation Vocabulary questions in the next chapter |
Class 4 | Chapter 10 Japanese Sumo wrestler wins the championship for the first time in 10 years ・ Casual expression ・ Present participle . Past participle | Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation Vocabulary questions in the next chapter |
Class 5 | Chapter 11 Elections from 18 years old, thinking about adults ・ Formal expression ·Comparative | Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation Vocabulary questions in the next chapter |
Class 6 | Chapter 12 China to end the one-child policy ・ Reading long sentences ・ Relational pronoun | Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation Vocabulary questions in the next chapter |
Class 7 | Chapter 13 Republishing Hitler's Banned Book "Mein Kampf" Chapter 14: US President Visits Hiroshima for the First Time ・ Assertions and reasons in the long sentences ・ Wording Quarter-end exam | Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation |
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.
Broaden Your Horizon through News in English
(Aoi Watanabe)
Sanshusha Press
English-Japanese dictionary
Participation in class after doing assignments, quizzes for each chapter, attitude toward class lesson 50%
Quarter end examination 50%
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