English 5 is designed to improve students’ English language skills for academic purposes and provide them with more 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 English lectures, speaking before an audience, and developing skills to write paragraphs and short essays.
By the end of this course, students will:
・be able to express their ideas and opinions in classes confidently
・be able to write paragraphs or short essays
・be able to better understand academic lectures
・practice effective reading strategies
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 |
This class is structured to improve students' skills for reading and writing by reading essays on current science topics in various fields, expanding their vocabulary, and practicing writing sentences so that they can express their own ideas in English. After learning new vocabulary, students will read the essay, understand its main idea and details, and practice reading the essay aloud. The rest of the class time will be spent on writing exercises using the expressions learned. Students will also learn about how to organize paragraphs in papers and articles.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Class introduction | Comprehend the objective of the course. |
Class 2 | Unit1 Sink or Swim & Unit 2 Biology of Moment Matters | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 1-12 of the textbook. |
Class 3 | Unit 3 The Last Moment Matters & Unit 4 Owning and Cloning Your Pet Mini Test | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 13-24 of the textbook. |
Class 4 | Unit 5 Drift Ice Comes & Unit 6 Linear Precipitation Band | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 25-36 of the textbook. |
Class 5 | Unit 7 Pollution Solution & Unit 8 Natural Hazards Mini Test | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 37-48 of the textbook. |
Class 6 | Unit 9 Between Low and High Tides | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 49-54 of the textbook. |
Class 7 | Unit 10 Underground Source of Energy & Review Mini Test | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 55-60 of the textbook. Write a summary of the reading section in English. |
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.
Rowels, Phillip, Yoshinobu Nozaki, and Kazuko Matsumoto, Science Stream, Seibido
ISBN: 978-4-7919-7246-3
Reference books will be introduced in class.
Grading will be based on the following: mini tests (50%), assigned papers (20%), and in-class contribution (30%).
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