English 7 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, studying abroad, TOEFL
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Students should do assigned reading before class, find difficult sentences or expressions, and identify topics, details, and structures. To do so effectively, participants are expected to share ideas with other students.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Orientation | Purchase the textbook. |
Class 2 | Syntax | Assigned reading passage & exercises |
Class 3 | Sentence pattern | Assigned reading passage & exercises |
Class 4 | Tense | Assigned reading passage & exercises |
Class 5 | Modal | Assigned reading passage & exercises |
Class 6 | Infinitive | Assigned reading passage & exercises |
Class 7 | Review & Final exam | Assigned reading passage, exercises and preparing for exam |
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.
From Grammar through Composition to Paragraph Writing
Yamauchi, Akaso, Kitamura
Eihosha
Handout
Essays 40%
Quizzes 50%
Participation 10%
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