TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Course description and aims

There are two kinds of classes in English 9: “English 9 without class attendance” and “English 9 for repeaters”. This class is “English 9 without class attendance”.

Credit is given to those who have achieved or exceeded the minimum required score set by Tokyo Tech in one of the following tests, and who have submitted their score as instructed.
・The TOEFL ITP test conducted by the Tokyo Tech Student Division in the third academic year
・TOEFL iBT tests, TOEFL ITP tests, and official TOEIC Listening and Reading tests that students take in or after their third academic year.
※ Changes to course rules due to the Covid-19 pandemic will be announced at the orientation.

This course aims at comprehensively improving students’ English skills so that they should be able to achieve a TOEFL or TOEIC score well above the required minimum.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
・ attain comprehensive general English proficiency.
・ achieve or exceed the minimum required score set by Tokyo Tech in one of the tests listed above.

Keywords

TOEFL, TOEIC, four English language skills, minimum required score

Competencies that will be developed

Class flow

Students MUST attend one of the orientation sessions in the first week of the third quarter. No attendance is necessary apart from that one compulsory orientation session. For further details, see the notice board on the third floor, West 3 Bldg., Ookayama Campus, or the online notice board of the ILA Foreign Languages Section (https://www.fl.ila.titech.ac.jp). If you have any questions, contact the following address: info_english9_at_fl.ila.titech.ac.jp. (Replace _at_ with the @ sign.)

Course schedule/Required learning

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)

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Reference books, course materials, etc.

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Assessment criteria and methods

The grades awarded are either “pass” or “fail”. Further details will be explained at the orientation.

Related courses

• LAE.E111 ： English 1
• LAE.E112 ： English 2
• LAE.E113 ： English 3
• LAE.E114 ： English 4
• LAE.E211 ： English 5
• LAE.E212 ： English 6
• LAE.E213 ： English 7
• LAE.E214 ： English 8

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

This is a course for students who began their degree in or after April 2016 and before April 2021. Only those who HAVE ALREADY achieved or exceeded the minimum required score set by Tokyo Tech can register for this class.

Other

Students MUST attend one of the orientation sessions in the first week of the third quarter. For further details, see the notice board on the third floor, West 3 Bldg., Ookayama Campus, or the online notice board of the ILA Foreign Languages Section (https://www.fl.ila.titech.ac.jp). If you have any questions, contact the following address: info_english9_at_fl.ila.titech.ac.jp. (Replace _at_ with the @ sign.)