English 3 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 3. 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 |
The focus of this class will be to improve students’ listening and speaking abilities by listening to CBS News materials. After learning important words and phrases used in the news story, students will listen to the news, do listening comprehension quizzes and dictation practice, understand the details of the news, and practice reading aloud its script and a dialogue about a topic related to the news. They will also practice speaking their opinions about the issue by using the expressions learned.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Class introduction | Comprehend the objective of the course. |
Class 2 | Unit 1 Young Boy Seeks to Spread His Love of Literacy | Do vocabulary and writing exercises on pages 6-12 of the textbook. |
Class 3 | Unit 2 Graduation Day Surprise Mini Test | Do vocabulary and writing exercises on pages 13-20 of the textbook. |
Class 4 | Unit 3 A Mission to Help the Homeless | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 21-28 of the textbook. |
Class 5 | Unit 4 Fly Me to the Moon: SpaceX to Fly Japanese Billionaire to Moon Mini Test | Do vocabulary and writing exercises on pages 29-36 of the textbook. |
Class 6 | Unit 6 COVID Vaccine Inequalities | Do vocabulary and writing exercises on pages 46-53 of the textbook. |
Class 7 | Review and term-end examination | Review the scope of the 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.
Nobuhiro Kumai, and Stephen Timson, CBS NewsBreak 6, Seibido
ISBN: 978-4-7919-7267-8
Reference books will be introduced in class.
Grading will be based on the following: term-end examination (60%), mini tests (10%) and in-class contribution (30%).
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