"TOEIC Seminar 1" is designed as an introductory course for students planning to take the TOEIC test. Of the four English-language skills, it puts special emphasis on listening and reading.
Offering TOEIC-style exercises, this course enables students to become familiar with the TOEIC test format. It also aims at improving students' overall English ability by expanding their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
・ familiarize themselves with the TOEIC test format.
・ increase their vocabulary, refine their knowledge of various grammatical structures, and brush up their listening and reading skills.
・ comprehensively improve their English to achieve higher scores on the TOEIC test.
TOEIC, listening skills, reading skills, vocabulary, grammar
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Students are required to answer TOEIC style questions in the textbook in order to improve English language proficiency in various settings. They basically take a weekly mini-test to expand their range of vocabulary.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction (handouts): On how to deal with TOEIC. Unit 1: Restaurant | Understand the course objectives. Get ready for the mini-test. |
Class 2 | Unit 2: Sightseeing, tenses | Learn how to use tenses and build up vocabulary Mini-test 1 |
Class 3 | Unit 3: Technology, parts of speech | Learn how to use parts of speech and build up vocabulary Mini-test 2 |
Class 4 | Unit 4: Hotel, sentence patterns | Learn how to use sentence patterns and build up vocabulary Mini-test 3 |
Class 5 | Unit 5: Shopping / Purchase, conjunctions | Learn how to use conjunctions and build up vocabulary Mini-test 4 |
Class 6 | Unit 6: Transportation, prenouns | Learn how to use prenouns and build up vocabulary Mini-test 5 |
Class 7 | Review & Final Exam. | Reduce grammatical errors and build up vocabulary |
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.
『600点を目指すTOEIC® L&R TEST演習』(STRATEGIC PRACTICE FOR THE TOEIC® L&R TEST)
松本恵美子 著/ 西井賢太郎 著/ Sam Little 著 (Emiko Matsumono, Kentaro Nishii, Sam Little)
三修社(Sanshusha)
ISBN978-4-384-33520-0 C1082
Useful sources will be referred to as necessary.
In-class performance including the total points of weekly tests (50%) and the final exam (50%)
None
It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with TOEIC Seminar 2.