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 |
Students are expected to read the textbook closely before the class. In the classroom, the instructor helps students to comprehend the grammatical structure of the text and to understand its content and context fully. In addition, students learn academic writing skills through various activities.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction to the class | Understanding how the class will be conducted. |
Class 2 | Lesson 1: George Orwell / Animal Farm (1) | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply. |
Class 3 | Lesson 1: George Orwell / Animal Farm (2) | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply. |
Class 4 | Lesson 2: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross / On Death and Dying (1) | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply. |
Class 5 | Lesson 2: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross / On Death and Dying (2) Writing Workshop (Structure of a paragraph and an essay) | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply. Learning the structure of a paragraph and an essay. |
Class 6 | Lesson 5: Ernest Hemingway / The Old Man and the Sea (1) | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply. |
Class 7 | Lesson 5: Ernest Hemingway / The Old Man and the Sea (2) | Reading the text accurately and comprehending its content and context deeply. |
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.
Minai, Yoshiro, Cultivating the Ability to Read English Correctly by Parsing Choice Passages from Modern Classics (Kenkyusha, 2009)
To be announced in class
Activities in class: 35% / Writing assignment: 30% / Translation assignments: 35%
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