Based on English 5, English 6 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 are required to read the assigned chapter and solve the exercise problems before coming to each class. The instructor will clarify the essential points of the chapter, and show solutions to the exercise problems in class. The class activity will also include TOEFL-style exercises and paragraph writing.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Chapter 8 subordinating conjunctions / Chapter 9 no matter | to understand the grammatical points in chapters 8 and 9 |
Class 2 | Chapter 10 happen to, come to, be supposed to | to understand the grammatical points in chapter 10 |
Class 3 | Chapter 11 should have, could have | to understand the grammatical points in chapter 11 |
Class 4 | Chapter 12 subjunctives / Chapter 13 appositives | to understand the grammatical points in chapters 12 and 13 |
Class 5 | Chapter 14 group prepositions | to understand the grammatical points in chapter14 |
Class 6 | Chapter 15 gerunds | to understand the grammatical points in chapter 15 |
Class 7 | review/ exam | to review the overall content of the course |
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.
Mark Petersen and Kohsuke Sawai, Express Engish Effectively!(英会話に強くなる英文法・英作文), Tsurumi Shoten
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary etc.
activities in class 20% writing 15% homework 20% final exam 45%
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