Course title
科学英語   [Scientific English]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 3  Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 01BN3131
Instructor(s)
鈴木 光晴   [SUZUKI Mitsuharu]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
This course will introduce students to concrete ideas for improving their understanding of scientific English.
Students will develop their basic academic reading and writing skills. TED TALKS will be introduced as supplementary materials for learning authentic, effective presentations.
Expected Learning
By the end of the course,
1. Students will develop their reading skills so that they can comprehend science and technology papers in English.
2. Students will be better able to write an abstract of a graduation thesis in clear and concise English.
3. Students will learn how to prepare and organize science and technology PowerPoint presentations.

Course schedule
Class 1 Course Introduction
Class 2 Reading academic papers/articles 1
Class 3 Reading academic papers/articles 2
Class 4 Writing clearly and concisely 1
Class 5 Writing clearly and concisely 2
Class 6 How to write an abstract 1
Class 7 How to write an abstract 2
Class 8 Review
Class 9 TED Talks
Class 10 TED Talks
Class 11 How to prepare and organize science and technology presentations 1
Class 12 How to prepare and organize science and technology presentations 2
Class 13 Specific points about science and technology writing 1
Class 14 Specific points about science and technology writing 2
Class 15 Final Exam
Prerequisites
No textbook required. All materials will be provided in each class.
Required Text(s) and Materials
References
Assessment/Grading
Attendance: 15% (students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive a credit for the course)
Assignment:40%
Final Exam: 45% (Students must take the final exam to receive credit for the course.)
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Course keywords
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
3/29/2017 11:27:26 AM