| Course title | |||||
| Integrated English [Integrated English] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～4 | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 020141 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 岡野 一郎 [OKANO Ichiro] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Course Outline: To build a firm foundation in English, first-year students are required to take the Integrated English course. Students will learn to use a variety of key English skills together. The main focus of the course is to enhance students’ receptive English skills such as reading and listening. Students will also learn to integrate these receptive skills with productive skills such as writing and speaking. |
| Expected Learning |
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Objectives: Students should attain level B1 in a variety of English skills as stated in the CEFR-J, a CEFR-based framework for ELT in Japan. To attain the objectives, during the course students will be expected to: 1. Read English texts (articles, stories etc.) to improve their reading fluency. Students are also encouraged to read extensively outside of class. 2. Listen to a variety of English materials to improve their listening skills. Students are also encouraged to listen extensively outside of class. 3. Write responses (summaries, reviews etc.) to English texts read during the course, using simple English. 4. Exchange ideas about English texts read during the course, expressing their own opinions, using simple English. |
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Here is the table of contents of the textbook. Unit 1: Crime Unit 2: Mobile phones Unit 3: Smoking Unit 4: Junk food Unit 5: Celebrity marriage Unit 6: Sport Unit 7: Driving Unit 8: Bullying Unit 9: Japan's LGBTs Unit 10:Sexism and gender roles Unit 11: Sleeping Unit 12: Japan's population crisis Unit 13: Parasite singles Unit 14: J-pop Unit 15: Cosmetic surgery and physical appearance |
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| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Nan'un-do, "Provoke a Response!: Critical Thinking through Data Analysis" |
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| Assessment/Grading |
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Attendance: 15% Other Factors (Class Participation / Assignments / Quizzes) in total: 85% |
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| Last update |
| 3/3/2017 3:43:10 PM |