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| Integrated English [Integrated English] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～4 | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 020143 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 浅井 優一 [ASAI Yuichi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| 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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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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Class 1 Course Orientation (Learning Outcomes, Grading, Attendance Policy) Class 2 Who killed the emperor? : History 1 (Reading Comprehension & Discussion) Class 3 Who killed the emperor? : History 2 (Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary) Class 4 Gender Equality in Japan: News Article 1 (Group Work & Discussion) Class 5 Gender Equality in Japan: News Article 2 (Group Work & Small Presentation) Class 6 TED Talk Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish: Speech 1 (Listening & Discussion) Class 7 TED Talk Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish: Speech 2 (Listening & Discussion) Class 8 TED Talk Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish: Speech 3 (Listening & Discussion) Class 9 The Genius of Swarms: Science Journal 1 (Reading Comprehension) Class 10 The Genius of Swarms: Science Journal 2 (Reading Comprehension & Discussion) Class 11 TED Talk Living Beyond Limits : Speech 1 (Listening & Discussion) Class 12 TED Talk Living Beyond Limits : Speech 1 (Listening & Discussion) Class 13 Why we celebrate? : Human & Culture 1 (Reading Comprehension) Class 14 Why we celebrate? : Human & Culture 2 (Group Work & Small Presentation) Class 15 Final Exam (On the topics the class handled through semester) |
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| Reading and listening materials will be provided by the instructor for each class. |
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| Assessment/Grading |
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Attendance: 15% (Students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive credit for the course.) Other Factors (Class Participation / Assignments / Quizzes / Final Exam / Term Paper) in total: 85% |
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| Last update |
| 3/17/2017 4:33:38 PM |