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	020146
Instructor(s)
鈴木 光晴   [SUZUKI Mitsuharu]
Facility affiliation	Graduate School 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

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.

Course schedule

第1回 4/14. Introduction to the course, LESSON 1 : Paper Books or E-books, "The End of Paper Books?" (Short Summary, Question-Answer, True/False) http://webshop.kenkyusha.co.jp/book/978-4-327-42196-0.html 第2回 4/21. LESSON 1 "Why the Brain Prefers Paper" (Reading Skill: Scanning, Pre-class Task, Reading Comprehension) 第3回 4/28. LESSON 3 : What Is Natural Selection? "What Evolution Did for Us" (Understanding Cohesion) 第4回 5/12. LESSON 3 "Evolutionary Science" 第5回 5/19. LESSON 5 : Intelligent Transportation Systems "Driving Vehicles of the Future" (Understanding Inversion or Inverted Sentence) 第6回 5/26. LESSON 5 : "Automation" 第7回 6/2. LESSON 6 : Language and Thought "Concepts We Live by" (Understanding Metaphors) 第8回 6/9. LESSON 6 "Examples of Metaphor" 第9回 6/16. LESSON 7 : Silent Spring, "The Obligation to Endure" (Understanding Metaphors) "Rachel Carson Silent Spring" 第10回 6/23. LESSON 9 : Human Genes, "What Are Genes for?" (Understanding Inferences) 第11回 6/30. LESSON 9 "The Nature vs. Nurture Debate" 第12回 7/7. LESSON 11 : Black Holes and Astronomical Wonders, "Amazing Black Holes" (Understanding Cause/Effect & Comparison/Contrast ) 第13回 7/14. LESSON 11 "Wonders of the Universe" 第14回 7/21. Review 第15回 7/22. Final Exam

Prerequisites

Required Text(s) and Materials

AUTHENTIC READER--A Gateway to Academic English (KENKYUSHA)

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Assessment/Grading

Attendance: 15% (Students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive credit for the course.) Quizzes/Short Tests: 35%, Final Exam: 50%

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3/16/2017 3:51:22 PM