| 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 | 020148 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 佐藤 健 [SATO Takeshi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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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. During the course, all students will be required to take the TOEFL-ITP. |
| 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. 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 |
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第1回：Orientation 第2回：Education and learning (1): Good study habits 第3回：Education and learning (2): Comparison and contrasting & vocabulary development 第4回：Innovations in health and medicine (1): A musical cure 第5回：Innovations in health and medicine (2): Keeping healthy 第6回：Water, food and energy (1): Water, water, everywhere 第7回：Water, food and energy (2): source of energy 第7回：Wonders of the modern world (1): Feats of engineering 第8回：Wonders of the modern world (2): Tunnels and buildings 第9回：Trends (1): Work 第10回：Trends (2): Language for describing graph, charts and statistics 第11回：Communication and technology (1): Communication technology 第12回：Communication and technology (2): Language for presentations 第13回：Listening and reading 第14回：Listening and reading 第15回：Wrap up *The topics may be subject to change according to the students performance. |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| No textbook required. Printed materials will be provided in the class or resources will be updated on the Moodle site. |
| References |
| Will be referred in the class or updated on the Moodle site. |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Attendance: 15% In-class activities (Assignments / Quizzes / Term Paper etc.): 45% Final test: 40% |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| Office hours |
| Friday lunch time (but please email me in advance) |
| Remarks 1 |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 3/16/2017 5:28:40 PM |