Course title
Integrated English   [Integrated English]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 14  Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 020150
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
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.
Course schedule
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
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
Nan'un-do, "Provoke a Response!: Critical Thinking through Data Analysis"
References
Assessment/Grading
Attendance: 15%
Other Factors (Class Participation / Assignments / Quizzes) in
total: 85%
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3/3/2017 3:44:18 PM