| Course title | |||||
| English Discussion [English Discussion] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 01EL0303h | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| GEORGE BERNINGER [George Berninger] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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Course Outline: This course aims to improve each student’s basic speaking fluency and ability to communicate in English, through the discussion of a variety of general and academic topics. |
| Expected Learning |
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Objectives: ・ Students should be engaged in student-to-student interaction for the majority of the lesson. ・ Students should improve their speaking and listening skills through interaction with classmates. - Students should develop the ability to talk about themselves and express their opinions. - Students should develop the ability to listen actively (e.g. reacting, asking questions). - Students should develop the ability to negotiate meaning when misunderstandings occur. ・ Students should participate in discussions on both general and academic topics, based on their own experiences |
| Course schedule |
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Class 1. Introduction Class 2. Profile sheets/ Languages and language learning. Class 3. Languages and language learning. cont. Class 4. Languages and lang. Learning / movies Class 5. Movies Class 6. Environmental issues Class 7. Environmental issues cont. Class 8. Special topic Class 9. Animals (general) Class 10. Animals (endangered & critically endangered species) Class 11. Animals (extinct) Class 12. Travel Class 13. Travel and preparation for final. Class 14. Final assessment Class 15. Final assessment |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| None |
| References |
| Students are recommended to bring an electronic dictionary (English-Japanese & Japanese-English) to each class.: |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Attendance: 15% Class participation: 45% Homework and end-of-term test: 40% As per TUAT requirements, students who are absent six or more times cannot receive credit for the course. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| This is an English communication course, so the students who receive the highest evaluation will be those who attend regularly, participate positively in class, and make maximum effort to use and improve their English communication skills. |
| Course keywords |
| English speaking fluency vocabulary improve |
| Office hours |
| More information will be provided at the first class meeting. |
| Remarks 1 |
| E-mail: bruinfan12＊(←replace＊with@)gmail.com |
| Remarks 2 |
| Related URL |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 3/27/2018 5:41:22 PM |