Course title
English Reading   [English Reading]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 2  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 01EL0305a
Instructor(s)
原田 奈穂子   [HARADA Naoko]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Engineering Office   Email address

Course description
【概要】Outline
This course aims to develop second-year students’ reading skills, enabling them to read more advanced English texts. Students are given the opportunity to choose the genre of their reading materials among a variety of topics. Texts are expected to be more complex in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and style than those encountered in Integrated English. The TOEFL ITP Test is given to all students during the course.

The English Reading courses are divided into three groups. Students are requested to submit their preferred choice from among the groups before registration. 

English Reading (A): Science and Technology
In ER (A), students read articles relating to issues in science and technology.
English Reading (B): Global News
In ER (B), students read about topics relating to worldwide issues through a variety of news media.
English Reading (C): Culture and Society
In ER (C), students read articles focusing upon various aspects of culture and society.

Expected Learning
Objectives:
Students should attain level B2 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. Become familiar with a variety of reading techniques such as skimming, scanning and summarizing.
2. Learn to read English texts both for comprehension and critical analysis.
3. Become independent learners, developing reading skills that can be used independently outside of class.

Course schedule
Course Schedule:
Class 1 Introduction / Forming groups
Class 2 Reading 1
Class 3 Reading 2
Class 4 Reading 3
Class 5 Reading 4
Class 6 Reading 5
Class 7 Exam 1
Class 8 Reading 6, Reading Report 1
Class 9 Reading 7
Class 10 Reading 8
Class 11 Reading 9
Class 12 Reading 10, Reading Report 2
Class 13 Reading 11
Class 14 Exam 2
Class 15 Reading 12
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
21st Century Reading: Creative Thinking and Reading with TEDTalks 4. Cengage Learning.
References
Anderson, C. (2016). TED Talks: The official TED guide to public speaking.
Assessment/Grading
Assessment
Attendance: 15% (Students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive credit for the course.)
TOEFL ITP: 20%
Other Factors (Class Participation / Assignments / Quizzes / Final Exam / Term Paper) in total: 65%
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
English
Last update
10/4/2018 8:03:25 PM