| Course title | |||||
| English Discussion [English Discussion] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～4 | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 020233 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| KENT HILL [Kent Hill] | |||||
| 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. Introducing the Issues: What’s an Issue? Preparation: Read from pages 1 - 6 Class 2. Education Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 7 - 10 Class 3. Education Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 11 - 13 Class 4. Technology Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 14 - 17 Class 5. Technology Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 18 - 20 Class 6. Lifestyle Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 21 - 24 Class 7. Lifestyle Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Class 8. Education, Technology and Lifestyle Conversations Preparation: Read from pages 28 - 31 Class 9. Language Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 32 - 35 Class 10. Language Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 36 - 39 Class 11. Culture Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 40 - 44 Class 12. Culture Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 45 - 47 Class 13. Literature Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 48 - 51 Class 14. Literature Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 52 - 54 Class 15. Language, Culture and Literature Discussions Preparation: Read from pages 55 - 61 |
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| Tackle the Issues |
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| Assessment/Grading |
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Assessment: Conversation 35%, Discussion 35%, Participation 15% Attendance: 15% (As per TUAT requirements, students must attend at least 2/3 of a course to receive credit for the course.) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Students should bring a Japanese/English dictionary and research their issues for approximately one hour outside of class. |
| Course keywords |
| Issues, background, problem, solution, opinion |
| Office hours |
| The instructor will be available in the classroom before and after class. |
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| Last update |
| 3/20/2018 11:46:06 AM |