| 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 | 020235 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| HURLING STEPHEN JOHN [HURLING STEPHEN JOHN] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| 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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Students will improve their spoken fluency and ability to communicate by participating in discussions with their classmates on both everyday and academic topics. Students will learn the following: how to express their opinions clearly to others, how to use basic communication skills common in academic discussions and daily situations, and how to listen actively to others in order to effectively continue a discussion. In addition, students will deepen their understanding of the topics covered in the course. Below is a prospective course outline. Class 1: Course Introduction Class 2: Communication 1 - Opinions Class 3: Communication 2 - Reasons Class 4: Education 1 - Agreeing and Disagreeing Class 5: Education 2 - Review Class 6: Discussion Test 1 Class 7: Technology 1 - Examples Class 8: Technology 2 - Joining a Discussion Class 9: Social Issues 1 - Follow-up Questions Class 10: Social Issues 2 - Review Class 11: Discussion Test 2 Class 12: The Environment 1 - Possibilities Class 13: The Environment 2 - Connecting Ideas Class 14: Values 1 - Checking Understanding Class 15: Discussion Test 3 |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| There are no required textbooks for this course, but handouts will be provided in class. In order to collect and organize class handouts, students will be expected to bring their own A4 binder to every lesson. |
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| Assessment/Grading |
| Attendance: 15% (students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive a credit for the course), Discussion Tests: 30% (each test = 10%), Regular Lesson Performance: 55% (each class = around 4.5%). |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| In this class you will learn by discussing ideas deeply with you classmates (not by listening to the teacher give lectures!). Therefore, active participation is essential to perform well. Please come prepared to a) participate 100% in English, and b) to participate actively |
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| Office hours |
| Fuchu Campus: Monday Period 2, Koganei Campus: Thursday Period 4. |
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| Last update |
| 7/2/2018 3:56:20 PM |