| Course title | |||||
| Integrated English [Integrated English] | |||||
| Course category | Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～1 | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 01el1001b | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 原田 奈穂子 [HARADA Naoko] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | 3-211 | Email address | |
| Course description |
| This is a foundational course for TUAT English education that provides basic knowledge required to study in university. Students learn how to combine skills and use them properly. This class particularly focuses on listening and reading skills. In addition, students are given the opportunity to learn how to integrate those skills with writing and speaking skills. |
| Expected Learning |
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Objectives (Integrated English) 1) Students learn reading skills to comprehend logical arguments about familiar topics. 2) Students acquire the skills to listen and follow clear speeches about familiar topics. 3) Students learn about how these skills are interrelated with writing and speaking skills and also learn how to integrate them. [Competency Development] Intercultural Understanding, Global Awareness, Communication Skills, Reading Comprehension Skills, Effective Writing Skills, Presentation Skills |
| Course schedule |
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Students are requested to study 1st Watch and Summarizing-Exercise using the online video or the audio file of each unit prior to the class. Class 1 Introduction, Unit 1:No Moon at All? Class 2 Unit 2: Tackling Violent Wildfires Class 3 Unit 3: Check the Soil First Class 4 Unit 4: The Beauty of Snowflakes (Presentation 1) Class 5 Unit 5: Coping with the Extreme Weather (Presentation 2) Class 6 Unit 7: Self-Driving Future (Presentation 3) Reading Report related to Unit 6 or Unit 13 Class 7 Unit 8: No Needle, No Thread? (Presentation 4) Class 8 Summary and Exam 1 Class 9 Unit 9: Aiming for a Perfect Squeeze Class 10 Unit 10: Identifying Fake Drugs (Presentation 5) Class 11 Unit 11: Sensory Judgement is Important (Presentation 6) Class 12 Unit 12: Dangerous Debris in Space (Presentation 7) Class 13 Unit 14: Birds Know How to Glide (Presentation8) Class 14 Summary and Exam 2 Class 15 Unit 15: Better Biofuels from Corn Self-assessment sheet Students will take quizzes after each lesson and 2 exams which include reporting what they have achieved in their self-study or group work for reading. |
| Prerequisites |
| This course carries 1 credit. In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, they are recommended to prepare for, and review, the classes using the textbook and the reference books, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University for each class. Students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive credit for that course. If students do not fully attend the class for two times, it should be counted as one time of absence. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Inside Science. Kinseido． |
| References |
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Inside Science https://www.insidescience.org/ Make use of “English Study Plan,” “Extensive Reading,” and “The Basics of Citing and quoting Sources” in Moodle’s Tips for the English Program. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Class Participation (30%) Assignments & Quizzes (50 %) Exams (20 %): Total 100% |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Presentation groups for Class 5 to Class 13 will be decided in the first class. |
| Course keywords |
| paragraphs, main idea, main purpose question, summary, technical words |
| Office hours |
| Please contact the instructor via e-mail. |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 4/5/2019 7:34:02 PM |