| Course title | |||||
| Integrated English [Integrated English] | |||||
| Course category | Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～4 | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 020029 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 鈴木 光晴 [SUZUKI Mitsuharu] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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Outline (Integrated English) 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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Purchase the textbook titled Inside Science at the bookstore on campus by day one. Your textbook includes a printed access code (i.e. a plus+ media password) that allows you to have access to online resources. Course Contents: Class 1. Course overview, Unit 01. No Moon at All? Class 2. Unit 02. Tackling Violent Wildfires Class 3. Unit 03. Check the Soil First Class 4. Unit 04. The Beauty of Snowflakes Class 5. Unit 05. Coping with the Extreme Weather Class 6. Unit 06. Is Love an Addiction? Class 7. Unit 07. Self-Driving Future Class 8. Unit 08. No Needle, No Thread? Class 9. Unit 09. Aiming for a Perfect Squeeze Class 10. Unit 10. Identifying Fake Drugs Class 11. Unit 11. Sensory Judgement is Important Class 12. Unit 13. A Safer Mission to Mars Class 13. Unit 14. Birds Know How to Glide Class 14. Unit 15. Better Biofuel from Corn Class 15. Wrap up Final Exam, Course Evaluation |
| 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 |
| Yoshinobu Nozaki, Kasuko Matsumoto, Alastair Graham-Marr. (2019). Inside Science. KINSEIDO. \2000. |
| References |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Class Participation (20%), Assignments & Quizzes (30%), Final Exam & Term Paper (50%): Total 100% |
| Message from instructor(s) |
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Learn to ask the right questions! Retain a sense of curiosity! “The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” (Albert Einstein) |
| Course keywords |
| English, reading skills, listening skills, |
| Office hours |
| By appointment via email |
| Remarks 1 |
| Remarks 2 |
| Related URL |
| https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com https://www.ldoceonline.com/jp/ |
| Lecture Language |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 3/22/2019 7:29:40 PM |