| Course title | |||||
| English Presentation [English Presentation] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 2～4 | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 020185 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| KENT HILL [Kent Hill] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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Outline (English Presentation): This course aims to improve each student’s ability to plan and deliver effective presentations in English. Students will also continue to develop their speaking fluency and communication skills in English through discussions on various issues of academic interests. This course is mandatory for second-year students as an introduction to the English curriculum of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. |
| Expected Learning |
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Objectives (English Presentation): Students will develop English presentation skills and speaking ability so that they can make presentations and discuss about academic issues for an extended period of time. They should be able to follow normal presentation procedures used at conferences, and will be expected to use these skills, as well as skills learned during the English Discussion course, actively in every lesson. Finally, they should be able to do their own research on various topics and present them in front of their colleagues. |
| Course schedule |
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Class 1 Course, Syllabus and Evaluation Explanation. Introducing the Issues: What’s an Issue? Preparation: Read from pages 1 - 6 Class 2 Science Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 62 - 65 Class 3 Science Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 66 - 68 Class 4 Business Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 69 - 72 Review: Business Issue Self-Study Assignment Class 5 Business Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 73 - 75 Class 6 Environment Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 76 - 79 Class 7 Environment Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 80 - 82 Class 8 Science, Business and Environment Discussions (1): Preparing discussions Preparation: read from pages 83 - 85 Class 9 Science, Business and Environment Discussions (2) Preparation: Read from pages 86 - 89 Class 10 Global Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 90 - 92 Review: Global Issue Self-Study Assignment Class 11 Global Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 93 - 94 Class 12 The Most Important Issue of the 21st Century (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 95 - 96 Class 13 The Most Important Issue of the 21st Century (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 97 - 99 Class 14 The Most Important Issue of the 21st Century (3): Preparing presentations Preparation: Read from pages 100 - 105 Class 15 The Most Important Issue of the 21st Century Presentations Preparation: Read from pages 106 - 113 |
| 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 |
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Tackle the Issues Hill, K. Eigo Press 2019 |
| References |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Class Participation (10%), Presentations (50%), Discussion (20%), Self-Study Assignments (20%): Total 100% |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Students should bring a Japanese/English dictionary to class and do online research of the issues of their choice outside of class each week. |
| Course keywords |
| introduction, quotes, visual aids, thesis statements, levels, topic sentences, explanations, statistics, examples, discussion, conclusion |
| Office hours |
| The instructor will be available in the classroom before and after class. |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 3/25/2019 6:33:15 PM |