| Course title | |||||
| English Reading [English Reading] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 2～4 | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 020218 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 森 祐希子 [MORI Yukiko] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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Outline (English Reading) This course aims to develop second-year students’ reading skills, enabling them to read more advanced English texts. Students are given the opportunity to choose the genre of their reading materials among a variety of topics. Texts are expected to be more complex in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and style than those encountered in Integrated English. The TOEFL-ITP Test is given to all students during the course. The English Reading courses are divided into three groups. Students are requested to submit their preferred choice from among the groups before registration. English Reading (A): Science and Technology In ER (A), students read articles relating to issues in science and technology. English Reading (B): Global News In ER (B), students read about topics relating to worldwide issues through a variety of news media. English Reading (C): Culture and Society In ER (C), students read articles focusing upon various aspects of culture and society. |
| Expected Learning |
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Expected Learning Objectives (English Reading): Students should attain level B2 in a variety of English skills as stated in the CEFR-J, a CEFR-based framework for ELT in Japan. To attain the objectives, during the course students will be expected to: 1. Become familiar with a variety of reading techniques such as skimming, scanning and summarizing. 2. Learn to read English texts both for comprehension and critical analysis. 3. Become independent learners, developing reading skills that can be used independently outside of class. |
| Course schedule |
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1. Introduction 2. Reading [1] Mastering proper vocabulary 3. Reading [2] Understanding the sentence structure 4. Reading [3] Understanding more complexed sentence structure 5. Paragraph Reading[1] Understanding the sturucture of a paragraph 6. Paragraph Reading [2] Understanding the sturucture of a more complexed paragraph 7. Paragraph Reading[3] Understanding logical development 8. Paragraph Reading[4] Understanding the relations between two paragraphs 9. Paragraph Reading[5] Understanding the relations between more tha two paragraphs 10. Reading focusing on summarizing [1] Understanding the structure of an essay 11. Reading focusing on summarizing [2] Summaraizing a paragraph 12. Reading focusing on summarizing [3] Summaraizing plural paragraphs 13. Reading focusing on summarizing [4] Summaraizing an essay 14. Review 15. Summary and the final exam |
| 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 |
| Reading The New York Times 2 (Seibi-do) |
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| Assessment/Grading |
| Class Participation (15%) Assignments & Quizzes (15%) Final Exam & Term Paper (50%) TOEFL ITP(20％): Total 100% |
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| Email responses are available at any time, interviews are also available |
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| Last update |
| 10/4/2019 12:57:55 PM |