Course title
English Exam Preparation Course II   [English Exam Preparation Course II]
Course category Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies  Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 24  Semester 2nd 
Course type 2nd  Course code 020255
Instructor(s)
久保 岳夫   [KUBO Takeo]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Engineering Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
This course aims to obtain more advanced skills of listening, structure, and reading to get higher scores in TOEFL-ITP. Through various kinds of TOEFL exercises, students are expected to gain knowledge of English for academic purposes, which will enable them to get more than 550, equivalent to CEFR B2.
Expected Learning
1) Students will be exposed to listening, grammar, and reading with various academic topics.
2) Students will earn the knowledge found in academic conversations and lectures, understand the structure of academic English texts, and read different types of academic passages.
3) Students will apply such knowledge and skills to their academic activities, such as reading the articles related to their academic interests, note-taking, report writing, etc.
[Competency Development]
Intercultural Understanding, Global Awareness, Communication Skills,
Reading Comprehension Skills
Course schedule
1. Orientation
2. Listening Exercises
3. Structure Exercises
4. Written Expression Exercises
5. Passage Reading Exercises
6. Reviews
7. Listening Exercises
8. Structure Exercises
9. Written Expression Exercises
10. Passage Reading Exercises
11. Reviews
12. Listening Exercises
13. Structure Exercises
14. Written Expression Exercises
15. Summary
Prerequisites
This course carries one credit. In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to study independently with Academic Express 3, an e-learning system available outside the university. Also, students must attend at least 2/3 of the course in order to receive credit. If you are late for the class twice, it will be counted as one time of absence.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Handouts will be given in class
References
TBA
Assessment/Grading
Class Participation & contribution (20%); vocabulary tasks (30%); grammar tasks (30%); integrated tasks (20%)
Message from instructor(s)
Students are required to learn in effective manners, like for instance by making use of web-based applications, as this is an intensive learning program in a short period of time
Course keywords
TOEFL, listening, reading, grammar, English for academic purposes
Office hours
Questions are welcome before and after class or through email. Please contact at fv2623@go.tuat.ac.jp.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
https://nk.supereigo.com/student/main/login/ (Academic Express 3)
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
English
Last update
2/28/2020 12:53:13 PM