| Course title | |||||
| English Exam Preparation Course II [English Exam Preparation Course II] | |||||
| Course category | Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 2～4 | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| This course will be conducted by part-time instructors. This syllabus is a tentative version and will be changed by the course instructor. |
| Remarks 2 |
| Related URL |
| https://nk.supereigo.com/student/main/login/ (Academic Express 3) |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 2/19/2021 4:53:25 PM |