Course title
コミュニケーション演習（英語・宇都宮大学）   [English Seminar on Academic Communications(in English, at Utsunomiya University)]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	1
Department		Year	～	Semester	3rd
Course type	3rd	Course code	96005
Instructor(s)
福村 一成（宇）   [FUKUMURA Kazunari]
Facility affiliation	United Graduate School Agricultural Science	Office	afjgxte/L1151	Email address

Course description

Mondays from October, 2021 to Feb 2022. 10:30~12:00　Subject to change due to Covid-19 situation. ※Online lecture will be provided in October , then changed to a face to face class from November. Building 1-A Seminar room #2 Online or Web based class possibly due to Covid-19 situation. This class will focus on oral communications in science/engineering discipline. After ice-braking session, we’ll learn some basic terms and expressions in English that is essential needs for scientific communications. These sessions also covers some basic vocabulary. Then, group work will pick up an basic “experiment” and each group prepare for the instructors note in English. Some of the group member will play an instructor’s roll to do the experiment. The other topic in this course covers individual research (or research plan) presentation including Q&A session. Beside the class work, we may have chance to visit JICA Tsukuba’s Agriculture research trainees for exchange session. (This may announced at the first session of this class.) Web based class or Class on the net may cause an alternation of above mentioned target setting. That fully depends on the Covid-19 situation at Utsunomiya U.

Expected Learning

Students will improve their English proficiency in terms of scientific/engineering communication. Including, vocabulary building in daily research work in a Laboratory, oral presentation skills and preparations on research topic.

Course schedule

１　Orientation and Ice breaking ２、３、４　Lectures and group work practice on general science communication. ５、６、７、８ Pick up a simple “experiment” as an example, and prepare for an instructions in English. Then one group instruct the class to carry out the “experiment”. (group project) ９、１０、１１．１２　Prepare for a 15 min oral presentation on individual research plan with abstract, visual aid (ppt. slides), scripts. In the preparation, class may share the progress of preparation. １３、１４、１５　Oral presentation (15 minutes) with Q&A sessions. Class may have chance to visit JICA Tsukuba for exchange session with JICA’s agriculture research trainees in November. (This may need some additional arrangements and detailed schedule be announced at the Orientation) We may need to change class schedule due to the Covid-19 situation at Utsunomiya University. If that is the case, you’ll be informed at class #1 orientation.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites set for this class. TOEIC score or other English proficiency test score might be asked for class management purposes.

Required Text(s) and Materials

No required textbook in this class. Handouts be provided in class.

References

References will be announced in class.

Assessment/Grading

Class participation including Group-work has the core in this class. No exam. Class participation (including group work) 30% Group report and presentation 30% Individual report and presentation 40% In case of WEB or on-the-net class, the above grading may change. (Details may be discussed in class #1, if applicable.)

Message from instructor(s)

Your active participation and fun loving input to this class are always welcomed. Let's share in class your research expertise while learning basic skills for scientific communication and/or presentation. Class contents or schedule may altered due to Covid-19 situation at Utsunomiya U.

Course keywords

Research plan,Oral Presentation, English presentation and abstract, Visual aid

Office hours

Office hour at the end of each class. (or by appointment)

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Lecture Language

English

Language Subject

Last update

10/1/2021 3:04:19 PM