科目一覧へ戻る | 2023/03/17 現在 |
科目名/Subject | 英語IA(E110A) |
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担当教員(所属)/Instructor | フリーゼン ケンレイ (商学部) |
授業科目区分/Category | 昼間コース 外国語科目等 |
開講学期/Semester | 2021年度/Academic Year 前期/Spring Semester |
開講曜限/Class period | 火/Tue 4 |
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配当年次/Years | 1年 , 2年 , 3年 , 4年 |
単位数/Credits | 1 |
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オフィスアワー/Office hours |
更新日/Date of renewal | 2021/02/24 | ||
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授業の目的・方法 /Course Objectives and method |
This course is an intermediate reading class. The objective is to increase the students’ ability to read and understand written materials in the English language. A lot of written material is delivered in short but dense written style, so this course will focus on written examples that are short and dense. This will help prepare students to pass the Eiken level pre-1 test as well as prepare them to read abstracts, newspaper articles, and e-mail correspondence. Classes will be real time on Zoom with instructions posted on Manaba. | ||
達成目標 /Course Goals |
The course goal is for students to reach a reading level where they will be able to pass Eiken level pre-1 tests. The students should develop an expanded vocabulary at the 10,000-word level. Students will be able to understand how short readings are organized so that they can improve their ability to comprehend the information quickly. The course will also focus on complex sentence structures: sentences with multiple dependent and independent clauses, relative pronouns, and other language features. | ||
授業内容 /Course contents |
The order of the readings is as follows: 1. Week 1: Getting Your Vacation 2. Week 2: Gender Trends in American Education, and Keeping Toronto Cool 3. Week 3: The Danger of a Single Story and Egypt’s New Capital, 4. Week 4: UBI in Japan and Finland’s Experimental Universal Basic Income 5. Week 5: An Incredible Survivor and Less Salt, More Health 6. Week 6: The Characteristics of Geniuses 7. Week 7: The Future of Work 8. Week 8: Why Do Women Feel Colder than Men and The Effects of Ecotourism on Wildlife 9. Week 9: The Uncertainty of Celiac Disease and The Domestication of Cats 10. Week 10: Guns in Switzerland 11. Week 11: The Mysteries of Language 12. Week 12: Can Life Jump Planets 13. Week 13: Reductionism Versus Systems Thinking and Banning Ivory 14. Week 14: Mysterious Stone Circles in the Amazon 15. Week 15: Film Noir 16. Final Exam |
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事前学修・事後学修 /Preparation and review class |
Students should prepare for lessons by reading the short essays before we read them in class. There will be 24 review quizzes. Students will be expected to review the essays before the quizzes in their own time. | ||
使用教材 /Teaching materials |
『英検分野別ターゲット 英検準1級リーディング問題 (改訂版)』 Publisher: 旺文社; 改訂 edition (August 8, 2018) Language: 日本語 ISBN-10: 4010948531 ISBN-13: 978-4010948538 Other handouts will be available in class and on-line. If a student misses a class, it is the student’s responsibility to download the print-out from the class web-page. |
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成績評価の方法 /Grading |
There will be 24 review quizzes and a final exam. Class participation will also be a factor in determining the final grade. Class participation means participating in discussions in class or on Zoom. It also includes contributing to Forum discussions on Manaba. The quizzes will be based on the reading assignments. The final exam will include a reading passage the students have not seen before. | ||
成績評価の基準 /Grading Criteria |
24 quizzes: 60% final exam: 20% class participation: 20% |
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履修上の注意事項 /Remarks |
Reading is an important skill needed to succeed in today’s challenging international labor market. Reading also opens the door into the minds of other people, and allows us to communicate our deepest thoughts and most difficult concepts. Students are expected to take this course seriously, put in effort, and attend class regularly. The rewards for improving reading ability are many fold, These include scoring higher on Eiken and TOEIC tests, accessing online news articles quickly and understanding them fully, increasing vocabulary, and learning about the world in which we live. | ||
実務経験者による授業 /Courses conducted by the ones with practical experiences |
該当しない/No | ||
備考 /Notes |
Talk to me after class, before class, or communicate with e-mail. [kenlayfriesen@zoho.com] | ||
遠隔授業 /Online class |
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追加情報 /Additional information |
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追加情報の詳細 /Detailed information on additional information |
Classes will be real time on Zoom with instructions posted on Manaba. Students are expected to attend these Zoom meetings regularly. Students will need to turn on their camera and microphone during the meeting and will be required to talk with other students as well as the instructor. Students will be expected to log onto the Manaba site at the beginning of each class. There will also be on-demand homework accessible on the Manaba website. Homework, quizzes, and forum assignments can be accessed on the Manaba site which means that students will need to visit this site regularly throughout the semester. It is crucial that students have access to a stable Internet connection and a computer to successfully participate in the weekly Zoom meetings and to complete the on-demand, online, assignments. | ||
シラバス作成のためのガイドラインに従って作成した /made this syllabus according to the guidelines |