2020 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
English 8 再1
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yuki Ishihara
- Class Format
- Exercise (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Wed (H113)
- Class
- 再1
- Course Code
- LAE.E214
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Based on English 7, English 8 is designed to improve students’ English language skills for academic purposes and provide them with more knowledge in relevant areas. The materials include topics such as international and intercultural issues as well as current topics of science and technology. Expectations require students to practice: reading academic articles, listening to English lectures, speaking before an audience, and developing skills to write paragraphs and short essays.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will:
・be able to express their ideas and opinions in classes confidently
・be able to write paragraphs or short essays
・be able to better understand academic lectures
・practice effective reading strategies
Keywords
Four language skills, fostering international awareness, communication, studying abroad, TOEFL
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students will read a newspaper article or a magazine article each week. They are required to read the article, answer questions about it and submit the answers to the instructor before each class. The instructor will explain the key points of the article, key expressions, grammar, and answers to the assignment questions in class. Students are required to do the additional assignment (writing, summarizing etc.) on the article after each class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction / common grammatical errors in English | to read the article (1) and answer questions about it |
| Class 2 | to explain the key points of the article (1), key expressions, grammar, and answers to the assignment questions | to do the assignment on the article (1), and to read the article (2) and answer questions about it |
| Class 3 | to explain the key points of the article (2), key expressions, grammar, and answers to the assignment questions | to do the assignment on the article (2), and to read the article (3) and answer questions about it |
| Class 4 | to explain the key points of the article (3), key expressions, grammar, and answers to the assignment questions | to do the assignment on the article (3), and to read the article (4) and answer questions about it |
| Class 5 | to explain the key points of the article (4), key expressions, grammar, and answers to the assignment questions | to do the assignment on the article (4), and to read the article (5) and answer questions about it |
| Class 6 | to explain the key points of the article (5), key expressions, grammar, and answers to the assignment questions | to do the assignment on the article (5) |
| Class 7 | Review | term paper |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Handouts will be distributed through OCW-i.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Oxford Advanced Lerner's Dictionary
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assignments 80% Term paper 20%
Related courses
- LAE.E111 ： English 1
- LAE.E112 ： English 2
- LAE.E113 ： English 3
- LAE.E114 ： English 4
- LAE.E211 ： English 5
- LAE.E212 ： English 6
- LAE.E213 ： English 7
- LAE.E311 ： English 9
Prerequisites
None