2020 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses

English 6 再2

Academic unit or major: English language courses
Instructor(s): Daisuke Harada
Class Format: Exercise (Zoom)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 5-6 Wed (H112)
Class: 再2
Course Code: LAE.E212
Number of credits: 010
Course offered: 2020
Offered quarter: 4Q
Syllabus updated: Jul 10, 2025
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Based on English 5, English 6 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

By using exercise questions of the TOEIC Listening and Reading Test, students will build a firm base on which to strengthen practical use of English in various situations. Students are required to read the assigned unit and prepare in advance.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Unit 7 Responding to proposal, suggestion, permission, and request Post-test Part 1-2	Skills and practices (1) Present Perfect / Requests, suggestions, permissions, and requests / Confirmation of orders / Telephone messages / Subject-verb agreement/ E-mail messages / memos
Class 2	Unit 8 Determining verb tense Post-test Part 3	Skills and practices (2) Verb tense / Passive voice / Or-questions / Changing schedules / Traffic information / Questions with a graphic / Letters
Class 3	Unit 9 Conjunctions and prepositions Post-test Part 4	Skills and practices (3) General terms / Tag-questions / Negative questions / Announcements on public transport / Conjunctions and prepositions / Articles on periodicals
Class 4	Unit 10 Double passages and Triple passages Post-test Part 5	Skills and practices (4) Guessing the intent of speech / Advertisement on radio / Relatives / Pronouns / Double passages and Triple passages
Class 5	Unit 11 Linking adverbs Post-test Part 6	Skills and practices (5) Unclear responses / Human resources / Introduction to a tour / Linking adverbs / Finding specific information
Class 6	Unit 12 Questions that include "NOT" Post-test Part 7	Skills and practices (6) Distinction between "been" and "being" / Question-as-an-answer problem / Coping with a trouble / Speech at a conference / Vocabulary / Questions that include "NOT"
Class 7	Quarter Review Final Exam	Overall exercises

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)

Yokogawa and Cook, Level-Up Trainer for the TOEIC TEST Revised Edition. Cengage Learning, 2016. (ISBN 978-4-86312-294-9)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Additional materials and homework will be provided to cover the topic of the week.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Students are assessed on practical English skills and on the degree to which they can use them to communicate with others.
In-Class Quiz 25%, Homework 25%, Final Exam 50%

Related courses

LAE.E111 ： English 1
LAE.E112 ： English 2
LAE.E113 ： English 3
LAE.E114 ： English 4
LAE.E211 ： English 5
LAE.E213 ： English 7
LAE.E214 ： English 8
LAE.E311 ： English 9

Prerequisites

None