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2021 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses

English 6 36-RW

Academic unit or major
English language courses
Instructor(s)
Reiko Maruyama
Class Format
Exercise
Media-enhanced courses
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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)
3-4 Thu (W834)
Class
36-RW
Course Code
LAE.E212
Number of credits
010
Course offered
2021
Offered quarter
2Q
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

In this class, you will learn how to listen to and pronounce live English through foreign music.
In addition, through various exercises, we will deepen our understanding of English grammar and cross-cultural topics using lyrics.

Course schedule/Objectives

Course schedule Objectives
Class 1

Unit 8 "Suddenly I See" KT Tunstall
Listening Point: Feature of American English 2
Grammar: gerund

Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation

Vocabulary questions in the next chapter

Class 2

Unit 9 "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?" Michael Bolton
Listening Point: Omission of sound 3
Grammar: Passive

Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation

Vocabulary questions in the next chapter

Class 3

Unit 10 "Save The Best For Last" Vanessa Williams
Listening Point: Auxiliary verb pronunciation 1
Grammar: Perfect tense

Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation

Vocabulary questions in the next chapter

Class 4

Unit 11 "Last Christmas" (Pudding Mix) Wham!
Listening Point: Sound connection 2
Grammar: 5 sentence patterns

Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation

Vocabulary questions in the next chapter

Class 5

Unit 12 "Torn" Natalie Imbruglia
Listening Point: Auxiliary verb pronunciation 2
Grammar: Auxiliary verb

Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation

Vocabulary questions in the next chapter

Class 6

Unit 13 "La La" (Means I Love You) Swing Out Sister
Listening Point: Sound weakening
Grammar: Relative pronoun

Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation

Vocabulary questions in the next chapter

Class 7

Unit 14 "With You" Chris Brown
Listening Point: Auxiliary verb pronunciation 3
Grammar: Negation

Quarter-end exam

Confirm the answers of Discussion, Paragraph writing and Presentation

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)

English with Pop Hits (Seibido press)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

English-Japanese dictionary

Evaluation methods and criteria

Participation in class after doing assignments, quizzes for each chapter, attitude toward class lesson 50%
Quarter end examination 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

Other

None