2023 Students Enrolled in or before 2015 Common Course of Undergraduate School Common Course of Undergraduate School(A)

English 6

Academic unit or major: Common Course of Undergraduate School(A)
Instructor(s): Ryoichi Yamane
Class Format: Exercise (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 3-4 Wed (S2-203(S222)) / 3-4 Wed (S2-204(S221))
Class: -
Course Code: ZEN.E396
Number of credits: 020
Course offered: 2023
Offered quarter: 3-4Q
Syllabus updated: Jul 8, 2025
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

All students are required to obtain the credits for ONE of either English 5, English 6, or English 7. Students who have failed English 5 register for this course in the sixth term of the old curriculum (i.e. the third and fourth quarters of their third academic year). This is one of the old curriculum courses offered on a semester basis.

By offering TOEIC-style exercises, this course aims at comprehensively improving students' English skills, expanding their vocabulary and strengthening their knowledge of grammar.

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
・ expand their vocabulary and improve their knowledge of grammar.
・ develop overall English proficiency, but with particular emphasis on listening and reading skills.

Keywords

TOEIC, listening skills, reading skills, vocabulary, grammar

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Students are required to answer TOEIC style questions in the textbook in order to improve English language proficiency in various settings. They take a weekly mini-test to expand their range of vocabulary.

There are some changes to course rules from the academic year 2022. Please make sure to attend the orientation to be held prior to the first week of the semester. For further details, see the notice board on the third floor, West 3 Bldg., Ookayama Campus, or the online notice board of the ILA Foreign Languages Section (https://www.fl.ila.titech.ac.jp). If you have any questions, contact the following address: info_english9_at_fl.ila.titech.ac.jp. (Replace _at_ with the @ sign.)

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Introduction, Unit 1: Nouns and prenouns Present Tense	Understand the course objectives. Get ready for the mini-test.
Class 2	Unit 2: Adjectives and adverbs	Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 1
Class 3	Unit 3: The comparative	Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 2
Class 4	Unit 4: Tenses 1 (past, present, future)	Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 3
Class 5	Unit 5: Tenses 2 (perfect tenses)	Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 4
Class 6	Unit 6: Passive voices and causative verbs	Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 5
Class 7	Review and Exam #1	Reduce grammatical errors and build up vocabulary
Class 8	Unit 7: Subject-verb correspondence	Understand the course objectives. Get ready for the mini-test.
Class 9	Unit 8: Prenouns	Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 6
Class 10	Unit 9: Conjunctions	Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 7
Class 11	Unit 10: Participles	Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 8
Class 12	Unit 11: Infinitives Unit 12: Gerunds	Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 9
Class 13	Unit 13: Relative pronouns/adverbs Unit 14: The subjunctive mood	Learn how to use the elements of English grammar on the textbook and build up vocabulary Mini-test 10
Class 14	Review and Exam #2	Reduce grammatical errors and build up vocabulary

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)

Advance Your Practical Skills for the TOEICⓇ L&R Test （『TOEICⓇ L&Rテストパート別トレーニング』）
（著）鈴木淳、高橋哲徳、Simon Cooke、徳永慎也
松柏社（Shohakusha）
978-4-88198-778-0

Reference books, course materials, etc.

To be announced in class

Evaluation methods and criteria

The grade takes into account both the TOEIC score achieved and work done in class. All students who pass the course are given a score of 60. Further details will be explained at the orientation.