TOEIC Seminar 4 2

Academic unit or major

English language courses

Instructor(s)

Ryoichi Yamane

Class Format

Exercise (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

3-4 Wed (S2-204(S221))

Class

2

Course Code

LAE.E164

Number of credits

010

Course offered

2023

Offered quarter

4Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 8, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

"TOEIC Seminar 4" is designed as an introductory course for students planning to take the TOEIC test. Of the four English-language skills, it puts special emphasis on listening and reading.

Offering TOEIC-style exercises, this course enables students to become familiar with the TOEIC test format. It also aims at improving students' overall English ability by expanding their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar.

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
・ familiarize themselves with the TOEIC test format.
・ increase their vocabulary, refine their knowledge of various grammatical structures, and brush up their listening and reading skills.
・ comprehensively improve their English to achieve higher scores on the TOEIC test.

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 basically take a weekly mini-test to expand their range of vocabulary.

Course schedule/Objectives

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.

Useful sources will be referred to as necessary.

Evaluation methods and criteria

In-class performance including the total points of weekly tests (50%) and the final exam (50%)

Related courses

• LAE.E163 ： TOEIC Seminar 3

Prerequisites

None

Other

It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with TOEIC Seminar 3.
Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.