2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
English 5 42-RW
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yuki Ishihara
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Thu
- Class
- 42-RW
- Course Code
- LAE.E211
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
English 5 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 skills, studying abroad, TOEFL
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students are required to read the assigned chapter and solve the exercise problems before coming to each class. The instructor will clarify the essential points of the chapter, and show solutions to the exercise problems in class. The class activity will also include TOEFL-style exercises and paragraph writing.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction / paragraph writing | to understand how to write a paragraph |
| Class 2 | Chapter 1 that clauses / Chapter 2 V + NP + to V | to understand the grammatical points in chapters 1 and 2 |
| Class 3 | Chapter 3 V + NP + V | to understand the grammatical points in chapter 3 |
| Class 4 | Chapter 4 V + NP + V-ing/V-en / Chapter 5 indirect questions | to understand the grammatical points in chapters 4 and 5 |
| Class 5 | Chapter 6 relative pronouns | to understand the grammatical points in chapter 6 |
| Class 6 | Chapter 7 relative adverbs | to understand the grammatical points in chapter 7 |
| Class 7 | review/ exam | to review the overall content of the course |
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)
Mark Petersen and Kohsuke Sawai, Express Engish Effectively!（英会話に強くなる英文法・英作文）, Tsurumi Shoten
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary etc.
Evaluation methods and criteria
activities in class 20% writing 15% homework 20% final exam 45%
Related courses
- LAE.E111 ： English 1
- LAE.E112 ： English 2
- LAE.E113 ： English 3
- LAE.E114 ： English 4
- LAE.E212 ： English 6
- LAE.E213 ： English 7
- LAE.E214 ： English 8
- LAE.E311 ： English 9
Prerequisites
None
Other
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