2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
English 5 45-RW
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Ichiro Kasahara
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu
- Class
- 45-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 should do assigned reading before class, find difficult sentences or expressions, and identify topics, details, and structures. To do so effectively, participants are expected to share ideas with other students.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation | Assigned reading passage & exercises |
| Class 2 | Unit 1 Survival of the Fittest | Assigned reading passage & exercises |
| Class 3 | Unit 2 Great Contributions from the Smallest Creatures | Assigned reading passage & exercises |
| Class 4 | Unit 3 Behind the Survival Race | Assigned reading passage & exercises |
| Class 5 | Unit 4 Animal Cloning Technology | Assigned reading passage & exercises |
| Class 6 | Unit 5 Frozen Sea Roles | Assigned reading passage & exercises |
| Class 7 | Review & Final exam | Assigned reading passage, exercises and preparing for exam |
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)
Science Stream
Phillip Rowles, Yoshinobu Nozaki, Kazuko Matsumoto
Seibido
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handout
Evaluation methods and criteria
Essays 40%
Quizzes 50%
Participation 10%
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
None