2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
English 6 32-LS
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Kumiko Kiuchi
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Thu
- Class
- 32-LS
- Course Code
- LAE.E212
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 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
Students are required to answer questions in some of the exercises in the textbook and in worksheets and fill out the Google Form prior to each class. In class, we discuss the answers in English and work on some listening and speaking exercises.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction to academic presentation | Understand the basics of the academic presentation |
| Class 2 | Chapter 5 Citations | Understand the concept of the citations. Understand the content of the chapter. |
| Class 3 | Chapter 6 Effective presentation slides | Understand how to make effective slides. Understand the content of the chapter. |
| Class 4 | Chapter 7 Practice narration skills | Practice narration skills. Understand the content of the chapter. |
| Class 5 | Chapter 8 | Understand the content of the chapter. |
| Class 6 | - Presentation: peer-review session - Speaking test | Review narration skills. Practice your final presentation. |
| Class 7 | - Presentation | Give your presentation and reflect on its content and your performance. |
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)
AFP World News 7 (Seibido)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handouts for classes are distributed via T2Schola.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Class participation and assignment (including Google Forms): 40%
Final exam (Week 6): 25%
Presentation: (Week 7) Exam: 35%
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