2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
TOEIC Seminar 4 2
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Takehiko Tanioka
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Wed
- Class
- 2
- Course Code
- LAE.E164
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 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 to study one unit of the textbook every week. They are required to answer the questions in the unit. A short test is set at the end of each class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation |
To understand how the class will be conducted |
| Class 2 | Unit 9: Health |
To master the tips for listening comprehension |
| Class 3 | Unit 10: Travel |
To become able to read passages quickly and correctly for a higher score |
| Class 4 | Unit 11: Business |
To revise important points about English grammar |
| Class 5 | Unit 12: Entertainment |
To master the tips for listening comprehension |
| Class 6 | Unit 13: Education |
To become able to read passages quickly and correctly for a higher score |
| Class 7 | Unit 14: Housing |
General review and 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)
Teruhiko Kadoyama et al., "A Communicative Approach to the TOEIC L&R TEST Advanced" (Seibido)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Useful sources will be referred to as necessary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students will be evaluated by the total score of weekly tests (40%) and the final exam (60%).
Related courses
- LAE.E163 ： TOEIC Seminar 3
Prerequisites
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
tanioka(a)ila.titech.ac.jp ※ Replace (a) with @.
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to make an appointment.
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.