2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
English 4 6-LS
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Akiko Kondo
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- 6-LS
- Course Code
- LAE.E114
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
English 4 is designed to improve students’ English language skills for academic purposes and provide them with 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 lectures in English, speaking in front of an audience, and writing paragraphs and short essays.
There are two types of classes in English 4. RW classes focus on reading comprehension and skill in written composition, and LS classes focus on listening and oral expression.
Each student is assigned to a class and instructors for each class conduct the course using “Course description and aims”, “Student learning outcomes”, and “Keywords” as the basic framework.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will:
・ Have improved their English skills required for learning at university and for research activities
・ Be able to understand written and spoken materials correctly in diverse areas including international and intercultural issues, science, and technology
・ Be able to write paragraphs and short essays with unity and coherence
・ Have gained confidence in using English to state their opinions and improved their oral expression skills.
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
The focus of this class will be to improve students’ listening and speaking abilities by listening to news materials from AFP World Academic Archive. After learning important words and phrases used in the news story, students will listen to the news, do listening comprehension quizzes and dictation practice, understand the details of the news, and practice reading its script aloud. They will also read commentary on the news and practice speaking their opinions about the issue by using the expressions learned.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Lesson 6 Waste not, want not: UK consumers use apps to fight food waste | Do vocabulary and writing exercises on pages 42-48 of the textbook. |
| Class 2 | Lesson 7 Ethiopian girls take on gender stereotypes at the skatepark | Do vocabulary and writing exercises on pages 49-54 of the textbook. |
| Class 3 | Lesson 8 Africa to press climate finance demands at COP26 Mini Test | Do vocabulary and writing exercises on pages 55-60 of the textbook. |
| Class 4 | Lesson 9 Tourism’s gifts and woes for Santa and Sami homeland | Do vocabulary and writing exercises on pages 61-67 of the textbook. |
| Class 5 | Lesson 10 Untapped potential: The Central African Republic develops its agricultural sector Mini Test | Do vocabulary and writing exercises on pages 68-74 of the textbook. |
| Class 6 | Lesson 11 Going home: Europe starts slow return of looted African art | Do vocabulary and writing exercises on pages 75-81 of the textbook. |
| Class 7 | Review and term-end examination | Review the scope of the 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)
Shishido, Makoto, Kevin Murphy, and Mariko Takahashi, AFP World News Report 7, Seibido
ISBN: 978-4-7919-7288-3
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Genius English-Japanese Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Evaluation methods and criteria
Grading will be based on the following: term-end examination (60%), mini tests (10%) and activities in class (30%).
Related courses
- LAE.E111 ： English 1
- LAE.E112 ： English 2
- LAE.E113 ： English 3
- LAE.E211 ： English 5
- LAE.E212 ： English 6
- LAE.E213 ： English 7
- LAE.E214 ： English 8
- LAE.E311 ： English 9
Prerequisites
None