2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
English 6 8-RW
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Akiko Kondo
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Mon
- Class
- 8-RW
- Course Code
- LAE.E212
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 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
This class is structured to improve students' skills for reading and writing by reading essays on current science topics in various fields, expanding their vocabulary, and practicing writing sentences so that they can express their own ideas in English. After learning new vocabulary, students will read the essay, understand its main idea and details, and practice reading the essay aloud. The rest of the class time will be spent on writing exercises using the expressions learned. Students will also learn about how to organize paragraphs in papers and articles.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Unit 9 Between Low and High Tides | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 49-54 of the textbook. |
| Class 2 | Unit 10 Underground Source of Energy | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 55-60 of the textbook. |
| Class 3 | Unit 13 AI and a Traditional Game | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 73-78 of the textbook. |
| Class 4 | Unit 14 Secrets of Biomimicry | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 79-84 of the textbook. |
| Class 5 | Unit 17 Hay Fever Horror | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 97-102 of the textbook. |
| Class 6 | Unit 18 Pleasure Threshold | Do vocabulary and writing exercises and translate the reading section into Japanese on pages 103-108 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)
Rowels, Phillip, Yoshinobu Nozaki, and Kazuko Matsumoto, Science Stream, Seibido
ISBN: 978-4-7919-7246-3
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 (70%) and activities in class (30%).
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