2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
English 6 10-RW
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Fuga Terasaki
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Mon
- Class
- 10-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
Each lesson covers a selected unit from the textbook. Although the class will be conducted in Japanese, students are expected to listen to and try to understand the recordings of the texts, and to write the answers for some questions about the texts in English. We will also use other materials such as news and magazine articles.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Unit 9 The Uncanny Valley | Understanding the text, and expressing thoughts and opinions about it |
| Class 2 | Unit 10 Renewable Energy | Understanding the text, and expressing thoughts and opinions about it |
| Class 3 | Unit 11 Electric Vehicles | Understanding the text, and expressing thoughts and opinions about it |
| Class 4 | Unit 13 Biomimicry | Understanding the text, and expressing thoughts and opinions about it |
| Class 5 | Unit 14 Neglected Tropical Diseases | Understanding the text, and expressing thoughts and opinions about it |
| Class 6 | Unit 15 Organic Food | Understanding the text, and expressing thoughts and opinions about it Review of the lessons |
| Class 7 | Exam and review | Review 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)
Science in Focus， Kevin Cleary / Yoshinobu Nozaki, Kazuko Matsumoto, ISBN：9784791950829， Seibodo
Reference books, course materials, etc.
English-Japanese/Japanese-English/English-English dictionaries
Evaluation methods and criteria
Participation in class activities (50%), Exam (50%)
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