2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
English 7 21-RW
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Akira Nakamura
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- 21-RW
- Course Code
- LAE.E213
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
English 7 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 will read newspaper articles of upper intermediate to advanced-level difficulty (roughly corresponding to B2 to C1 level of CEFR) dealing with topics in science, technology, world affairs, Japan, etc, selected by the instructor each week. Students will also practice summary writing and opinion writing. A short reading comprehension quiz is sometimes given at the beginning of the class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation, Reading comprehension test Reading a newspaper article 1 | Reading a newspaper article critically and enhancing media literacy |
| Class 2 | Reading a newspaper article 2 | Reading a newspaper article critically and enhancing media literacy |
| Class 3 | Reading comprehension test Reading a newspaper article 3 | Reading a newspaper article critically and enhancing media literacy |
| Class 4 | Reading a newspaper article 4 | Reading a newspaper article critically and enhancing media literacy |
| Class 5 | Reading comprehension test Reading a newspaper article 5 | Reading a newspaper article critically and enhancing media literacy |
| Class 6 | Reading a newspaper article 6 | Reading a newspaper article critically and enhancing media literacy |
| Class 7 | Reading a newspaper article 7 Final examination | Reading a newspaper article critically and enhancing media literacy |
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)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
The materials to be studied will be provided beforehand in class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
In-class performance: 60%
Reading comprehension tests: 20%
Final examination: 20%
Related courses
- LAE.E111 ： English 1
- LAE.E112 ： English 2
- LAE.E113 ： English 3
- LAE.E114 ： English 4
- LAE.E211 ： English 5
- LAE.E212 ： English 6
- LAE.E214 ： English 8
- LAE.E311 ： English 9
Prerequisites
None
Other
Since students will read real-time newspaper articles dealing with current topics, the instructor will share a topic and article in class or T2SCHOLA weekly.