2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
English 7 46-RW
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yuki Ishihara
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- 46-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 are required to read the assigned unit before coming to each class. In class, students will practice reading skills using the textbook. Class activities will also include discussion of the reading materials, writing paragraphs and essays, and peer review.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction / paragraph writing, essay writing | to understand how to write paragraphs and essays |
| Class 2 | Unit 1 This man married a fictional character. He'd like you to hear him out | to read and understand the passage in Unit 1 |
| Class 3 | Unit 2 British-born actress and singer Jane Barkin, who found fame in France, dies age 76 | to read and understand the passage in Unit 2 |
| Class 4 | Unit 3 Train versus plane | to read and understand the passage in Unit 3 |
| Class 5 | Unit 4 Menswear has made women feel confident for centuries, but will the gendered separation ever cease to exist? | to read and understand the passage in Unit 4 |
| Class 6 | Unit 5 'The Boy and the Heron' is a legendary director's radical take on imagination | to read and understand the passage in Unit 5 |
| Class 7 | review / final exam | to review the overall content of the course |
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)
Tipping Point: Thinking from Diverse Perspectives, Shinya Kawahara, Kenichiro Ito, Katsuhiko Odai, Sachiyo Yamada, Asahi Press, 978-4-255-15740-5.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary etc.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' learning outcomes will be evaluated.
activities in class 25%
writing 25%
final 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.E212 ： English 6
- LAE.E214 ： English 8
- LAE.E311 ： English 9
Prerequisites
None
Other
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