2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
English 4 再3
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Takehiko Tanioka
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Wed
- Class
- 再3
- Course Code
- LAE.E114
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- 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
Apart from the first class and the last class, students are to learn 2 chapters of the textbook every week. A short test is set at the end of each class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation Unit 13: A passage about Muslims | To understand how the class will be conducted. |
| Class 2 | Unit 14: A passage about Olympics Unit 15: A passage about films | To become able to read English passages quickly and grasp its gist. |
| Class 3 | Unit 16: A passage about online games Unit 17: A passage about crimes | To become able to read English passages correctly. |
| Class 4 | Unit 18: A passage about China Unit 19: A passage about astronauts | To become able to write a summary of the passage in English. |
| Class 5 | Unit 20: A passage about computers Unit 21: A passage about Kenya | To become able to read English passages quickly and grasp its gist. |
| Class 6 | Unit 22: A passage about Nepal Unit 23: A passage about sports | To become able to read English passages correctly. |
| Class 7 | Unit 24: A passage about Seiji Ozawa Exam | General review and 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)
"English through the News Media: 2025 Edition" (Asahi Press) ※ 24-chapter version ISBN 978-4-255-15728-3
Reference books, course materials, etc.
To be announced in class
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students will be evaluated by the total score of weekly tests (40%) and the final exam (60%).
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
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
tanioka(a)ila.titech.ac.jp ※ Replace (a) with @.
Other
None