2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses

English 4 38-RW

Academic unit or major: English language courses
Instructor(s): Kazunori Senoue
Class Format: Exercise
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms)
Class: 38-RW
Course Code: LAE.E114
Number of credits: 010
Course offered: 2026
Offered quarter: 4Q
Syllabus updated: Mar 10, 2026
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

Reading intensively some English writings, students will improve their abilities to put grammatical knowledge to practical use, interpret English texts critically, and make an English composition. Students must prepare for class by translating some English passages and make a list of questions about them. Texts will be distributed by the instructor.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Course Orientation Course Objectives, Class Structure, Preparation and Review, and Assessment	Reexamine your purposes and goals for learning English in light of what you accomplished in the third quarter.
Class 2	Uses of Infinitives (Lecture)	[Preparation] Review infinitives using a high school grammar reference book or similar materials. [Review] Review the grammatical concepts covered in class and organize them so that you can explain them toothers
Class 3	Uses of Infinitives (Practice)	[Preparation] Review the materials from the previous class and organize the key points for identifying the uses of infinitives. [Review] Complete the remaining exercises and deepen your understanding of the uses of infinitives.
Class 4	Uses of that (Lecture)	[Preparation] Review the grammatical topics related to that using a high school grammar reference book or similar materials. [Review] Review the grammatical concepts covered in class and organize them so that you can explain them toothers
Class 5	Uses of that (Practice)	[Preparation] Review the materials from the previous class and organize the key points for identifying the uses of that. [Review] Complete the remaining exercises and deepen your understanding of the uses of that.
Class 6	Preparation for the Fourth Quarter Final Assignment	[Preparation] Review the content covered so far and identify areas you find difficult or unclear, organizing them in advance. [Review] Reanalyze the structure of the passage covered in class and organize your understanding so that you can explain it to others. In addition, repeatedly practice reconstructing the original English sentences orally from the model translation or from your own translation.
Class 7	Fourth Quarter Final Assignment / Review and Feedback	Conduct a comprehensive review of the course content and identify your own weaknesses and areas for further improvement.

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 required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

English-Japanese / Japanese - English dictionary "Wisdom 2" (Sanseido) - iPad OS application (Monokakido)

Evaluation methods and criteria

The grade for the quarter will be determined as follows:
Final assignment (80%) and active participation in class(20％)

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

Other

None