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

English 5 4-LS

Academic unit or major: English language courses
Instructor(s): Andrew Woolner
Class Format: Exercise (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 3-4 Mon (M-B101(H102))
Class: 4-LS
Course Code: LAE.E211
Number of credits: 010
Course offered: 2026
Offered quarter: 1Q
Syllabus updated: Mar 11, 2026
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

English 5 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

Student learning outcomes

実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)

The instructor is a professional theatre artist who has trained heavily with classical texts. He has taught people of all ages and backgrounds how to read Shakespeare, and those techniques are readily applied to learning to speak naturally in English.

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

Students will develop their listening and speaking skills by engaging with heightened texts. By focusing on metre, students will learn the importance of rhythm in English, both in gleaning information from spoken texts, and in communicating clearly in English.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Introduction, Student Introductions	Establish course aims, establish working method, first practical use of English
Class 2	The Humble Syllable	Students will demonstrate their ability to understand and break down English words into syllables.
Class 3	Emphasis and Meaning	Using example sentences, students will demonstrate mastery over meaning through word emphasis.
Class 4	A Pizza the Size of the Sun	Using a simple poem with regular metre, students will successfully read using metre (syllable stress) while adding meaning using word emphasis (stress words).
Class 5	Poem Reciting Workshop 1	Working in groups, students will demonstrate their new skills by both reciting poems to their fellow students and analyzing the poems being recited to them.
Class 6	Poem Reciting Workshop 2	Working in groups, students will demonstrate their new skills by continuing with poem recitation and analysis using feedback from the previous session.
Class 7	Final Recitation	Each student will recite a poem from memory in front of the class, followed by short passage of everyday prose, analysed using the same techniques.

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)

Handouts and content posted in the LMS.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

As required, and partly based on each student's interest.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Participation and activities in class 40%
Final Presentation 50%
Class Journals 10%

Related courses

LAE.E111 ： English 1
LAE.E112 ： English 2
LAE.E113 ： English 3
LAE.E114 ： English 4
LAE.E212 ： English 6
LAE.E213 ： English 7
LAE.E214 ： English 8
LAE.E311 ： English 9

Prerequisites

None