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

English 5 29-LS

Academic unit or major: English language courses
Instructor(s): Kazunori Senoue
Class Format: Exercise (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 3-4 Thu (W5-104)
Class: 29-LS
Course Code: LAE.E211
Number of credits: 010
Course offered: 2026
Offered quarter: 1Q
Syllabus updated: Mar 13, 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

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 do some exercises such as dictation, pronunciation, and shadowing, based on Steve Job's speech, "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish." In order for the students to understand the explanation of a lecture properly, they will be given a series of lectures about basic grammar at the beginning of the course.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Course Orientation Course Objectives, Class Structure, Preparation and Review, and Assessment	Reflect on your past experiences and approaches to learning English, and prepare to explain them clearly to others.
Class 2	Basic Parts of Speech: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs	[Preparation] Review the basic parts of speech using a high school grammar reference book or similar materials. [Review] Complete the remaining exercises and deepen your understanding of the basic parts of speech.
Class 3	Sentence Elements and Sentence Patterns	[Preparation] Review sentence elements and sentence patterns using a high school grammar reference book or similar materials. [Review] Complete the remaining exercises and deepen your understanding of sentence elements and sentence patterns.
Class 4	Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - track 27	[Review] Read aloud English passages in the text with correct pronunciation. Note: From the fourth class onward, no specific pre-class preparation is required; students should devote their out-of-class study time primarily to review.
Class 5	Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - track 28	[Review] Read aloud English passages in the text with correct pronunciation.
Class 6	Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - track 29	[Review] Read aloud English passages in the text with correct pronunciation.
Class 7	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)

The Legendary Speeches and Presentations of Steve Jobs. Tokyo: Asahi Press. ISBN: 978-4-255-00679-6

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.E114 ： English 4
LAE.E212 ： English 6
LAE.E213 ： English 7
LAE.E214 ： English 8
LAE.E311 ： English 9

Prerequisites

None