2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
TOEIC Seminar 1 1
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yuki Ishihara
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Wed (WL2-201(W621))
- Class
- 1
- Course Code
- LAE.E161
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
"TOEIC Seminar 1" is designed as an introductory course for students planning to take the TOEIC test. Of the four English-language skills, it puts special emphasis on listening and reading.
Offering TOEIC-style exercises, this course enables students to become familiar with the TOEIC test format. It also aims at improving students' overall English ability by expanding their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
・ familiarize themselves with the TOEIC test format.
・ increase their vocabulary, refine their knowledge of various grammatical structures, and brush up their listening and reading skills.
・ comprehensively improve their English to achieve higher scores on the TOEIC test.
Keywords
TOEIC, listening skills, reading skills, vocabulary, grammar
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students will solve TOEIC-style exercise problems in the textbook and improve their English language proficiency in various settings.
*If there are too many students wishing to take the course, the number of students may be limited. Those who wish to take the course must attend the first class. Do not purchase the textbook before your enrollment is confirmed in the first class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Test Format:Seven parts of the TOEIC L&R test |
to understand the features of the TOEIC L&R Test |
| Class 2 | Unit 2 "Customer services" |
TOEIC style exercises in Unit 2 |
| Class 3 | Unit 3 "Media" |
TOEIC style exercises in Unit 3 |
| Class 4 | Unit 4 "Entertainment" |
TOEIC style exercises in Unit 4 |
| Class 5 | Unit 5 "Purchasing" |
TOEIC style exercises in Unit 5 |
| Class 6 | Unit 6 "Events" |
TOEIC style exercises in Unit 6 |
| Class 7 | Unit 7 "Construction" |
TOEIC style exercises in Unit 7 |
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)
Koji Hayakawa and Rika Iwashige Score Booster for the TOEC L&R Test: Advanced, Kinseido, ISBN 978-4-7647-4249-9.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' learning outcomes will be evaluated.
activities in class 10%
weekly quizzes 50%
final exam 40%
Related courses
- LAE.E162 ： TOEIC Seminar 2
Prerequisites
Please bring your PC/smartphone to the class.
Other
It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with TOEIC Seminar 2.