TOEIC Seminar 2 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.E162

Number of credits

010

Course offered

2026

Offered quarter

2Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 5, 2026

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

"TOEIC Seminar 2" 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

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.E161 ： TOEIC Seminar 1

Prerequisites

Please bring your PC/smartphone to the class.

Other

It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with TOEIC Seminar 1.