前期 月曜日 ２講時 川北キャンパスＣ２０１. 単位数/Credit(s): 1. 担当教員(所属)/Instructor (Position): 北原 良夫 所属：高度教養教育・学生支援機構. 対象学部/Object: 理農⑤. 開講期/Term: １セメスター. 科目群/Categories: 全学教育科目言語科目-英語. 履修年度: 2024. 科目ナンバリング/Course Numbering: ZLF-ENG101B. 使用言語/Language Used in Course: ２カ国語以上.
各学部の履修内規または学生便覧を参照。
Academic Reading and Vocabulary
Students will improve their academic vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. The course has two objectives:
Objective 1: Improve reading and vocabulary-building skills
Objective 2: Recognize the text's main idea and key information.
Students will learn the following core skills, as outlined in Pathways to Academic English 4th edition v. 2, for each objective:
Objective 1 core skills:
(1) Word Parts: With knowledge of prefixes, roots, and suffixes, students can reinforce their understanding of known words, anticipate the meanings of unknown words, and identify the part of speech of a word.
(2) Synonym Vocabulary: Students can increase their vocabulary and become able to use synonyms when paraphrasing and summarizing.
Objective 2 core skills:
(1) Skimming and Scanning: Students can obtain information from long text quickly and efficiently, identify keywords, and find specific information.
(2) Summarizing and Paraphrasing: Students will be able to rewrite a statement in their own words and produce a condensed version of the original passage.
Explanation by the instructor and exercise by the students as to the topic of each class, shown below.
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Week 1: Orientation
Week 2: Word parts (1)
Week 3: Word parts (2)
Week 4: Synonym vocabulary (1)
Week 5: Synonym vocabulary (2)
Week 6: Synonym vocabulary (3)
Week 7: Review of word parts and synonym vocabulary
Week 8: Skimming and scanning (1)
Week 9: Skimming and scanning (2)
Week 10: Skimming and scanning (3)
Week 11: Summarizing and paraphrasing (1)
Week 12: Summarizing and paraphrasing (2)
Week 13: Summarizing and paraphrasing (3)
Week 14: Summarizing and paraphrasing (4)
Week 15: General review of the course
In principle, an “AA” is given to the top 10% of students and an “A” is given to the next 20%.
Evaluation is performed comprehensively based on the class activities (about 20%) and the exercise results mainly those of vocabulary, recognition of key information, and summary writing (about 80%).
https://pathwaystoacademicenglish.com/
Students are required to prepare thoroughly for each class. Students are sometimes required to complete assignments on the Web, for example, on the Internet School of Tohoku University (ISTU) or Google Classroom.
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If students have any questions or messages, they can visit the instructor's office at any time. They can also contact the instructor by telephone or e-mail. An answer-phone is installed in the instructor's office.