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前期水曜日２講時川北キャンパスＡ１０５. 単位数/Credit(s): 1. 担当教員(所属)/Instructor (Position): 竹林修一所属：高度教養教育・学生支援機構. 対象学部/Object: 法②. 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.

主要授業科目/Essential Subjects

各学部の履修内規または学生便覧を参照。

授業題目/Class Subject

Academic Reading and Vocabulary

授業の目的と概要/Object and Summary of Class

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.

学修の到達目標/Goal of Study

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.

授業内容・方法と進度予定/Contents and Progress Schedule of the Class

Week 1: Orientation
Week 2: Pathways Ch.1 Intro. Suffixes
Week 3: Prefixes
Week 4: Roots. TOEFL® Book.
Week 5: Roots. TOEFL® Book.
Week 6: Roots. Reading Practice.
Week 7: Ch. 2 Intro. Synonyms. TOEFL® Book.
Week 8: Syn. TOEFL® Book.
Week 9: Syn. Ch. 3 Intro. Skimming & Scanning. TOEFL® Book.
Week 10: Syn. TOEFL® Book.
Week 11: Syn. Ch. 4 Intro. Paraphrasing & Summarizing.
Week 12: Syn. Paraphrasing.
Week 13: Syn. Summarizing.
Week 14: Summarizing. TOEFL® Book.
Week 15: Review
Week 16: Final Test

成績評価方法/Evaluation Method

In principle, an “A” is given to the top 10% of students.
Group Work: 20%; Submissions: 30%; and Tests: 50%

教科書および参考書/Textbook and References

Pathways to Academic English 4th edition v. 2, Tohoku University Press, Sendai (2024) ISBN/ISSN: 9784861634000 資料種別:Textbook
Official Guide to the TOEFL ITP® Assessment Series, Educational Testing Service (2019) ISBN/ISSN: 1733133807 資料種別:Textbook

授業時間外学修/Preparation and Review

Two hours for assignments and group work

授業へのパソコン持ち込み【必要/不要】/Students must bring their own computers to class[Yes / No]

Yes