後期 水曜日 ２講時 川北キャンパスＡ１０１. 単位数/Credit(s): 1. 担当教員(所属)/Instructor (Position): メレス リチャード 所属：高度教養教育・学生支援機構. 対象学部/Object: 工（1～5、15～16組）⑦. 開講期/Term: ２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-ENG111B. 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。
Integrated Academic Reading and Writing
Students will improve their academic reading and writing skills. The course has two objectives:
Objective 1: Identify the text’s organization and logic
Objective 2: Construct an academic paragraph
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) Connotative and Denotative Meanings: Students will improve their ability to understand the difference between the explicit or direct meaning of words and the feeling, implication, or emotion that individuals, cultures, and societies
associate with them.
(2) Implications and Inferences: Students will build skills that help them understand the writer’s or speaker’s degree of certainty about a statement, comprehend logical connections between pieces of information, and notice why the author included certain information.
Objective 2 core skills:
(1) Collocations: Students will be able to appropriate pairings of words which will help them to write paragraphs with fewer errors and process English more quickly when reading academic texts or listening to lectures.
(2) Paragraph Writing: Students will be able to improve their paragraph writing skills by better understanding paragraph structure and including adequate evidence, proper connections to ideas, and variation.
Additionally, students will be able to:
1. improve English communication skills through group activities and pair work
2. increase English vocabulary for use in major-based academic contexts
3. improve TOEFL® scores
4. increase knowledge and interest in foreign culture and global affairs
5. build English presentation and discussion skills though in-class activities
第1回 Class goals Part 1 / Pathways re-introduction / self-introductions Part 1
第2回 Class goals Part 2 / Official Guide to TOEFL ITP® re-introduction / self-introductions Part 2
第3回 “Connotative and Denotative Meanings” Part 1 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / TOEFL practice and supplementary activities
第4回 “Connotative and Denotative Meanings” Part 2 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / TOEFL practice and supplementary activities
第5回 “Connotative and Denotative Meanings” Part 3 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / TOEFL practice and supplementary activities
第6回 “Implications and Inferences” Part 1 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / TOEFL practice and supplementary activities
第7回 “Implications and Inferences” Part 2 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / TOEFL practice and supplementary activities
第8回 “Implications and Inferences” Part 3 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / TOEFL practice and supplementary activities
第9回 “Collocations” Part 1 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / TOEFL practice and supplementary activities
第10回 “Collocations” Part 2 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / TOEFL practice and supplementary activities
第11回 “Collocations” Part 3 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / TOEFL practice and supplementary activities
第12回 “Paragraph Writing” Part 1 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / supplementary writing activities
第13回 “Paragraph Writing” Part 2 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / supplementary writing activities
第14回 “Paragraph Writing” Part 3 / communication / group work / quizzes (if applicable) / supplementary writing activities
第15回 Final exam / class wrap-up / evaluations
In principle, an “A” is given to the top 10% of students.
1. Quizzes and Homework: 25%
2. Participation and Discussions, etc: 25%
3. Final exam: 20%
4. TOEFL ITP® Score: 30%
https://pathwaystoacademicenglish.com/
Students are expected to complete the weekly homework assignments in a timely manner.
Yes
- Students in this class will use all four English skills. (reading, listening, writing, speaking)
- Students are strongly encouraged to use a laptop with a keyboard (rather than a smartphone or iPad) for class participation.