Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
34187:[2025 Spring]Study Skills 11 (J) 2025 Spring Fri3 College　Of　Economics YAMAZOE TAKAO 1

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Rarcadia405

Language

English/Japanese

Course Outline and Method

The emphasis of the English program is REACH which stands for Responsibility, Environment, Awareness, Collaboration, and Humanitarianism. The English Stream is to prepare students to be aware of differing cultures, to become more responsible and collaborative with others through using English. The goal of this stream is to prepare students to use English in social and working environments.
In Study Skills 11, students practice reading passages of a variety of topics with a purpose of acquiring reading and critical thinking skills. They are supposed to read effectively and thoroughly the assigned passages using background knowledge, reading strategies, and appropriate tools (e.g., dictionaries). Based on the information they get from reading, they work on learning activities such as listing key points, preparing a summary, making visual organizers, pointing out issues, classifying claims, offering extra explanations, and sharing their own (critical) views in class. You are supposed to prepare for each class, submit assignments, and take quizzes and exams in accordance with your teacher’s instruction. Your teacher will provide feedback in the physical classroom or on manaba+R, depending on the activity.
The level of this class is UI (upper-intermediate).
【＋R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照（第1回目前で実施予定）

Student Attainment Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
・understand English passages using background knowledge, dictionaries, and/or peer support
・use important reading strategies such as predicting, scanning and skimming for quick responses
・identify the main idea, details, and examples, and also distinguish fact from opinion
・take notes and make graphic organizers to reconstruct the content in your own ways
・use the information you read to look at an issue from different angles and present your own views

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1

Unit 1: Social Relationships/ Reading 1: What Are They Thinking?

2

Unit 1: Social Relationship/ Reading 1: What Are They Thinking?

Video: The Secret Lives Orangutans

3

Unit 1: Social Relationship/ Reading 2: Gender in the Wild

Language for Writing

4

Unit 2: Science and Investigation/ Unit 1 Quiz, Reading 1: Tech Detectives

5

Unit 2: Science and Investigation/ Video: Secret in the Ice, Reading 2: Face to Face with the Past

6

Unit 2: Scienece and Investigation, Unit 3: City Solutions/ Language for Writing

Reading 1: Living on an Urban Planet

7

Unit 3: City Solutions/ Unit 2 Quiz

Video: Farming Underground, Reading 2: A City Up Against the Wall

8

Midterm Exam

Unit 3: City Solutions: Unit 4: Danger Zones/ Language for Writing, Reading 1: A Rising Problem

9

Unit 4: Danger Zones/ Unit 3 Quiz

Video: Hurricanes 101, Reading 2: Yellowstone’s Smoking Bomb

10

Unit 4: Danger Zones, Unit 5: The Travel Business/ Language for Writing

Reading 1: The New Face of Tourism

11

Unit 5: The Travel Business/ Unit 4 Quiz

Video: A Pledge to Palau

12

Unit 5: The Travel Business/ Reading 2: Geotourism in Action

13

Unit 5: The Travel Business/ Language for Writing

14

Wrap up: Unit 5 Quiz

Final Exam

Class Format

All classes will be conducted in person.

Recommendations for Private Study

For every class, you have reading assignments due. Be sure to read all assigned texts and work on tasks before we discuss them in class. You are expected to come to class prepared.
When you read at home, use your dictionaries, take notes and underline in your book, and then come to class ready to ask questions in class.
You are responsible for any information you miss when absent.
Use the audio recording of the texts to enhance your learning.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written) 0

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)		 0

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

60% Continual assessment including quizzes and homework, and SPARK/30% Midterm and Final Exams/10% Extra work

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Active participation in all class activities is required. You are supposed to bring your textbook to every class.
Have fun reading in English.

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Pathways: Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking, Third Edition Book 3 Mari Vargo, Laurie Blass Cengage Learning 9780357979921 First half of the book

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Most learning activities are based on the textbook, which will be used in most every class. So make sure to buy one before the first class and bring it to every class. The accompanying online resources will also be used regularly and for extra activities.

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Communication Paper,Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Talk with Students

Other Comments

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