授業科目名 年度 学期 開講曜日・時限 学部・研究科 全担当教員 単位数
50567:[2025 秋セメスター]Academic Writing Skills Ⅰ (PB) § 50568:Academic Writing Skills(PB) 2025 秋セメスター 火1 政策科学部 福井 春菜 2

キャンパス

OIC

授業施設

AS456セミナールーム

授業で利用する言語

英語

授業の概要と方法

This course will help you improve your academic writing skills. You will learn the basic process of academic writing (prewriting, organizing, writing, revising, and editing) and write essays on various topics. You will learn to effectively incorporate your own ideas into the essays and information from other sources. The main goal of this course is to learn the process of writing a well-structured, coherent academic essay.
This is not a lecture-style class. Students must work collaboratively in group discussions and pair work to maximize learning.

受講生の到達目標

When you complete this course, you should be able to:
1. feel comfortable in writing outlines and essays in English,
2. understand the basic steps to write a good academic essay,
3. identify a well written academic essay,
4. discuss and share ideas with classmates.

事前に履修しておくことが望まれる科目

授業スケジュール

授業回数/
担当教員（複数担当の場合） 		テーマ
キーワード・文献・補足事項等
1

Course orientation / Introduction

Course orientation
Student self-introduction
【+R-Jugyo】Information for “+R-Jugyo” will be posted on manaba+R.

2

Outline writing

Process of academic writing (prewriting, organizing, writing, revising, and editing)
5-paragraph essay organization
Outline writing

3

Writing task 1 – Descriptive essay

Interview a partner
Brainstorming & outlining

4

Writing task 1 – Descriptive essay

Bring the 1st draft
Peer review
Revise
Submit the first draft

5

Writing task 1 – Descriptive essay

Revise
Submit the final draft

6

Writing task 2 – Process essay

Decide on a topic
Brainstorming and outlining

7

Writing task 2 – Process essay

Check outline
Write the first draft

8

Writing task 2 – Process essay

Bring the 1st draft
Peer-review
Revise
Submit the first draft

9

Writing task 2 – Process essay

Revise
Submit the final draft

10

Writing task 3 – Argumentative essay

Understanding the difference between reasons based on facts and reasons that appeal to emotions
Learn argumentative essay structure

11

Writing task 3 – Argumentative essay

Decide on a topic
Brainstorming and outlining
Write the first draft

12

Writing task 3 – Argumentative essay

Peer-review
Revise
Submit the first draft

13

Writing task 3 – Argumentative essay

Revise
Submit the final draft

14

Reflection and review test

Course reflection (60 min)
Review test (35 min)

授業実施形態

14 classes on Face to Face basis, 0 classes on Media basis (either live-streamed classes or on-demand classes).

授業外学習の指示

Writing takes time, so work on your writing at home as well.

成績評価方法

種別 割合(%) 評価基準等
定期試験（筆記）

レポート試験
（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）

上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価
（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）		 100

Writing tasks
Class participation
Review test

成績評価方法(備考)

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

教科書

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考書

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考になるwwwページ

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

学生との直接対話,その他(教員より別途指示）

備考

The schedule and weekly focus are subject to change. The goals will be consistent with this syllabus.
You must attend more than two thirds of the course to be graded.
【科目ナンバリング・カリキュラムマップはこちらから/Click here to see the Curriculum-Map and Course-Numbering】
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