Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
34195:[2025 Spring]Study Skills 11 (X) 2025 Spring Fri5 College　Of　Economics HITOMI MAKI 1

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Rarcadia406

Language

English/Japanese

Course Outline and Method

経済学部生を対象とした必修英語科目の単位回復科目です。
The emphasis of the English program is REACH which stands for Responsibility, Environment, Awareness, Collaboration, and Humanitarianism.
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.
このクラスは再履修クラスであり、成績評価は再履修クラスの評価基準が適用されます。そのことを承知した上で、受講登録してください。
【＋R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照（第7-10回で実施予定）

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

Orientation, Unit 1 Food and Health

Warm Up, Reading A: Sweet Love

2

Unit 1 Food and Health

Reading B: Food for the Future

3

Unit 1 Food and Health, Unit 2 Call of the Wild

Video: Space Food, Reading A; Song of the Humpback

4

Unit 2 Call of the Wild

Unit 1 Quiz, Reading B: The 1,000 Year Bird Song

5

Unit 2 Call of the Wild, Unit 3 History Detectives

Video: The Lion's Roar, Reading A: Was King Tut Murdered?

6

Unit 3 History Detectives

Unit 2 Quiz, Reading B: Who Killed the Iceman?

7

Unit 3 History Detectives, Unit 4 Traditions and Rituals

Video: Walking with Giants, Reading A: Living Treasures

8

Unit 4 Traditions and Rituals

Midterm Exam, Reading B: The Changing Face of Kung Fu

9

Unit 4 Traditions and Rituals

Unit 3 Quiz, Video: Dragon Boat Festival

10

Unit 5 Finding Wonders

Unit 4 Quiz, Reading A: The Secrets in the Sand

11

Unit 5 Finding Wonders

Reading B: The Stories in the Rocks

12

Unit 5 Finding Wonders, Unit 6 Reef Encounters

Video: Digging into the Past, Reading A: Cities Beneath the Sea

13

Unit 6 Reef Encounters

Unit 5 Quiz, Reading B: The Truth about Great Whites

14

Unit 6 Reef Encounters

Video: Ocean Megabuilders, Wrap Up, Unit 6 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 /30% Midterm and Final Exams/10% Extra work

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

このクラスは再履修クラスのため、成績評価は原則B・C・Fのみです。

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
Reading Explorer 2 Split Edition 2A with Spark Access + e-Book Paul MacIntyre, David Bohke Cengage Learning 9798214085838

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.

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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