Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
52330:[2025 Fall]English Listening 2(A) 2025 Fall Wed3 College　Of　Business　Administration KOSAKA KYOKO 1

Campus

OIC

Class Venue

AS264

Language

English / Japanese

Course Outline and Method

The emphasis of this course is placed on extensive and intensive listening. Students practice listening to various types of extended discourse so that they can develop the ability to understand, remember, and evaluate the information heard in different lectures. The course also helps students to develop their listening comprehension and listening fluency as well as to take notes and write outlines and/or summaries.
Throughout the semester, students will receive feedback on in-class activities and assignments from the instructor in order to develop their abilities.
【＋R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照（第1回で実施予定）

Student Attainment Objectives

・to understand the differences between English pronunciation, rhythm and intonation and those of Japanese
・to develop top-down listening skills as well as bottom-up listening skills
・to understand instructions, conversations and narrations given in English
・to strengthen vocabulary necessary to understand spoken English better

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Introduction

Warm-up exercises

2

Unit 1 Communication studies

Slang and language change

3

Unit 2 Child psychology

The genius within

4

Unit 3 Sociology

Online communities/＜Media-based class＞

5

Unit 4 Business

Core business skills

6

Unit 5 Cognitive psychology

Memory

7

Unit 6 Anthropology/Biology

The science of love

8

Unit 7 Techinology

Artificial Intelligence: the turning point/＜Media-based class＞

9

Unit 8 Political science

Big brother and the surveillance society

10

Unit 9 Linguistics

Animal communication

11

Unit 10 Economics

The evolution of money

12

Unit 11 Biology

The fountain of youth

13

Unit 12 Sociology

Marriage

14

Review and feedback

optional : News, Movies, etc.

Class Format

Two class sessions will be delivered via media-based lessons in the semester.

Recommendations for Private Study

Students must prepare for each class. They are required to submit assignments on time.

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

Active participation (20%) /Quizzes, assignments, and extra work (80%)

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Students should note that our attendance policy will be strictly observed.（出席回数が10回に満たない場合は単位が認定されません）

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Contemporary Topics 3 [4th Edition] David Beglar and Neil Murray Pearson Japan 978-0-13-440079-2

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Please make sure you purchase the designated textbook and bring it every week since you will not be able to complete the course without it.

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)

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

Other Comments

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