Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
31703:[2025 Spring]English 5 Academic Skills(4O) § 31704:English 5 (4O) 2025 Spring Fri4 College　of　Science　and　Engineering TAKEMOTO AKIYOSHI 1

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Prism110

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

The aim of this course is to further develop students’ basic academic skills. This course will practice and build on the skills learned in English 1~4. The first focus will be on improving sentence structure. Additionally, students will learn the basic principles of the scientific method and the engineering process and put those principles into practice. Finally, students will learn about proposal making via group work and informal group presentation. Feedback will be provided in class and/or manaba+R. The +R Class will be assigned in Meeting 1 to be completed before Meeting 2.
【＋R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照（第1回で実施予定）

Student Attainment Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
•use the eight basic sentence patterns to express written ideas
•understand the basics of the scientific method
•understand the basics of the engineering process
•listen to short lectures and understand the key words and main ideas
•make a group proposal and explain their ideas in a clear and concise manner

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Course Introduction, Writing Skills

Sentence Patterns, | R+ Class Assigned (Due before Meeting 2)

2

Scientific Method

 Defining the Scientific Method

3

Scientific Method

 Dependent and Independent Variables

4

Engineering Process

 Introduction to Kickstarter and Indiegogo

5

 Engineering Process

 Engineering Process in Action

6

Engineering Process

 Product Idea

7

Proposal Example

 Note Taking

8

 TED Talk

 Note Taking

9

 TED Talk

 Note Taking

10

 Group Proposal

 Discussion

11

 Group Proposal

 Proposal Preparation

12

Group Proposal

 Proposal Preparation

13

Proposal Presentation

 Proposal Materials & Online Evaluations,Group Proposal

14

 Proposal Presentation

Proposal Reflection & Online Evaluations

Class Format

・この授業は全授業回を対面で実施します（同時配信・録画配信なし）。

Recommendations for Private Study

a) Refer to the course schedule to preview the day's lesson. You are expected to come to class prepared.
b) Be sure to complete any tasks assigned by your instructor the previous week.
c) You are responsible for any information you miss if absent.
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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

9 Weekly Tasks (6 points each) Meetings 2-10 (54 points or 54%)1 Original Product Idea (6 points) Meeting 6 (6 points or 6%)2 Proposal Preparation Tasks (5 points each) Meetings 11-12 (10 points or 10%)2 Proposal Evaluation Tasks (5 points each) Meetings 13-14 (10 points or 10%)1 Group Proposal (20 points for materials and presentation) Meetings 13-14 (20 points or 20%)

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

 A score of 0 for either the presentation materials section or presentation delivery section on your group proposal will result in an unsatisfactory grade ('F') for the course.

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

(1) At least 10 sessions of attendance are required for earning credit. 10回以上の出席を単位取得要件とします。
 
(2) In December, you will take the TOEIC® Listening & Reading IP Test (online) outside of class. Based on the test scores, points will be added or deducted from the regular scores of each English course you are taking in the fall semester as follows (No points will be added if any cheating or other dishonest behavior is detected even once). Add 5 points: 450 points or above (BA level)/550 points or above (IL level)/600 points or above (IH level)/700 points or above (AD level); Deduct 5 points: in case of non-participation or if the score is lower than 200 points.12月にTOEIC®Listening &Reading IPテスト（オンライン） を授業外で受験します。テストスコアに基づき、秋学期履修中の各英語科目の平常点に次のとおり加点・減点を行います（一度でも不正行為等があった場合は加点なし）。5点加点: 400点以上(BAレベル）/500点以上(ILレベル）/550点以上(IHレベル）/650点以上(ADレベル）; 5点減点：不受験の場合、および、スコアが200点未満だった場合。

Textbooks

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

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 (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

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