Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
31989:Comprehensive Skills 1 (SC) 2022 Spring Fri4 College　Of　Economics YAMAMOTO YUMI 1

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Rarcadia404

Language

English/Japanese

Course Outline and Method

The emphasis of the English program is REACH which stands for Responsibility, Environment, Awareness, Collaboration, and Humanitarianism. In Dual Language course, you are to learn another foreign language in addition to English. You take two English courses in each semester. As the name of this course suggests, this course is designed so that you can develop your reading, listening, writing, speaking skills along with vocabulary and grammar, but the main focus is on developing reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar because listening and speaking skills are covered by Communication Skills 1. Each unit provides reading, writing and grammar activities, and through these activities you can brush up your skills. You are supposed to prepare each class, submit assignment, and take quizzes and exams in accordance with your teacher’s instruction. Your teacher will provide feedback in the physical classroom, on manaba+R.

Student Attainment Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
・understand the basic structure of a paragraph
・identify main ideas and supporting details
・take notes
・distinguish facts from opinions

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Orientation, Unit 1 Sports and Obsession

Warm Up, Focus on the Topics

2-

Unit 1 Sports and Obsession

Focus on Reading: Reading 1

3-

Unit 1 Sports and Obsession

Focus on Reading: Reading 2

4-

Unit 1 Sports and Obsession

Focus on Writing

5

Unit 2 The Consequnce of Fraud

Focus on the Topic, Focus on Reading: Reading 1

6-

Unit 2 The Consequnce of Fraud

Focus on Reading: Reading 2

7-

Unit 2 The Consequnce of Fraud

Focus on Writing

8-

Unit 3 Expoloring the Red Planet

Midterm Exam, Focus on the Topic

9

Unit 3 Expoloring the Red Planet

Focus on Reading: Reading 1

10

Unit 3 Expoloring the Red Planet

Focus on Reading: Reading 2

11

Unit 3 Expoloring the Red Planet

Focus on Writing

12

Unit 4 Language and Power

Focus on the Topic, Focus on Reading: Reading 1

13

Unit 4 Language and Power

Focus on Reading: Reading 2

14

Unit 4 Language and Power

Focus on Writing

15

Wrap Up

Final Exam

Class Format

【BCPレベル1～2の場合】
・この授業は全授業回を対面で実施します。
・授業詳細については、授業科目のmanaba＋Rでお知らせします。
・新型コロナウィルスに関わり、既往症や基礎疾患等により対面授業に出席できない方は、あらかじめ担当教員に申請してください。必要に応じて対面授業のライブ配信や録画データのストリーミング配信などを行います。
 
【BCPレベル3～4の場合】
・すべての授業をメディア（ライブ配信が基本）を利用して実施します。
・授業方法の詳細は、授業科目のmanaba＋Rでお知らせします。

Recommendations for Private Study

Students are expected to:
- check announcements from the instructor posted in the Course News.
- come to class prepared.
- work on assignment and submit by the deadline.
- attend real-time classes on Zoom (or other services specified by the instructor).
- ask questions and make comments through the Threaded Discussion Forum on manaba+R.

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 My English Lab)/30% Midterm & Final Exams /10% Extra Work

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Active participation in class activities is required. Participation includes in-class activities, activities via manaba+R (reading course news, turning in assignments, contributing to discussions on the bulletin board), My English Lab and other methods required by the teacher. Contact your teacher early if you have any problem due to the current COVID situation. Please remember you are responsible for any information you miss if you are absent. Keep track of when your assignments are due: no (and late) submission will lower your grade.

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
North Star 3 Reading and Writing, Fifth Edition Laurie Barton, Carolyn Dupaquier Pearson 978-0-13-523263-7 Use only the first half of the textbook

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

【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】
URL:http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp//students/pathways-future/course/curriculum.html