Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
31709:[2025 Spring]English 6 Discussion Skills(3A) § 31710:English 6 (3A) 2025 Spring Wed3 College　of　Science　and　Engineering PATTERSON Jesse 1

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Co-learning508

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

This course aims to develop students’ competence in both participating in and leading a small scientific research team. Firstly, students will focus on critical thinking skills while identifying the issues of an article, the author’s stance on those issues, and the supporting evidence for that stance. Secondly, students will practice oral skills including: 1) debate, discussion, and persuasion skills as part of the critical thinking skills above, 2) communication skills among members of a group, and 3) presentations skills in presenting a short report of findings to a small group and a poster presentation to a larger audience.Feedback will be provided during class and/or manaba+R.
【＋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:
 find articles related to their research and evaluate the usefulness and reliability of those articles
lead, participate in, and evaluate scientific research team discussions
create and deliver a short poster presentation based on a research article

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Unit 1

Unit Article Preparation

2

Unit 1

Discussion Presentations I

3

Unit 1

Discussion Presentations II

4

Unit 2

Unit Article Preparation

5

Unit 2

Discussion Presentations I

6

Unit 2

Discussion Presentations II

7

Unit 3

Unit Article Preparation

8

Unit 3

Discussion Presentations I

9

Unit 3

Discussion Presentations II

10

Quiz (Units 1-3)

Poster Presentation Workshop I

11

Poster Presentation Workshop II

12

Unit 1

Poster Presentations

13

Unit 2

Poster Presentations

14

Unit 3

Poster Presentations

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

Visit the Beyond Borders Plaza (BBP) on Central Arc 2F (https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/bbp/) to learn about interesting events and useful services for improving your English.
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.

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

In-class tasks 44% (4 points x 11) / Unit Article Discussion 18% (6 points x 3) / Poster Presentation 15% (15 points x 1) [NOTE: A score of 0 for your poster presentation will result in an unsatisfactory grade (F) for the course.] / Quiz 13% (13 points x 1) / Discussion Presentation Materials Preparation 10% (10 points x 1)

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

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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