KIC/KIC

ZONSHINKAN　ZS308/ZONSHINKAN　ZS308

Language

Students in this activity-oriented, integrated-skills course shall be inspired as entry-level members of the academic community and become an independent learner of and through English. More specifically, students shall build onto their communicative English proficiency and acquire the skills listed as “Student Attainment Objectives".
Feedback on quizzes and assignments will be given in-class and/or via manaba+R.

(1) Listening
- Can understand straightforward factual information about common everyday or job related topics, identifying both general messages and specific details, provided speech is clearly articulated in a generally familiar accent.
- Can catch the main points in TV programmes on familiar topics when the delivery is relatively slow and clear.
(2) Reading
- Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects related to his or her field and interest with a satisfactory level of comprehension.
- Can identify the main conclusions in clearly signalled argumentative texts.
(3) Spoken interaction
- Can enter unprepared into conversation of familiar topics, express personal opinions and exchange information on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events).
(4) Spoken production
- Can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions, plans and actions.
(5) Writing
- Can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects within his or her field of interest, by linking a series of shorter discrete elements into a linear sequence.

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors)	Theme
	Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
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	【+R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照
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All class sessions will be face-to-face.

Reading the news online is a good way to increase your vocabulary and grammatical structures. Recommended sites include CNN and BBC.

Read short books such as Catcher In The Rye.

Kind	Percentage	Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)
Report Examination (A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)
Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　 (Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)	100	Continuous Assessment

Students are required to attend at least two thirds of the classes.

Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN Code	Comment
Life 3 (American English), Second Edition, Student Book with Web App			978-1-33-790564-0

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

Students who do not successfully complete this course are required undertake the relevant credit recovery classes.

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