Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
14286:English Reading Seminar 2（Credit Recovery） (LB) § 14287:English Reading Seminar 2（Credit Recovery） (ZB) 2024 Fall Mon5 College　Of　Social　Sciences,College　Of　Letters TAKEMA YUMIKO 1

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

KEIMEIKAN KM201

Language

English / Japanese

Course Outline and Method

必修英語単位回復のための週１回の授業です。この授業では90分の前半で、VOA や CNN のニューズ・メディアを通して英語の基礎技術とボキャブラリーを補足しつつ、メディアリテラシーや政治など、さまざまな分野にわたって英語で知識を学んでいきます。後半は、神話や伝説などの簡単な英語で書かれた古典を読み、レトリックや文学的な英語の読み方を学びます。

Student Attainment Objectives

大学生として必要な最低限度の英語運用能力をつける。
英語学習のコツをつかみ、自立した英語学習者となる。
英語を使って世界でおこっている事象を理解できるようにする。
英語を使って世界の多様な歴史や文化をまなび理解できる力をつける。

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Warmup VOA 1: BTS
Class Guidance: Cornell Method, Touch Typing, Parts of Speech

Skills: Note-taking Skills - Cornell Method, Touch Typing, Parts of Speech, Sentence Patterns
Keywords: inclusion, diversity, representation

2

Warmup VOA 2: Twitter
World News 1: Archeologgy / Abortion Ban
Presidential Election 1

Keywords: disinformation, misinformation, three branches of government

3

Warmup VOA 3: Sardine
World News 2: Same-sex Marriage / Space Project
Presidential Election 2

Keywords: phenomenon, cabinet

4

Warmup VOA 4: Supply Chain
World News 3: Russia / Whaling
Presidential Election 3

Keywords: supply chain, Republican Party, Democratic Party

5

Warmup VOA 5: The U.K.
World News 4: India / Gender
Presidential Election 4

Keywords: monarchy, prime minister, types of government

6

Warmup VOA 6: Barbados
World News 5: Madeleine Albright / ISS
Presidential Election 5

Keywords: republic, president, U.S. presidential election exit poll 1

7

Warmup VOA 7: Hong Kong
World News 6: BLM / Coronavirus
Presidential Election 6

Keywords: one country two systems, U.S. presidential election exit poll 2

8

1st Examination & Review

9

Warmup VOA 8: Anonymous
World News 7: Campaign / Action
OT 1 - Creation

Keywords: journalism, signed article, monotheism, polytheism

10

Warmup VOA 9: Taiwan
World News 8: Symbols / Representation
OT 2 - Adam's Line

Keywords: military, Civil War, white supremacy

11

Warmup VOA 10: Ukraine
World News 9: South Asia
OT 3 - Ten Commandments

Keywords: refugees, Exodus

12

Warmup VOA 11: Lebanon
World News 10: Social Media / Elections
NT 1 - The Magi

Keywords: ammonium nitrate, Gospel

13

Warmup VOA 12: Remains
World News 11: Issey Miyake / Nuclear-Fusion
NT 2 - On the Sabbath Day

Keywords: Francisco Franco's remains, nuclear fission and nuclear fusion, fundamentalism

14

Warmup VOA 13: Statues
World News 12: DNA / Sushi terrorism
NT 3 - Revelation

Keywords: Civil War, Confederate monuments and symbols, apocalypse, revelation

15

2nd Examination and Review

Class Format

All classes are to be conducted face to face.

Recommendations for Private Study

教材や授業の進め方、またテキストや参考資料については、初回のクラスガイダンスで詳しく説明があります。

Grade Evaluation Method

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

Grand Examination 1 - 35%
Grand Examination 2 - 35%
Quizzes and Assignments - 15%
Active Participation - 15%

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

単位回復授業であるため、この科目の成績評価はCかFのみである。

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

この授業では教科書を購入する必要はありません。初回の授業でハンドアウトをお渡しします。またマナバ「コンテンツ」からもダウンロードできます。

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

Other Comments

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