Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
35157:Study Skills 11 (O) 2023 Spring Tue3 College　Of　Economics TAKEDA RIKA 1

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Ad-seminario209

Language

Language

Course Outline and Method

The emphasis of the English program is REACH which stands for Responsibility, Environment, Awareness, Collaboration, and Humanitarianism. The English Stream is to prepare students to be aware of differing cultures, to become more responsible and collaborative with others through using English. The goal of this stream is to prepare students to use English in social and working environments.
In Study Skills 11, students practice reading passages of a variety of topics with a purpose of acquiring reading and critical thinking skills. They are supposed to read effectively and thoroughly the assigned passages using background knowledge, reading strategies, and appropriate tools (e.g., dictionaries). Based on the information they get from reading, they work on learning activities such as listing key points, preparing a summary, making visual organizers, pointing out issues, classifying claims, offering extra explanations, and sharing their own (critical) views in class. You are supposed to prepare for each class, submit assignments, and take quizzes and exams in accordance with your teacher’s instruction. Your teacher will provide feedback in the physical classroom or on manaba+R, depending on the activity.
この授業は対面で実施します。

Student Attainment Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
・understand English passages using background knowledge, dictionaries, and/or peer support
・use important reading strategies such as predicting, scanning and skimming for quick responses
・identify the main idea, details, and examples, and also distinguish fact from opinion
・take notes and make graphic organizers to reconstruct the content in your own ways
・use the information you read to look at an issue from different angles and present your own views

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Class Introduction. Course Preparation. Unit 1 [Health Science/ Sociology] Happiness/ Skills: ①Identifying the main idea ② Predicting, understanding the main idea and details

Reading 1: Is There a Recipe for Happiness?

2

Unit 1 [Health Science/ Sociology] Happiness/ Skills: ①Identifying the main idea ② Predicting, understanding the main idea and details

Reading 1: Is There a Recipe for Happiness?, Video: Longevity Leaders

3

Unit 1 [Health Science/ Sociology] Happiness/ Skills: ① Inferring meaning from context ② Justifying your opinion, synthesizing, reflecting, Unit 2 [Technology] Inventive Solutions: / Skills: ① Identifying details ② Predicting, understanding the main idea(s) and details, identifying details

Unit 1 Quiz/ Reading 2: Four Keys to Happiness, Reading 1 The Power of Creativity

4

Unit 2 [Technology] Inventive Solutions: / Skills: ① Identifying details ② Predicting, understanding the main idea(s) and details, identifying details

Reading 1: The Power of Creativity, Video: Solar Solutions

5

Unit 2 [Technology] Inventive Solutions: / Skills: ① Analyzing problems and solutions ② Analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating

Reading 2: Big Ideas, Little Packages

6

Unit 2 Quiz/ Unit 3 [Communications/ Sociology] Connected Lives/ Skills ① Taking notes ② Predicting, understanding the main idea(s) and details, identifying details, understanding process, sequencing

Reading 1: The Power of Crowds

7

Unit 3 [Communications/ Sociology] Connected Lives/ Skills ① Taking notes ② Predicting, understanding the main idea(s) and details, identifying details, understanding process, sequencing

Reading 1: The Power of Crowds, Video: Citizen Scientists

8

Midterm Exam, Unit 3 [Communications/ Sociology] Connected Lives/ Skills ① Making inferences ② Reflecting, analyzing

Reading 2: Internet Island

9

Unit 3 Quiz/ Unit 4 [Environmental Science] Saving Our Seas / Skills ① Interpreting visual information ② Predicting, understanding the main idea(s), understanding a process, identifying problems and solutions, identifying opinions

Reading 1: Where Have All the Fish Gone?

10

Unit 4 [Environmental Science] Saving Our Seas / Skills ① Interpreting visual information ② Predicting, understanding the main idea(s), understanding a process, identifying problems and solutions, identifying opinions

Reading 1: Where Have All the Fish Gone?, Video: Saving Bluefin Tuna

11

Unit 4 [Environmental Science] Saving Our Seas / Skills ① Evaluating an argument ② Synthesizing, reflecting

Reading 2: What We Eat Makes a Difference

12

Unit 4 Quiz/ Unit 5 [Psychology/ Biology] Memory and Learning / Skills ① Identifying cause and effect ② Predicting, understanding the main idea(s) and details, classifying, understanding a process

Reading 1: The Art of Memory

13

Unit 5 [Psychology/ Biology] Memory and Learning / Skills ① Identifying cause and effect ② Predicting, understanding the main idea(s) and details, classifying, understanding a process

Reading 1: The Art of Memory, Video: House of Cards

14

Unit 5 [Psychology/ Biology] Memory and Learning / Skills ① Applying a method of internalization ② Reflecting, Synthesizing

Reading 2: Sleep and Memory

15

Unit 5 Quiz/ Final exam and review of the exam

Review of the course and beyond

Class Format

BCP停止の場合は、BCPレベル0～2の記載どおりに授業が行われます。
During the suspension period of BCP, classes will be as described in BCP levels 0-2.

【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コースでお知らせします。

 
【BCPレベル3～4の場合】
・すべての授業をメディア(Zoom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コースでお知らせします。

Recommendations for Private Study

For every class, you have reading assignments due. Be sure to read all assigned texts and work on tasks before we discuss them in class. You are expected to come to class prepared.
When you read at home, use your dictionaries, take notes and underline in your book, and then come to class ready to ask questions in class.
You are responsible for any information you miss when absent.
Use the audio recording of the texts to enhance your learning.

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 quizzes and homework, including MyELT/30% Midterm and Final Exams/10% Extra work

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Active participation in all class activities is required. You are supposed to bring your textbook to every class.
Have fun reading in English.

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Pathways Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking 2 Second Edition Laurie Blass & Mari Vargo Cengage Learning 978-1-337-62511-1 First half of the book

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:https://secure.ritsumei.ac.jp/students/pathways-future/course/curriculum.html/