Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
12636:[2025 Spring]IR18‐BC101 Intensive English I (RA) § 12637:RUIR-0901 Intensive English I(RA) 2025 Spring Thu5 College　Of　International　Relations IKEDA YOSHIKO 1

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

KOSHINKAN　KS207

Language

外国語教育科目

Course Outline and Method

【+R-Jugyo】
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Intensive English for International Studies is an elective course intended to meet the various needs of students who must increase their command of English to take Academic Skills courses and core program courses carried out in English or to prepare for study abroad as exchange students. IEIS I focuses on building vocabulary and reading comprehension through practicing the reading component of the IELTS/TOEFL exams. Students will learn reading skills and read texts with a variety of genres in common academic fields. Students will also practice reading short texts such as newspaper articles as well as long ones within a limited time in order to cope with major program courses carried out in English. Evaluation is conducted through class participation, homework assignments, and tests.

Student Attainment Objectives

1. Students will increase their vocabulary based on vocabulary used in the IELTS・TOEFL tests.
2. Students will be able to read short texts on a variety of academic topics and answer questions to demonstrate their comprehension of these readings.
3. Students will acquire a high-level command of English necessary for them to be enrolled in various courses in English offered by their majors.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Introductions

About the course
About IELTS/TOEFL reading
Getting to know each other

Weeks 2-3

IELTS Practice Tests 1-2

Short answer questions
Sentence completion
Vocabulary Quiz #1-2

Weeks 4

IELTS Practice Tests 3

20% of final grade
Review-1−3

Week 5-6

TOEFL Practice Test 4-5

Multiple choice questions
Vocabulary Quiz #3-4

Weeks 7

TOEFL Practice Tests ６

20% of final grade
Review 4-6

Weeks 8-9

IELTS Practice Tests 7-8

Matching information : headings
Vocabulary Quiz #5-6

Week 10

IELTS Practice Tests 9

20% of final grade
Review 7-9

Weeks 11-12

TOEFL Practice Tests10-11

Matching features
Vocabulary Qui #7-8

Week 13

 IELTS/TOEFL Final Tests-12

30% of final grade
Reviews of vocabulary and skills

Week 14

Reviews

Vocabulary and skills

Class Format

All classes are to be conducted face to face; however, in the case of an emergency, the instructor may elect to provide online (live-streamed) classes. If an instructor does conduct a live-streamed class, then the link will be posted on Manaba+R.

Recommendations for Private Study

Read as much as you can and practice reading quickly. for your other courses as well.

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

Practice Test ３: 20%
Practice Test ６ 20%
Final Test: 30%
Class Participation and Homework: 30%

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Your course materials will be informed by the instructor.

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 Comments

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