Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
35233:Study Skills 21 (C) 2024 Fall Fri1 College　Of　Economics WATANABE AKIKO 1

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Rarcadia405

Language

English/Japanese

Course Outline and Method

The emphasis of the English program is REACH which stands for Responsibility, Environment, Awareness, Collaboration, and Humanitarianism. Through opportunities of research and discussion of social issues, students will become more aware of responsibilities of global citizens. The goal of the Global Stream is to prepare students to study abroad as well as to be prepared to use English in academic and working environments. In Study Skills 21, 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.
The level of this class is IM (intermediate).

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

Study Skills 11

Course Schedule

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

Class Introduction. Course Preparation. Unit 6 [Health and Medicine] Animals and Medicine/ Skills ① Indetifying pros and cons ② Predicting, understanding the main idea(s) and details, understanding pronoun references

Reading 1: The Snake Chaser

2

Unit 6 [Health and Medicine] Animals and Medicine/ Skills ① Understanding metaphors and similes ② Reflecting, evaluating, inferring meaning, synthesizing

Reading 1: The Snake Chaser, Video: The Frog Licker

3

Unit 6 [Health and Medicine] Animals and Medicine/ Skills ① Identifying pros and cons ② Predicting, understanding the main idea(s) and details, understanding pronoun references, Unit 7 [Earth Science] Nature's Fury/ Skills ① Identifying sequences ② Predicting, understanding main ideas and details, understanding cause and effect, interpreting maps, understanding a process

Reading 2: A Haven for Chimps, Reading 1: When Tornadoes Strike

4

Unit 6 Quiz/ Unit 7 [Earth Science] Nature's Fury/ Skills ① Identifying sequences ② Predicting, understanding main ideas and details, understanding cause and effect, interpreting maps, understanding a process

Reading 1: When Tornadoes Strike, Video: Lightening

5

Unit 7 [Earth Science] Nature's Fury/ Skills ① Identifying sequences ② Predicting, understanding main ideas and details, understanding cause and effect, interpreting maps, understanding a process

Reading 2: Wildfires!

6

Unit 7 Quiz/ Unit 8 {Architecture/ Archaeology] Building Wonders/ Skills ① Identifying relevant information ② Predicting, understanding main idea(s) and details, matching, scanning, identifying evidence

Reading 1: Unfinishied Masterpiece

7

Unit 8 {Architecture/ Archaeology] Building Wonders/ Skills ① Identifying relevant information ② Predicting, understanding main idea(s) and details, matching, scanning, identifying evidence

Reading 1: Unfinished Masterpiece, Video: A Darnig Design

8

Midterm Exam, Unit 8 {Architecture/ Archaeology] Building Wonders/ Skills ① Interpreting quotes ② Reflecting, synthesizing, evaluating an argument

Reading 2: Amazing Structures

9

Unit 8 Quiz/ Unit 9 [Life Science] Form and Function/ Skills ① Identifying theories ② Predicting, Understanding the main idea, identifying details

Reading 1: What Are Feathers For?

10

Unit 9 [Life Science] Form and Function/ Skills ① Identifying theories ② Predicting, Understanding the main idea, identifying details

Reading 1: What Are Feathers For?, Viedo: Flying Reptiles

11

Unit 9 [Life Science] Form and Function/ Skills ① Evaluating evidence ② Inferring meaning, applying, synthesizing

Reading 2: Design by Nature

12

Unit 9 Quiz/ Unit 10 [Business] Smart Advice/ Skills ① Taking Notes ② Predicting, understanding the main idea and details, identifying sequences, applying, identifying opinions

Reading 1: Turning ideas into Reality

13

Unit 10 [Business] Smart Advice/ Skills ① Taking Notes ② Predicting, understanding the main idea and details, identifying sequences, applying, identifying opinions

Reading 1: Turning ideas into Reality, Video: The Community Builder

14

Unit 10 [Business] Smart Advice/ Skills ① Applying an idea to a new context ② Inferring, synthesiing, inferring meaning

Reading 2: Lessons in Business

15

Unit 10 Quiz/ Final exam and review of the exam

Review of the course and beyond

Class Format

All classes will be conducted in person.

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% ExtraWork

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 Second half of the book

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

The textbook will be used almost every class. Most of the classroom activities and assignment will be based on the book.

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

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