Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
12650:[2025 Fall]IR18‐BC105 Intensive English V (RB) 2025 Fall Wed5 College　Of　International　Relations WARD DALE JOHN 1

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

KOSHINKAN　KS202

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

【+R-Jugyo】
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Intensive English V helps student focus intensively on the communicative and academic skills involved in preparation for approved standardized tests. Note-taking skills are developed to solidify comprehension and to promote confidence in speaking. Students provide answers orally on key information from listening texts. Students synthesize information they have engaged with in reading and convey this information in their own words. The objectives include the ability to express opinions and report information about a given topic in clear, coherent sentences, as well as the ability to comprehend the main ideas, supports, and examples from academic course lectures and to take notes accordingly. Students will be made to understand that their own extensive self-study outside the classroom is essential for progress in listening and speaking skills. Formative evaluation is made through class participation, including small quizzes and assignments.

Student Attainment Objectives

1. Students will have the ability to express opinions and report information about a given topic in clear, coherent sentences.

2. Students will have the ability to comprehend the main ideas, supports, and examples from academic course lectures and to take notes accordingly.

3. Students will learn how to apply skills from this course in various fields of interest within International Studies.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

+R assignment

Students will watch a short course introduction video and answer some questions.

2

 Unit 1: Relationships

Exam skills:
 - speaking about your family (for IELTS speaking task 1)
 - multiple choice (for IELTS listening)
Learning strategies:
 - answering a question and extending your answer
 - identifying speakers; listening for numbers
Language focus:
 - adjective-noun colloc

3

Unit 2: Places and buildings

Exam skills:
 - speaking about your hometown (for speaking task 1)
 - short answer questions (for listening)
Learning strategies:
 - checking for accuracy
 - understanding categories
Language focus:
 - uses of present simple / present perfect / past simple
 - vocabulary for describing a town

4

 Practice test 1

IELTS Listening practice test +
Speaking task 1: practice with feedback

5

 Unit 3: Education and employment

Exam skills:
 - speaking about work and study (for speaking tasks 1 and 2)
 - sentence completion (for listening)
Learning strategies:
 - organizing your talks; using the headings in questions
 - identifying keywords; following conversation
Language focus:
 - adjectives

6

Unit 4: Food and drink

Exam skills:
 - talking about food and meals (for speaking tasks 1 and 2)
 - classification and matching (for listening)
Learning strategies:
 - expressing opinions
 - using preparation time and organizing a talk
 - synonyms and paraphrasing
Language focus:
 - vocabulary for food and cooking
 - count and non-count nouns

7

 Practice test 2

Exam skills:
 - describing a shop (for IELTS speaking task 2)
 - multiple choice (for listening part 2)
Learning strategies:
 - developing ideas in task 2
 - identifying distractors
 - recognizing paraphrasing and synonyms
Language focus:
 - identifying places
 - effective intonation

8

 Unit 5: Consumerism

Exam skills:
 - describing a shop (for IELTS speaking task 2)
 - multiple choice (for listening part 2)
Learning strategies:
 - developing ideas in task 2
 - identifying distractors
 - recognizing paraphrasing and synonyms
Language focus:
 - identifying places
 - effective intonation

9

 Unit 6: Leisure time

Exam skills:
 - talking about sports and hobbies (for speaking task 2)
 - labeling a map (for listening part 2)
Learning strategies:
 - extending your talk and dealing with follow-up questions
 - finding places on a map
 - recognizing distractors
Language focus:
 - prepositions
 - describing experiences

10

Practice test 3


IELTS Listening practice test +
Speaking task 2: practice with feedback

11

 Unit 7: Fame and the media

Exam skills:
 - talking about fame and the media (for speaking task 3)
 - flow-chart completion (for listening part 4)
Learning strategies:
 - linking ideas; analysis of differences
 - predicting answers
 - dealing with technical and scientific language
Language focus:
 - linking words
 - vocabulary for giving reasons

12

Unit 8: Natural world

Exam skills:
 - talking about the natural world (for speaking tasks 2 and 3)
 - note completion (for listening part 4)
Learning strategies:
 - developing answers for task 3
 - using headings as hints; signposting words
Language focus:
 - vocabulary for the natural world
 - language for giving examples
 - language for giving reasons

13

 Practice test 4

IELTS Listening practice test +
Speaking task 2: practice with feedback

14

 Wrap-up and Review

 Wrap-up and Review

General test preparation
  - dealing with nerves

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. Please note that the maximum number of online classes must be less than 1/2 of the total number of classes for the specified course. If an instructor does conduct a live-streamed class, then the link will be posted on Manaba+R.

Recommendations for Private Study

A variety of online sources for online listening practice will be introduced in class. Students will be expected to spend several hours each week improving their listening skills.

For raising your general English ability, extensive reading (多読) and extensive listening (多聴) are highly recommended for self-study.

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

Manaba assignment: 30%
    • Based on the textbook. There will be 8 assignments.
    • 1 assignment for each chapter.

Class + Manaba "Forums" participation: 10%

IELTS practice test 1: 15%
IELTS practice test 2: 15%
IELTS practice test 3: 15%
IELTS practice test 4: 15%

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Mindset for IELTS Student's Book Level 1 Greg Archer, Joanna Kosta, et al. Cambridge University Press 9781009280297

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

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 (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

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