Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
52183:[2025 Spring]English Reading 1(F) 2025 Spring Tue3 College　Of　Business　Administration TACHIBANA CHIHIRO 1

Campus

OIC

Class Venue

AS262

Language

English / Japanese

Course Outline and Method

This course focuses on the development of students' reading ability of English. Students will be exposed to a variety of text types and learn efficient reading skills, such as predicting, skimming and scanning. This course especially focuses on identifying main ideas of the passages so that students can adjust themselves to the more academic way of studying expected in the following semesters. Every unit of the textbook has two chapters, each of which includes the core reading passages together with exercises and activities for developing students' vocabulary. The first half of the textbook will be taught in R1.
Throughout the semester, students will receive feedback on in-class activities and assignments from the instructor in order to develop their abilities.
【＋R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照（第1回で実施予定）

Student Attainment Objectives

・to gain the ability to read quickly and accurately
・to build up vocabulary
・to learn more about the cultural backgrounds of modern societies in the world

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Introduction and warm-up exercises

Course Aims and Objectives, Grading Policies <VOD class>

2

Unit 1: Travel

Chapter 1: Travel and Technology

3

Unit 1: Travel

Chapter 2: Selling India's Rainy Season

4

Unit 2: Fashion

Chapter 1: The Color of Fashion <Zoom class>

5

Unit 2: Fashion Chapter

2: Reality TV: Good or Bad for Fashion?

6

Unit 3: Disappearing Animals

Chapter 1: Endangered Species

7

Unit 3: Disappearing Animals

Chapter 2: Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth?

8

Unit 4: Big Money

Chapter 1: What Does a Million Dollars Buy? <Zoom class>

9

Unit 4: Big Money

Chapter 2: Lottery Winners: Rich. . . but Happy?

10

Unit 5: Celebrations Around the World

Chapter 1: Wedding Customs

11

Unit 5: Celebrations Around the World

Chapter 2: Travel Diary: Yanshuei Fireworks Festival

12

Unit 6: It's a Mystery!

Chapter 1: The “Lost World” of South America

13

Unit 6: It's a Mystery!

Chapter 2: Is “Spontaneous Human Combustion” Possible?

14

Review : Fluency Strategy, Fluency Practice

Review and Feedback

Class Format

This class will be conducted face-to-face for 12 weeks, and via Zoom for 2 weeks (Weeks 4 & 8)

Recommendations for Private Study

Students must do preparation for each class. They must take in-class quizzes and submit assignments.

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

Active Participation (20%)/Quizzes and assignments (80%)

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Regular attendance and active participation are expected from all students. Students need to attend more than 10 class sessions to pass the course.

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Active Skills for Reading 3 Neil J. Anderson Cengage Learning 978-1-133-30806-5 秋学期に同じテキストを使用します

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Please make sure you purchase the designated textbook and bring it every week since you will not be able to complete the course without it.

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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