Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
12653:[2025 Fall]IR18‐BC106 Intensive English VI (RB) 2025 Fall Fri5 College　Of　International　Relations FABBRETTI MATTEO 1

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

RYOYUKAN　RY201

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

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The aim of IEIS VI, similar to IEIS III, is to increase students' command of general academic English in the areas of writing and grammar. Students will gain practice and confidence in manipulating the basic building blocks of successful writing at the sentence, paragraph and textual level. In class, students will study argument structure, thesis and support, discuss writing strategies appropriate to their context and analyze common errors occurring in their work. Students will also gain practice with a variety of test-related genres such as independent vs. integrated writing, descriptions of graphs and tables, as well as opinion essays.

Student Attainment Objectives

1. Students will have the ability to express opinions and report information about topics in clear and coherent sentences.
2. Students will have the ability to comprehend the main ideas, supporting information and examples from academic course lectures.
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

Introduction to Intensive English

Course Introduction
Self-introduction

2

Unit 1

Punctuation, word order, writing comparison paragraphs

3

Unit 2

Avoiding generalisations, essay structure

4

Unit 3

Stating opinions, writing an introduction

5

Unit 4

Analysing essay questions, writing a conclusion

6

Unit 5

Cause and effect, evaluating ideas, writing a topic sentence

7

Preparation for midterm essay

Choosing a topic, narrowing down a topic, types of sources, hypotheses

8

Unit 6

Giving reasons, writing supporting sentences

9

Unit 7

Making predictions, listing advantages and disadvantages

10

Unit 8

Prepositional phrases, counter-arguments, writing a balanced opinion essay

11

Unit 9

Understanding and interpreting visual information, explaining data

12

Unit 10

Passive, writing a description of a process

13

Preparation for final essay

Choosing a topic, narrowing down a topic, types of sources, hypotheses

14

Wrap-up and essay submission

Essay submission

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 provided that the maximum number of online classes remains 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

(1) Be responsible for your owning learning (Responsibility/Self Management);
(2) Keep up with the assignments and do not fall behind (Meeting the deadline/Time Management);
(3) Read (understand) the designated readings in the textbook thoroughly (Preview).
(4) Make vocabulary notes and terminology notes (Organizing Skills).
(5) Make notes on quotes that you do not understand, and form questions or explain why you find it difficult to understand or unsure in 2-3 sentences. (Preview, Critical Thinking Skills)
(6) Type/copy quotes from the reading that either you are interested or you really disagree with. (Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Communication Skills)

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

30% In-class participation and preparation
20% Homework assignments
20% Midterm essay
30% Final essay

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Unlock Level 3 Reading, Writing, & Critical Thinking Student's Book with Digital Pack 2nd ed. Westbrook, Carolyn/ Baker, Lida Westbrook, Carolyn/ Baker, Lida ISBN: 978-1-00-903140-0

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）,Other (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

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