Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
14156:English Listening and Pronunciation (JD) § 14157:English Listening and Pronunciation (JD) 2023 Fall Tue3 College　Of　Law RADMALL ADAM CHRISTOPHER 2

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

ZONSHINKAN　ZS404

Language

Japanese

Course Outline and Method

This course is designed to improve students’ listening, pronunciation and speaking skills. Students will learn to focus and improve on key skill areas in listening, pronunciation, and speaking through textbook exercises and authentic sources of English through films, TV commercials, video clips, and lectures. Students in this course will complete film and TV commercial recording projects with important detail to pronunciation. Students will also engage in communicatively focused activities. In principle, classes will be held face to face.

Student Attainment Objectives

1. Improve listening, speaking, and pronunciation skills
2. Identify and use different English speech techniques with a focus on stress, intonation, rhythm, and tone
3. Complete film and TV commercial recordings with detail to accurate pronunciation, rhythm, and tone.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Course Introduction and policies

Unit 1: Vowel and Word Stress
Students will do self introductions and discuss the importance of pronunciation in English.
Students will learn about vowels and vowel rules and relative vowel sounds

2

Unit 1: Vowel and Word Stress

Students will learn about word stress and vowel length and rules for stress
Students will engage in extensive listening through video clips and group discussion activities concerning their content.

3

Unit 1: Vowel and Word Stress

Students will learn about word stress and vowel clarity and contrasting clear vowels.
Students will watch examples of video clips and use of pronunciation and word stress in films and discuss their content.
Students will get into groups and begin a voice-recording project with a focus on pronunciation, word stress, tone, and rhythm.

4

Unit 1: Vowel and Word Stress

Students will learn about word stress patterns and stress rules.
Students will continue working on a group voice-recording project and engage in peer discussion and feedback.

5

Unit 1 Review on Vowel and Word Stress

Students will engage in extensive listening for examples to discuss and analyze focus and content words.
Students will continue working on a group voice-recording project and engage in peer discussion and feedback.

6

Unit 1 Test on Vowel and Word Stress
Unit 2: Sentence Focus

Students will learn about focus and content words.
Students will present their group voice recordings and give peer feedback and discussions on pronunciation, tone, word stress, and rhythm.

7

Unit 2: Sentence Focus

Students will learn about focus and structure words.
Students will learn about how to deemphasize structure words and listen to and discuss about examples.

8

Unit 2: Sentence Focus

Students will learn about listening for and using focus rules in conversations. Students will complete structured listening and speaking activities.

9

Unit 2: Sentence Focus

Students will learn about emphasizing structure words.
Students will do listening and discussions about TV commercials and their pronunciation and structure words.

10

Unit 2 Test
Unit 3: Consonants

Students will learn about consonants and stops
Students will get into groups and begin a TV commercial project about a product using correct pronunciation.

11

Unit 3: Consonants

Students will continue learn about voicing
Students will continue working in groups on a TV commercial project while giving peer feedback and discussions

12

Unit 3: Consonants

Students will learn about sibilants
Students will do extensive listening and discussions.
Students will continue working in groups on a TV commercial project while giving peer feedback and discussions

13

Unit 3 Constants Review
Unit 4: Thought Groups

Students will review consonants, sibilants, and learn about thought groups
Students will continue working in groups on a TV commercial project while giving peer feedback and discussions

14

Unit 3 Test
Unit 4 Thought Groups

Students will present their TV commercial projects and give peer feedback
Students will prepare for a sales talk presentation about their TV commercials

15

Unit 4 Review

Students will review thought groups
Students will give a sales talk presentation about their TV commercials using correct pronunciation.

Class Format

BCP停止の場合は、BCPレベル0～2の記載どおりに授業が行われます。
During the suspension period of BCP, classes will be as described in BCP levels 0-2.

【BCP レベル 1～2 の場合】
 ・この授業は全授業回を対面で実施します。
・授業詳細については、授業科目の manaba＋R でお知らせします。
・新型コロナウィルスに関わり、既往症や基礎疾患等により対面授業に出席できない方は、あらかじめ担当教員に申請してください。必要に応じて、Zoomによる同時配信、録画データ配信などを行います。

【BCP レベル 3～4 の場合】
 ・すべての授業をメディア（Zoomやmanaba+R）を利用して実施します。
・授業方法の詳細は、授業科目の manaba＋R でお知らせします。

Recommendations for Private Study

Be sure to prepare each unit of the textbook before class and to review it again after class.

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

Presentations and Tests 30% Recordings and Projects 30%
Homework 20% Active Participation 20%

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Students who receive permission to attend via Zoom must have their video turned on at all times in order to be considered in attendance and must speak during Zoom breakout sessions in order to receive class participation points. Coming to class late will affect participation points.

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Clear Speech Student's Book with Integrated Digital Learning, 4th ed. Judy B. Gilbert Cambridge 978-1-108-65933-8

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

The textbook will be used every week

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

Syllabus is subject to change during the semester.
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