Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
14618:[2025 Fall]EnglishⅡ(Intermediate) (15) 2025 Fall Tue1,Thu2 College　Of　Law TEGLER GARY WEAVER 2

Campus

KIC/KIC

Class Venue

ZONSHINKAN　ZS309/ZONSHINKAN　ZS309

Language

Language

Course Outline and Method

Students in this activity-oriented, integrated-skills course shall be inspired as entry-level members of the academic community and become an independent learner of and through English. More specifically, students shall build onto their communicative English proficiency and acquire the skills listed as “Student Attainment Objectives".
Feedback on quizzes and assignments will be given in-class and/or via manaba+R.

Student Attainment Objectives

(1) Listening
- Can understand straightforward factual information about common everyday or job related topics, identifying both general messages and specific details, provided speech is clearly articulated in a generally familiar accent.
- Can catch the main points in TV programmes on familiar topics when the delivery is relatively slow and clear.
(2) Reading
- Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects related to his or her field and interest with a satisfactory level of comprehension.
- Can identify the main conclusions in clearly signalled argumentative texts.
(3) Spoken interaction
- Can enter unprepared into conversation of familiar topics, express personal opinions and exchange information on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events).
(4) Spoken production
- Can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions, plans and actions.
(5) Writing
- Can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects within his or her field of interest, by linking a series of shorter discrete elements into a linear sequence.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
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Class Format

All class sessions will be face-to-face.

Recommendations for Private Study

Students should spend at least an hour a day studying the latest grammar and vocabulary from the textbook. Whenever possible they should attend the bilingual seminars given at Beyond Borders Plaza.

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

Tests and quizzes will be 50% of your grade. Class participation will be the other 50%. This means how well you participate in class discussions and answer the teacher's questions.

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Students are required to attend at least two thirds of the classes.

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Life 3 (American English), Second Edition, Student Book with Web App 978-1-33-790564-0

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 Comments

Students who do not successfully complete this course are required undertake the relevant credit recovery classes.
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