Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
14519:[2025 Spring]English Listening and Pronunciation (JA) § 14520:English Listening and Pronunciation (JA) 2025 Spring Mon4 College　Of　Law HILLIS MARY EDNA 2

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

ZONSHINKAN　ZS206

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

The course is designed to help students improve both listening and pronunciation skills through a variety of communicative activities. Students will receive written and oral feedback on their classwork and assignments from their instructor in class and/or via Manaba+R.

Student Attainment Objectives

Improve listening, speaking, and notetaking skills
Identify, summarize, and discuss the main ideas and some details of a listening selection
Deliver presentations, with attention to specific aspects of pronunciation

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Course Orientation / Unit 1: Health

Course and student introductions
Review of vowels and consonants
Structured speaking and listening activities

2

Unit 1: Health

Review of vowels and consonants
Structured speaking and listening activities

3

Unit 1: Health

Review of vowels and consonants
Structured speaking and listening activities

4

Unit 1: Health

Review of vowels and consonants
Structured speaking and listening activities

5

Unit 2: Environment

Extensive Listening
Dividing speech into units
Structured listening, notetaking, and discussion activities

6

Unit 2: Environment

Contrasting information
Structured listening, notetaking, and discussion activities

7

Unit 2: Environment

Adding information
Structured listening, notetaking, and discussion activities

8

Unit 2: Environment

Series
Structured listening, notetaking, and discussion activities

9

Unit 3: Arts & Creativity

Extensive Listening
Structured listening, notetaking, and discussion activities

10

Unit 3: Arts & Creativity

Quoting and paraphrasing
Structured listening, notetaking, and discussion activities

11

Unit 3: Arts & Creativity

Quoting and paraphrasing
Structured listening, notetaking, and discussion activities

Presentation Skills

Presentation Skills【+R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照

12

Presentation Skills / Unit 3: Arts & Creativity

Structured listening, notetaking, and discussion activities
Review of presentation skills
Presentation preparation & practice

13

Course Review

Course Review
Student Presentations

14

Course Review

Course Review
Student Presentations

Class Format

この授業は全授業回を対⾯で実施します。
All class sessions will be face-to-face.

Recommendations for Private Study

Listen to a variety of genres

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

Quizzes and Test 30%
Presentation 20%
Homework / Extensive Listening 30%
Participation 20%

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Necessary materials will be distributed in class

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

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