Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
14624:[2025 Fall]EnglishⅡ(Pre-intermediate) (21) 2025 Fall Tue1,Thu2 College　Of　Law SHELLEY JOHN 2

Campus

KIC/KIC

Class Venue

ZONSHINKAN　ZS403/ZONSHINKAN　ZS403

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
- Be able to understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated.
- Be able to identify the main point of TV news items reporting events, accidents, etc. where the visual supports the commentary.
(2) Reading
- Be able to understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high-frequency everyday or job-related language.
- Be able to identify specific information in simpler written material he/she encounters such as letters, brochures and short newspaper articles describing events.
(3) Spoken interaction
- Be able to interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary.
(4) Spoken production
- Be able too give a simple description or presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes, etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.
(5) Written production
- Be able to write very short, basic descriptions of events, past activities and personal experiences.
- Be able to write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like and, but, and because.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
Unit 7: Journeys

NOTE: This schedule may change depending on the speed of the class. Please check Course News on the weekend and before each class day for information from your instructor.on homework and other assignments.


In this unit: travel language / comparatives and superlatives

September 30: Class Introduction, Vocabulary activity
October 2: Animal Journeys
October 7: The deepest place on earth
October 9: Visit Colombia!
October 14: The End of the Road
October 16: test on Unit 7

Unit 8: Appearance

In this unit: appearance, time, and money vocabulary / simple and continuous present tenses
 

October 21: Global Fashion
October 23: People at Festivals
October 28: Pink and Blue
October 30: The Photos of Reinier Gerritsen
November 4: test on Unit 8

Unit 9: Entertainment

In this unit: describing media venues / future tense

November 6: The Tall Grass Film Festival
November 11: What's the future for TV?
November 13: Nature in Art
November 18: Making Arrangements
November 20: test on Unit 9

Unit 10: Learning

In this unit: describing daily routines and habits / past vs. present perfect

November 25: What we have learned
November 27: How good is your memory
December 2: Good learning habits
December 4: Communicaton problems
December 9: test on Unit 10

Unit 11: Tourism

In this unit: using tourism language / modal verbs

December 11: Planning a trip
December 16: On vacation
[+R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照
December 18: Should I go there?
December 23: A vacation in South America
December 25: test on Unit 11

Unit 12: The Earth

 In this unit: geographical locations of the earth / will, won't, articles

January 6: Climate change
January 8: The Unexplored Earth / Looking for a New Earth
January 13: Earth Day
January 15: test on Unit 12

Class Format

All class sessions will be face-to-face.

Recommendations for Private Study

Please have an English/Japanese dictionary available for this class.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written) 0

There is no final examination for this course. Tests will be given after individual units.
Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)		 0

No report examination is required.
Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

In addition to your test scores, which will count 80%, your grade will be calculated by your attendance, your homework, and your participation in class.

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 2 (American English), Second Edition, Student Book with Web App 978-1-33-790563-3

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

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