Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
34325:[2025 Spring]Comprehensive Skills 1 (X) 2025 Spring Thu5 College Of Economics TSUICHIBARU HISAMI 1

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Rarcadia309

Language

English/Japanese

Course Outline and Method

経済学部生を対象とした必修英語科目の単位回復科目です。
The emphasis of the English program is REACH which stands for Responsibility, Environment, Awareness, Collaboration, and Humanitarianism. In Dual Language course, you are to learn another foreign language in addition to English. You take two English courses in each semester. As the name of this course suggests, this course is designed so that you can develop your reading, listening, writing, speaking skills along with vocabulary and grammar, but the main focus is on developing reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar because listening and speaking skills are covered by Communication Skills 1. Each unit provides reading, writing and grammar activities, and through these activities you can brush up your skills. You are supposed to prepare for each class, submit assignments, and take quizzes and exams in accordance with your teacher’s instruction. Your teacher will provide feedback in the physical classroom, on manaba+R, depending on the activity.
この授業は対面で実施します。
【+R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照(第1回で実施予定)

Student Attainment Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
・listen for main ideas
・identify details
・take notes
・recognize key words

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

Orientation, Unit 1 Cross-cultural Understanding

Warm Up, Listening Focus: 強く発音される語を聞き取る、Reading Focus: 仮の主語を見抜く

2

Unit 2 Foods

Listening Focus: 語順のまま理解する, Reading Focus: 後ろからの説明を見抜く

3

Unit 3 Foreign Language Learning

Listening Focus: 消えるtとdを聞き取る、Reading Focus: 実現の可能性を見抜く

4

Unit 4 Sports

Listening Focus: 弱いcanを聞き取る、Reading Focus: andがつなぐものを見抜く

5

Unit 5 Fashion

Listening Focus: 弱いthatを聞き取る、Reading Focus: butやorがつなぐものを見抜く

6

Unit 6 Living Things

Listening Focus: nでつながる語句を聞き取る Reading Focus: 文脈に合った意味を選ぶ

7

Unit 7 Art

Listening Focus: 弱いofを聞き取る、Reading Focus: 知らない単語の意味を推測する1

8

Unit 8 Global Issues

Midterm Exam, Listening Focus: 対比による協調を理解する、Reading Focus: 知らない単語の意味を推測する2

9

Unit 9 Japanese Culture

Listening Focus: 話の展開を予測する、Reading Focus: 代名詞がうけているものを見つける

10

Unit 10: Human Rights

Listening Focus: のみこまれるdnを聞き取る、Reading Focus: 同じことを指している語句をみつける

11

Unit 11 Health and Medical Issues

Listening Focus: 似た音に注意して聞き取る、Reading Focus: 時間軸にそった文章展開を見抜く

12

Unit 12 Environmental Issues

Listening Focus: 強弱のリズミニ慣れる、Reading Focus: 移管軸にそtった文章展開を見抜く

13

Unit 13 Economy and Industry

Listening Focus: tでつながる語句を聞き取る、Reading Focus: 比較・対照する文章展開を見抜く

14

Unit 14 Legal Issues

Reading Focus: 弱いforを聞き取る、Reading Focus: 原因と結果を表す文章展開を見抜く Final Exam

Class Format

All classes will be conducted in person.

Recommendations for Private Study

Students are expected to:
- check announcements from the instructor posted in the Course News.
- come to class prepared.
- work on assignments and submit by the deadline.
- ask questions and make comments through the Threaded Discussion Forum on manaba+R.

Grade Evaluation Method

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

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)
0

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment 
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)
100

60% Continual Assessment (including My English Lab)/30% Midterm & Final Exams /10% Extra Work

Grade Evaluation Method (Note)

このクラスは再履修クラスのため、成績評価は原則B・C・Fのみです。

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Active participation in class activities is required. Participation includes in-class activities, activities via manaba+R (reading course news, turning in assignments, contributing to discussions on the bulletin board), My English Lab and other methods required by the teacher. Please remember you are responsible for any information you miss if you are absent. Keep track of when your assignments are due: no (and late) submission will lower your grade.

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Ambitions Pre-intermediate VELC研究会教材開発グループ 金星堂 978-4-7647-4055-6

Textbooks (Frequency of Use, Note)

Most learning activities are based on the textbook, which will be used in most every class. So make sure to buy one before the first class and bring it to every class. The accompanying online resources will also be used regularly and for extra activities.

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)

Communication Paper,Learning Management System (manaba+R),Talk with Students

Other Comments

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