授業科目名 年度 学期 開講曜日・時限 学部・研究科 全担当教員 単位数
12696:[2025 春セメスター]IR18‐CB101 Academic SkillsⅠ (Advanced)(RD) § 12697:RUIR-1101 Academic Skills I (Advanced)(RD) 2025 春セメスター 月4,木1 国際関係学部 O’DAY DAWN 4

キャンパス

衣笠/衣笠

授業施設

諒友館RY304号教室/恒心館KS204号教室

授業で利用する言語

English

授業の概要と方法

【+R-Jugyo】
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The aim of Academic Skills I is primarily designed to help students improve their reading comprehension ability on a variety of important topics of current interest. Students will also be given opportunities to develop listening, speaking, and writing skills. A variety of important themes will be covered, including the environment, health, technology, and more. In class, students will learn how to analyze and evaluate assigned readings for content, structure, facts and opinion, language use, implied meaning and contradictions, compare opposing viewpoints and express their own standpoint supported by evidence from the text or other relevant outside sources. Students will learn how to identify credible sources and conduct research outside of class on International Relations topics while developing their reading and critical thinking skills.

Class activities will be face-to-face and will include bringing in academic articles for group discussions. Evaluation will be based on class participation, homework, an individual presentation, a midterm test and a term paper.

Classes will be conducted face-to-face in the classroom on campus.

受講生の到達目標

-Students will be able to read academic and professional literature in the field of International Relations from a critical perspective, interpret it appropriately against a multicultural backdrop, and integrate information gleaned from the reading into their knowledge base to be used in subsequent assignments, further study, and/or work-related tasks.
-Students will be able to respond to readings in speaking while making reference to specific questions, issues or points, using appropriate terminology and demonstrating in-depth understanding of the reading in relation to current events in the field of International Relations.
-Students will be able to apply a range of reading strategies on the textual, paragraph and sentence level, use syntactic and semantic cues to aid in local and global understanding, and employ cross-referencing to relate the text to its environment.

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授業スケジュール

授業回数/
担当教員（複数担当の場合） 		テーマ
キーワード・文献・補足事項等
1

Introduction and outline of the course

Focus of first class: Class objectives, how classes will proceed,
how grades are assigned, introduction to your 1,500 word essay and the use of credible sources. Introduction to Brainstorming

Homework: Unit 1: Vocabulary Warm-up A & B (Locations: Tests area)
Download and read the following PDFs: Class Expectations and Rules, Academic Paper: Your 1,500 Word Essay, and International Relations Topics (Location: Resources)

2

Unit 1: The Arts: Art Therapy (Pre-Reading Questions & Review the answers to Vocabulary Warm-up, and Vocabulary at the bottom of pp. 10 & 11).

Brainstorming (Cont'd)
Introduction to the K-W-L chart
Homework: Web cluster and the K-W-L chart (Assignments area)

3

Unit 1: The Arts: Art Therapy (Reading & Vocabulary Building, Reading Comprehension, Short Answers, and Grammar)

Narrowing Down your Topic
The Research Question
Scholarly vs. Popular Sources Part 1 (Go to Resources, and download Scholarly vs. Popular Articles: Classroom Notes. Bring it to class, and use it to take notes.)
Homework: The Research Question (Assignments area)
Homework: Unit 1: Vocabulary Building A, B, and C. Focus on Language: Word Parts, Focus on Testing, Listening & Reading (Tests area)

4

Scholarly vs. Popular Sources: Classroom Activity
Thesis Statements and Controlling Ideas

Bring the following to class, which you will find in Resources:
1. The Psychology of Sunk Cost
2. Practice Article 2
3. Scholarly vs. Popular Articles: In-class Assignment
How to write a thesis statement
Homework: Thesis Statement and Unit 2 (p. 17)

5

Thesis Statements
Unit 1: The Arts (Review homework)
Unit 2: From Sci-Fi to Reality
Science and Technology

Go over thesis statements together
Begin Unit 2
Homework: Find 2 Scholarly journal articles (not books or information from websites) for the introduction of your paper
Finish studying Unit 2

6

Unit 2: From Sci-Fi to Reality
Science and Technology (Going over the answers to the questions)

How to write a hook and topic sentences
Homework: Look for more scholarly articles.
Do Unit 3: Vocabulary Warm-Up (Location: Tests in Manaba-R)

7

Outline

How to write an outline
Conclusion: What is a call to action?

8

Writing Clinic

Work on outlines

9

Unit 3: Exporting Labor (cont'd)
Business

How to format a paper using the APA writing style guidelines
How to write a title
Homework: Submit Title page to Assignments area
Unit 3: Focus on Testing (Tests area)
Unit 4: Vocabulary Building (Tests area)

10

Unit 3: Exporting Labor (cont'd)
BusinessUnit 4: Celebrating the Earth
How to Avoid Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism?
HW:

11

Paraphrasing
Unit 5 The Internet: Virtual Lives

Download the following and bring it to the next class:
& Practice in Class
HW: Practice paraphrasing
#1: Paraphrasing One Sentence (complete it)
#2: Summarizing Multiple Sentences
#3: Writing a Long Paraphrase

12

Unit 5: The Internet Virtual Lives

Unit 5: Interpretation factual materials (e.g., charts, tables)

13

Unit 5: Virtual Lives

Growing and Aging

Recognizing opinion statements and interpret facts

Learn to intentionally choose graphic organizers to organize information according to reading purpose
Understanding cohesion
Recognizing patterns in reading: cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution
Recognizing the main ideas
Taking notes for gist and details
Making outlines from readings
Skimming and scanning
Increase reading fluency through speed reading and other techniques

14

Unit 6: Kidults
Growing and Aging
(Begin)

(pp. 48-52)
Introduction to Skimming and Scanning

15

Unit 6: Kidults
Growing and Aging
(Finish)

16

Unit 7 Agriculture

Distinguish between implications and direct statements/ paraphrasing

17

Unit 7: Agriculture

Evaluating evidence
Recognize and deal with faulty rhetoric

18

Work together to prepare for the Midterm (You can also work on the body of your paper)

19

Midterm test (Units 1-7)

Recognizing and understanding definitions within a text

20

Unit 10: Cross-cultural Friendships
Culture

21

Unit 10: Cross-cultural Friendships (cont'd)
Culture

Introduction to and Guidelines for Individual Presentations
Discussion with class members regarding individual presentations- sharing ideas

22

Unit 11: Muscle Memory
Health

Review different diseases which affect people around the world

23

Unit 11: Muscle Memory (cont'd)
Health
Unit 12: Maritime Piracy
Law and Crime

Relate text to real world concerns, evaluate its implications, discuss them with peers, and make suggestions

24

Unit 12: Martime Piracy (cont'd)
Law and Crime
Unit 13: The Science of Love
Identity

Work on individual presentations

25

Unit 13: The Science of Love (cont'd)
Identity
Unit 14: The Homeless
Social Issues

Presentations

26

Final Comprehensive Assignment

Final Paper Due
Presentations

27

Final Comprehensive Assignment

Presentations

28

Final Comprehensive Assignment

Presentations
Discuss the overall theme of the class and what future trends will be coming

授業実施形態

All classes are to be conducted face to face; however, in the case of an emergency the instructor may elect to provide online (live-streamed) classes provided that the maximum number of online classes remains less than 1/2 of the total number of classes for the specified course. If an instructor does conduct a live-streamed class, then the link will be posted on Manaba+R.

授業外学習の指示

To promote success, students will be expected to...
• Arrive to class on time, attend class and be ready by completing homework and assignments on time.
• Bring pen and paper to each class and come to class with the handouts they will be given for this course.
• Spend approximately 180 minutes on course-related studies outside of class each week.
• Engage in group and pair work that will be used in this classroom throughout this course. Be sure to talk, listen and use your group wisely.
• Come to class every day, complete homework on Manaba-R on time, read the material before discussions, and participate in discussions and group work, and ask the instructor about any questions you might have.
       Note: If you are absent, late or not prepared, your grade will suffer because you will not be able to fully participate in the classwork.

成績評価方法

種別 割合(%) 評価基準等
定期試験（筆記）

レポート試験
（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）

上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価
（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）		 100


In class participation 20%
Homework 25%
Individual presentation 10%
Midterm test 20%
Final Paper: 25%

成績評価方法(備考)

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

(1) Be responsible for your own learning (Responsibility/Self Management);
(2) Keep up with the assignments and do not fall behind. Be sure to keep in mind that in order to participate fully in the classroom discussions and activities, students must do the homework every week. (Meeting the deadline/Time Management);
(3) Read (understand) the designated readings in the textbook thoroughly (Preview).
(4) Make vocabulary notes and terminology notes (Organizing Skills).
(5) Make notes on quotes that you do not understand, and form questions or explain why you find it difficult to understand or unsure in 2-3 sentences. (Preview, Critical Thinking Skills)
(6) Use the forms that will be posted in Resources in Manaba-R to help form personal opinions about the issues that will be discussed in class. Read the form entitled Discussion Tactics that will be posted in Resources and practice linking sentences together to express opinions. Use the links that will be provided in Resources to watch videos will help students learn how to express opinions and practice what the native English speaker models for students (Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Communication Skills).

教科書

書名 著者 出版社 ISBNコード 備考
Reading Fusion 2 (Second Edition) Bennett, Andrew E. NAN'UN-DO 9784523179733 Students will be expected to bring the book on the first day of class.

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

Students will be expected to bring the book on the first day of class. This textbook will be used in-class and outside of class on a weekly basis.

参考書

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考になるwwwページ

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

manaba+R,学生との直接対話,その他(教員より別途指示）

備考

This course schedule may be modified based on student needs. Any such modifications will be clearly communicated to students in class and via Manaba+R.

Course News

Students must check Course News at least three times a week for homework, and any changes that might take place.

Tests and Presentations

Students must not be late on the day of their test or on presentation day. Students who arrive late without a valid excuse will not be able to give the presentation. In the case of tests, students who arrive late can take the test, but only if the test is being given at the time they arrive. Additional time to complete the test will not be given unless a valid excuse is presented to the instructor.

Unless students have a valid excuse and the instructor has been notified ahead of time, make-up tests and/or presentations will not be given. In the case of illness on the day there is a test or a presentation to be given, students must go to Tutoring Collections in Manaba-R, and write the instructor before class begins on the day of the test or the presentation. Students must also go to see the doctor and send a copy of their receipt in Tutoring Collections. In the case of official excuses provided by the university for extracurricular activities, students must notify the instructor via Tutoring Collections prior to the test or presentation, and they must submit their official excuse as soon as possible after the event. Students who follow these instructions will be able to take the test or give their presentation on another day.

Late Homework
Students must seek permission to submit late work. This must be done through Tutoring Collections. Late work will not be accepted without a valid reason and permission.

Contacting your Instructor:

Please contact the instructor via Tutoring Collections in Manaba-R.
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