Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
15528:EnglishⅠ(Intermediate) (17) 2024 Spring Tue1,Thu2 College　Of　Law SHELLEY JOHN 2

Campus

KIC/KIC

Class Venue

ZONSHINKAN　ZS401/ZONSHINKAN　ZS401

Language

 "Language" in English

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
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
Unit 1: Lifestyles

NOTE: This schedule may change depending on the speed of the class with the materials and the coronavirus situation in the country. Your work this semester may be partly online. Please check Course News on Sundays and before each class day for information from your instructor.

Free-time activities and everyday routines vocabulary; present tense forms

April 9: Class introduction
April 11: 1A - How well do you sleep?
April 16: 1B - The secrets of long life
April 18: 1C - Nature is good for you
April 23: At the doctor's / 1E - Personal information / Unit 1 TEST

Unit 2 - Competitions

Sports vocabulary; modals and -ing rules

April 25: 2A - Crazy competitions
April 30 2B - Winning and losing
May 2: 2C - Bolivian wrestlers
May 7: 2D - Joining a group / 2E - Advertising for members
May 9 : Unit 2 TEST

Unit 3 - Transportation

Means of travel vocabulary; comparative and superlative forms

May 14: 3A - Transportation solutions
May 16: 3B - Transportation around the world
May 21: 3C - The end of the road
May 23: 3D - Getting around town / 3E - Quick communication
May 28: Unit 3 TEST

Unit 4 - Challenges

Personal qualitites vocabulary; past verb forms

May 30: 4A - Adventurers of the year
June 4: 4B - An impossible decision
June 6: 4C - Challenge yourself
June 11: 4D - True stories / 4E - A story of survival / Unit 4 TEST

Unit 5 - The environment

Ecology and conservation vocabulary; quantifiers and articles

June 13: 5A - Recycling
June 18: 5B - Managing the environment
June 20: 5C - A boat made of bottles
June 25: 5D - Online shopping / 5E - Emails about an order
June 27: Unit 5 TEST

Unit 6 - Stages of life

Life events and celebrations vocabulary; future tense forms

July 2: 6A - Changing your life
July 4: 6B - World party
July 9: 6C - Coming of age
July 11: 6D - An invitation
July 16: 6E - A wedding in Madagascar
July 18: Unit 6 TEST
 

Class Format

All class sessions will be face-to-face.

Recommendations for Private Study

Pease have an English/Japanese dictionary for this class.

Grade Evaluation Method

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

There is no final examination. The tests are after each unit.
Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)		 0

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

In addition to your unit test grades, your homework and class participation is an important part of your grade. Your homework is not graded, but you will lose points for each homework assignment that you don't do.

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 (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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