Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
14635:[2025 Spring]English3(High-Intermediate) (10) 2025 Spring Thu1 College　Of　Law YOSHIOKA KUMIKO 1

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

ZONSHINKAN　ZS406

Language

Language

Course Outline and Method

This course aims to improve students’ English proficiency acquired in English I and II by using print and/or audio-visual news media and to cultivate their interests on current/international issues through activities selected from, but not limited to, the following:
・Reading newspapers, magazines, columns, or interviews mainly published/webcast by major media in English-speaking countries/regions, and learning how to make clear opinions on them
・Listening to/watching news or video reports broadcast/webcast by major media in English-speaking countries/regions, and capturing English news expressions and various types of pronunciation
・Reading newspapers, magazines, columns, or interviews published/webcast by major Japanese media in English, and learning how to make clear opinions on international and/or domestic issues
・Learning English expressions concerning current issues through English news published/broadcast by Japanese media, and
・Learning how to make clear opinions on current issues based on the understanding of their backgrounds and different views.
Feedback on quizzes and assignments will be given in-class and/or via manaba+R.

Student Attainment Objectives

- To be able To grasp some of the main ideas of authentic news, articles, columns, interviews etc. published/broadcast in English-speaking countries/regions.
- To be able To understand almost all contents, if they are familiar enough, and express ideas/opinions on them based on the understanding of there being several perspectives on each issue.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
+R 1回目（10分）

新聞英語の特徴（１）

Headlineの特徴——省略（冠詞、be-動詞）、動詞の時制、句読点、略語・縮約語、綴りの短い語

1 (April 10)

Unit 5 Global fertility rate to keep plummeting, major study warns

社会 | a line graph

2 (April 17)

Unit 6 Elementary, junior high school classes might be shortened

教育

3 (April 24)

Unit 7 Gray whales shrinking fast as climate warms

環境

4 (May 1)

Unit 8 Which dogs live the longest? Small ones with long noses

生物 | A combination chart (a bar graph, a line graph)

5 (May 8)

Unit 9 Toyota plans 1st Level 4 self-driving service

科学技術

6 (May 15)

Unit 10 Neuralink shows quadriplegic playing chess with brain implant

医療 | A biographical timeline

7 (May 22)

第1回まとめテスト（45分） | Unit 13 Michelangelo's David gets spa treatment in Florence

テスト範囲：Units 5-10
文化 | イタリア

+R 2回目（10分）

新聞英語の特徴（２）

Lead（前文）、本文の構成——逆ピラミッド型

8 (May 29)

Unit 13 (continued), Unit 14 IVF breakthrough could revive nearly extinct rhino species

科学技術 | ケニア

9 (June 5)

Unit 14 (continued), Unit 15 Unit 15 Childhood deaths at record low, but progress 'precarious'--UN

医療 | UNICEF, WHO, 世界銀行

10 (June 12)

Unit 15 (continued), Unit 16 Concerns grow as generative AI gives info for criminal purposes

科学技術 | 生成AI

11 (June 19)

Unit 16 (continued), Unit 17 Poo bags and trackers--Nepal orders new Everest rules

環境 | ネパール

12 (June 26)

Unit 17 (continued), Unit 18 Japan elderly care services drawing interest from other Asian nations

介護 | 日本、タイ ほか

13 (July 3)

Unit 18 (continued), Unit 19 2 million animals dead as extreme winter weather hits Mongolia

環境 | モンゴル

14 (July 10)

第2回まとめテスト（45分） | 振り返り

テスト範囲：Units 13-19

Class Format

All class sessions will be face-to-face.

Recommendations for Private Study

【予習】Before Reading 1 & 2, While Reading 1
【復習】While Reading 3 & 4, After Reading 1 & 2

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

まとめテスト（２回）　40%
授業内の活動（小テストを含む） 40%
タスク（授業内またはLMS） 20%

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
Meet the World 2025 メディアで学ぶ日本と世界 2025 若有 保彦 成美堂 9784791973163

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）,Talk with Students

Other Comments

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